Teacher of High School English in Chipping Norton

At Outcomes First Group, we believe in better work/life balance — and we’re putting wellbeing first. That’s why we’re proud to be part of a 4-Day Working Week (4DWW) trial, where you can work one day less each week (or equivalent hours), while still receiving your full-time pay. Many of our schools have already introduced the 4DWW — and others are preparing to roll it out as soon as they reach full staffing.

Location: Park School, Chipping Norton, OX7 5QH

Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Term-Time Only

As Park School continues to grow, we are thrilled to invite an enthusiastic and committed English Teacher to join our warm, ambitious, and close-knit team in the heart of Chipping Norton. This is more than a teaching role—it’s an opportunity to make a lasting impact. You’ll play a pivotal part in shaping our English curriculum, inspiring young minds, and helping students find their voice through language, literature, and creativity.

This is a key teaching and leadership position where your passion for English will truly shine. You’ll deliver engaging, high-quality lessons while helping to drive forward the development of the subject across the school.

• Deliver a broad, balanced, and differentiated English curriculum in line with the school’s aims and policies.
• Provide strategic leadership for the English subject area, ensuring its effective development and continuous improvement.
• Share best practice and support the professional development of colleagues to enhance teaching quality across the school.
• Monitor and support students’ academic progress and personal development within the subject area.

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) – essential

Strong subject knowledge and a genuine passion for English

Park School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of social, emotional and mental health needs. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life. We pride ourselves in steering pupils 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 part of Acorn Education and can offer plenty of challenges along with a wide range of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in creating and delivering innovative approaches that achieve measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why join Acorn Education? We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils 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 your contributions ~ “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks.

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit. Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.