About the role
Are you looking to make a positive impact on young people's lives?
As of September 2025, we have a rare teaching opportunity become available at our very successful school. The Valley school is seeking to appoint a highly effective teacher to join us; the successful candidate will play an important part in achieving our aspirations of not just being ‘Outstanding’ in most areas, but in all areas.
The Valley School provides an exciting and challenging learning environment for approximately 190 pupils who need our support because of their learning difficulties, autism or speech, language and communication needs. Aged 11-16, these amazing young people need the skills of outstanding practitioners to enable them to make progress, learn to believe in their own futures and to become independent and confident members of the community.
As a teacher, your role is to engage positively with a students and to support them to engage successfully in their learning..
If you want to work hard, get back more than you give, explore how an imaginative curriculum can open up life choices and life chances and make a huge difference to some amazing young people, then this is the school for you. Can you answer “YES” to all of these questions?
- Do you believe that students are at the core of all decision making?
- Are you hard-working and resilient?
- Are you creative and solution driven?
- Do you have the skills to make and maintain strong relationships?
- Do you like a challenge?
Please take some time to look at our website – it tells you a lot about us.
School visits are welcome, please contact Iona Varol, PA to Headteacher on 01438 747274 or by email at iona.varol@thevalley.herts.sch.uk
The school is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure Barring Service. All polices are available on the school website.
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