ABBEY HILL ACADEMY
Ketton Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BU
Required as soon as possible – Permanent Post – Speech and Language Therapist
27.5 hours per week, term time only – Salary: £41,771 – £47,181 (FTE)
Horizons Specialist Academy Trust: 8 Academies, 1000+ students aged 5–18.
Abbey Hill Academy & Sixth Form serves approximately 360 young people and is at the forefront of current developments in the education of young people with special needs. We specialise in meeting the needs of students aged 11–18 who have a full range of learning difficulties as well as other physical and social needs.
We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist with relevant experience to provide a SALT service to the academy trust. The post holder will work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team with teachers and support staff, including our educational psychologist, health professionals, and stakeholders.
We are looking for an enthusiastic person who will have the patience and empathy to work with pupils with a whole range of needs and who is keen to ensure that all pupils reach their potential. This is an exciting opportunity for therapists interested in developing their experience with special educational needs within an educational setting.
Responsibilities
* Promoting strategies to develop the awareness and understanding of the whole academy community around SLCN and effective communication and interaction
* Supporting and advising teachers and teaching assistants in order to create a Communication Friendly Environment throughout Abbey Hill
* Liaising with staff to identify students’ communication strengths, needs and specific interventions
* Providing support for identifying targets and advice regarding bespoke communication strategies
* Providing specialist support and interventions for students who have been identified as having this need
Experience and skills
* Knowledge and experience of communication aides due to the growing number of students using Augmentative and Alternative Communication devices
* Knowledge and experience of developing communication partners including strategies such as Intensive Interaction, Colourful Semantics, Makaton, Gestalt Language Processing, SCERTS, Blanks Levels, Widgit, Talking Mats
Although there is an expectation that all our staff will work across the Trust as necessary, this post will be primarily based at our Abbey Hill Academy site.
Application
An application form and further information is available on the Horizons Trust website https://www.horizonstrust.org.uk/jobs or you can request an application form by emailing HSATHR@horizonstrust.org.uk.
Visits to the school are actively encouraged and highly recommended. To arrange this please email HSATHR@horizonstrust.org.uk or telephone 01642 677113.
Completed application forms should be returned by 12 noon on Friday 14th November 2025 to HR Department c/o Abbey Hill Academy, Ketton Road, Stockton-on-Tees. TS19 8BU or by email to HSATHR@horizonstrust.org.uk.
Horizons Specialist Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As part of our recruitment process, online searches will be conducted. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and appropriate references.
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