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• Location:Spring School
• Salary:Main Pay Range
• Contract Type:Full Time
• Vacancy Type:Permanent
• Closing Date:19 January 2026

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Are you passionate about inspiring young minds? Do you thrive in a dynamic, nurturing environment where every day brings new opportunities to make a real difference? If so, we'd love for you to join us at Spring School, a brand-new special school for autistic young people aged 4 to 19.

We opened in September 2023 and are on an exciting journey to create a space where autistic young people can learn, thrive, achieve, and belong. Our state-of-the-art facility, currently under construction at the Moor Lane Centre in Chessington, will ultimately be home to up to 90 incredible learners.

At Spring School, we are on a mission to create a place where autistic young people aged 4–19 can learn, thrive, achieve, and belong. Our vision revolves around providing the best possible outcomes for our pupils, tailored to their unique needs, aspirations, and priorities. We aim to empower our students with a sense of competence and self-worth, fostering good mental health, well-being, and long-term life chances beyond school

We are looking to recruit qualified Teachers to join us on our ambitious journey. Your day-to-day role will include delivering creative and person-centred lessons to up to 8 learners within our Secondary phase.

Your role as a Teacher:

• Provide excellent, teaching and learning opportunities to learners across Spring School.
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of the children and young people we support.
• Work with pupils to ensure they receive a service that delivers the outcomes specified in their individualised learning, person-centred plans.
• Prepare and deliver schemes of work, lesson plans, assignments and assessments in line with departmental and awarding body requirements.
• Work collaboratively with allied health professionals as part of a trans-disciplinary team.

Why join us?

• The role itself is very rewarding both through the freedom of creativity and seeing first hand, our learners develop and progress through their goals and aspirations.
• 11 weeks annual leave per academic year.
• Highly competitive salary reviewed annually.
• Excellent CPD including a wide-range of in house and external training courses.
• To collaborate and work with leading experts in the autism and learning disability field.
• Annual staff recognition awards.
• Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.
• Season ticket loans.
• A wide range of wellness programmes both in person and online including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes.
• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.

We are committed to investing in our people and their talent. We make sure every single person is clear about their role, and has the tools, knowledge and learning they need to perform well and make a difference.

For an informal discussion about this exciting position please contact Ben Lowe at blowe@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk. 

Closing date- Monday 19th January 2026

Shortlisting- Tuesday 20th January  2026

Interview date- Thursday 29th/ Friday 30th January2026

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification. Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the  DBS Filter Guidance.

Meet the recruiter

Ben Lowe