Primary Teacher

Optionsautism; Lower Dunstone; Remote; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to Work Scheme

Flexible Benefits Platform

Job summary

OFG Education is seeking a dedicated Primary Teacher for Park School in Chipping Norton. You will shape learning around each student’s needs, delivering personalised education in a supportive, inclusive environment.

The role involves small class sizes, collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, and a commitment to safeguarding and student wellbeing. Start date November 2026; permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
• Creative and flexible approach to teaching and curriculum delivery.
• Genuine passion for supporting children with additional and complex needs.
• Resilience and adaptability to respond positively when a student needs a different approach.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with students.
• Collaborative approach to working with support staff and other professionals.
• Commitment to safeguarding, student wellbeing and inclusive education.
• Ambition to raise outcomes while recognising and celebrating progress at every stage.

Responsibilities

• Teach small, focused classes, adapting lessons around individual learning styles, strengths and needs.
• Create engaging and inclusive learning experiences that build curiosity, confidence and a positive relationship with education.
• Develop personalised approaches that help students overcome barriers and make meaningful academic and personal progress.
• Work closely with Teaching Assistants, therapists, pastoral colleagues and other professionals to provide joined-up support.
• Support students’ academic, social, emotional and personal development, recognising that progress looks different for every child.
• Encourage students to develop greater independence, communication and essential life skills.
• Monitor and assess progress, using what you learn to continually adapt and strengthen your teaching.
• Create a safe, nurturing and positive classroom where students feel understood, valued and able to succeed.

Skills

QTS

Creative teaching

Complex needs

Strong communication

Collaborative

Education

QTS or equivalent

Job description

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Primary Teacher

Park School

• Chipping Norton
• Permanent

Salary: Up to £43,000.00 per annum (depending on experience)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

At OFG Education we allow for greater work life balance and extra time to do the things you love outside work

Position: Primary Teacher
Location: Park School, Chipping Norton, OX7 5QH
Salary: Up to £43,000.00 per annum (depending on experience, not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 per week | Monday to Friday | 8.30am - 4.30pm
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
Start: November 2026

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

About the Role

Are you a passionate Primary Teacher looking for the freedom to teach creatively and truly make an impact? At Park School, you'll have the opportunity to shape learning around the individual needs of each student, helping them grow in confidence, independence and self-belief every day.

Working with small class sizes and supported by a skilled multidisciplinary team, you'll deliver personalised learning experiences for students with a range of complex needs, celebrating every achievement, big or small. Here, you'll have the time, flexibility and support to build meaningful relationships and inspire a lifelong love of learning.

Whether you're an experienced specialist educator or a Primary Teacher from a mainstream setting ready for a rewarding new challenge, Park School offers the chance to transform lives while developing your own career in a supportive and welcoming environment. We'd love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Teach small, focused classes, adapting lessons around individual learning styles, strengths and needs.
• Create engaging and inclusive learning experiences that build curiosity, confidence and a positive relationship with education.
• Develop personalised approaches that help students overcome barriers and make meaningful academic and personal progress.
• Work closely with Teaching Assistants, therapists, pastoral colleagues and other professionals to provide joined-up support.
• Support students’ academic, social, emotional and personal development, recognising that progress looks different for every child.
• Encourage students to develop greater independence, communication and essential life skills.
• Monitor and assess progress, using what you learn to continually adapt and strengthen your teaching.
• Create a safe, nurturing and positive classroom where students feel understood, valued and able to succeed.

About You

We’re looking for a teacher who believes that every child can make progress when they’re given the right environment, support and opportunities.

You’ll need:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
• A creative and flexible approach to teaching and curriculum delivery.
• A genuine passion for supporting children with additional and complex needs.
• The resilience and adaptability to respond positively when a student needs a different approach.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with students.
• A collaborative approach to working with support staff and other professionals.
• A commitment to safeguarding, student wellbeing and inclusive education.
• The ambition to raise outcomes while recognising and celebrating progress at every stage.

About Us

At OFG Education, we believe every student deserves an education designed around who they are. Through high expectations, deep expertise and truly personalised education, we help students realise their potential and prepare for successful futures.

Building on more than 20 years of experience, we are bringing our approach to more students and communities around the world. Across the UK, Iberia and the Gulf, our schools combine the strength, expertise and high standards of an international education group with the individuality of each school and the communities they serve.

Whatever your role, joining OFG Education means contributing to our shared ambition: empowering every student to succeed through truly personalised education.

About Park School

Park School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 18, catering for students with a wide range of social, emotional and mental health needs. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for students who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves in steering students in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales

Wherever you work ‑ whether in a city location or one of our more rural settings – you’ll be part of one dynamic family, aiming high and dreaming big, and helping the people we work with achieve their own personal goals

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Up to £43,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday

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Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm.

With amazing teams working across our family of brands – Acorn Education, Options Autism, Momenta Connect and Blenheim Schools– we offer a huge range of exciting career opportunities.

Meeting the social and emotional needs of pupils who have faced trauma or adversity, equipping them for life’s important steps.

Supporting autistic pupils to value their uniqueness and access the world in their own way.

At Momenta Connect we support young people to overcome barriers and engage with education.

We are committed to enabling outstanding futures for all children through a portfolio of inclusive, high-quality independent and international schools.