SEND Specialist Teacher - Wilson Primary School
| Posting date: | 09 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 October 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, Berkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Reading Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SCH3187 |
Summary
Required for January 2026 – Wilson Primary School
The Federation of Oxford Road Community School & Wilson Primary School is happy, nurturing and highly ambitious. We are a thriving Federation with two SEND classrooms (Pathways & Footsteps) on the Wilson site (and two SEND classrooms on the Oxford Road site).
Pathways is a small class provision for children with communication and interaction difficulties, including Autism. Footsteps is a small, nurturing provision offering a predictable, calm, purposeful environment for those children who would benefit from small group, specialised teaching and
learning opportunities.
We are looking to appoint an individual, who is passionate about working with children with SEND, to lead the class. Someone who is enthusiastic, fun, solution focused, calm and a team player.
This role would be ideal for you if...
• You have previous experience of working with children with SEND, in particular with ASD
• You are an excellent communicator who can form positive relationships with children and parents;
• You have developed programmes of learning;
• You have liaised with external agencies and a range of other professionals,
• You have coordinated the work of support staff;
• You have a growth mind-set;
• You are a patient, kind and caring person
In return we can offer you…
• An enthusiastic, caring staff team who have high expectations of themselves and the children
• A supportive Senior Leadership team with a strong commitment to the school
• A comprehensive induction programme and opportunities for excellent, high quality professional development across the Federation
• The opportunity to help develop the vision for children with SEND
• A school where ‘Inclusion’ is central to our planning.
Closing date is Wednesday 15th October 2025
Interviews week beginning 20th October 2025
To apply, please complete an application form and return by email to
recruitment@oxfordroad.reading.sch.uk or to the Oxford Road Finance Office by the closing date.
Please do not send a CV. For the purposes of Equal Opportunities, we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position requires an enhanced DBS check.
This post is exempt from section 4(2) of the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
The Federation of Oxford Road Community School & Wilson Primary School is happy, nurturing and highly ambitious. We are a thriving Federation with two SEND classrooms (Pathways & Footsteps) on the Wilson site (and two SEND classrooms on the Oxford Road site).
Pathways is a small class provision for children with communication and interaction difficulties, including Autism. Footsteps is a small, nurturing provision offering a predictable, calm, purposeful environment for those children who would benefit from small group, specialised teaching and
learning opportunities.
We are looking to appoint an individual, who is passionate about working with children with SEND, to lead the class. Someone who is enthusiastic, fun, solution focused, calm and a team player.
This role would be ideal for you if...
• You have previous experience of working with children with SEND, in particular with ASD
• You are an excellent communicator who can form positive relationships with children and parents;
• You have developed programmes of learning;
• You have liaised with external agencies and a range of other professionals,
• You have coordinated the work of support staff;
• You have a growth mind-set;
• You are a patient, kind and caring person
In return we can offer you…
• An enthusiastic, caring staff team who have high expectations of themselves and the children
• A supportive Senior Leadership team with a strong commitment to the school
• A comprehensive induction programme and opportunities for excellent, high quality professional development across the Federation
• The opportunity to help develop the vision for children with SEND
• A school where ‘Inclusion’ is central to our planning.
Closing date is Wednesday 15th October 2025
Interviews week beginning 20th October 2025
To apply, please complete an application form and return by email to
recruitment@oxfordroad.reading.sch.uk or to the Oxford Road Finance Office by the closing date.
Please do not send a CV. For the purposes of Equal Opportunities, we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position requires an enhanced DBS check.
This post is exempt from section 4(2) of the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
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