Job Reference: Specialist Teacher for Speech and Language
Setting: Communication & Interaction Unit - The Barn Owl Nest
Permanent Position
This is an exciting opportunity to teach within our Communication & Interaction unit. The Team within the unit will support children with speech, language and communication needs. The unit is situated on the Elveden school site and is part of the school community. The children within the unit will benefit from an enriched and needs- specific learning environment but will also spend time learning within Elveden’s mainstream setting. This small-scale approach gives our pupils with speech, language and communication needs a real opportunity to thrive and achieve their potential.
We are seeking a committed and vibrant teacher, with a passion for Speech & Language Provision that can be achieved alongside a child-centred EYFS/KS1 curriculum. We require the teacher to either hold a relevant SENDCo Award or have a real interest in teaching pupils with SEND, so that they can be responsible for assessment, planning and monitoring.
Elveden C of E Primary Academy is a small, rural school on the outskirts of Thetford and Brandon. We are very welcoming and friendly, with excellent relationships with our parents and wider community. We currently have 103 pupils on roll and will be growing to 105 with an exciting expansion in progress. Within the unit the pupils on roll will be 18.
We are seeking to appoint a full-time, permanent EYFS/KS1 teacher, from January 2026. Experience of teaching pupils with Speech and language needs is desirable, as is a good knowledge of SEND provision. Early excellence knowledge would be good but not essential. A keen interest in continuous provision, forest Schools and play based learning is also something we would like to find in the ideal candidate.
All staff at the school and unit benefit from an employee assistance programme, as well as open opportunities to contribute to the school development, high-quality CPD and opportunities for career progression.
Please visit our website for more information and to get a real feel for our school. Please telephone the school office to make an appointment if you want to visit before we break up for the summer (4th July). However, please be aware that the actual C&I unit build will not be totally completed before the 19th of December and children will not start until January 2026.
Elveden C of E Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.
Application packs can be downloaded from our website: Elveden C of E Primary Academy
Closing date is 31st July 2025.
Interviews w/c 8th September 2025.