Hiring: Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist

17th April 2026Website Admin

Job Title: Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist
Location: Gesher School, Pinner
Salary: NHS Band 6 (scale point depending on experience)
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Gesher is an Ofsted Outstanding all-through school that caters for children aged 4-16 with a range of mild to moderate special educational needs, including Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia and Down’s Syndrome.

Gesher School embraces a neurodiversity affirming, strength-based approach, rather than an impairment-based and medical model approach. This means that we accept, validate, and learn from a student’s developmental differences and aim to provide support and accommodations that affirm their neurodivergent identity, rather than thinking that the individual needs to be ‘fixed’ or ‘cured’ of their neurotype.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative, and passionate Speech and Language Therapist to join our Therapy team at Gesher School.

About the Role

As a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist, you will:

  • Provide specialist, evidence-based assessment and intervention for children presenting with a range of speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN), including profiles associated with Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia, Down’s Syndrome and MLD.
  • Develop and implement personalised therapy plans that integrate seamlessly into the school day.
  • Work collaboratively with the school team to create a holistic approach to learning.
  • Support and train school staff to embed communication strategies across the curriculum.
  • Engage with families and carers to ensure consistency and carryover of strategies beyond the classroom
  • Contribute to service development and innovative therapy practices within the school.
  • Lead and shape service delivery projects, driving innovation and improving the quality and impact of therapeutic support.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

  • Is a qualified Speech and Language Therapist with HCPC registration.
  • Has experience of working with children with SEN, preferably in a school setting.
  • Demonstrates strong clinical reasoning and a flexible, creative approach to therapy.
  • Is confident working independently and as part of a team.
  • Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Is motivated to innovate and contribute to service development.
  • Has excellent organisation, prioritisation and time management skills.
  • Has the right to work in the UK.

Key Responsibilities

  • To provide a range of informal and formal assessment of pupils.
  • To plan, provide and evaluate a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions to pupils including 1:1, paired, group and whole class sessions.
  • To lead on the implementation, and ongoing support of AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) systems to enable students to access learning and communicate effectively (currently 2 students). Training can be provided if necessary.
  • Where appropriate, deliver intervention informed by Gestalt language processing approaches, supporting those students who develop language through echolalia and scripting.
  • To develop termly Personal Learning Plan (PLP) targets for pupils.
  • To contribute to the Annual Review process by writing Annual Review reports and attending Annual Review meetings.
  • To work with school staff to generate advice and strategies to support the pupils in class.
  • To support staff in understanding how to create and maintain communication friendly classrooms.
  • To establish constructive relationships with pupils, and interact with them according to individual needs, promoting the inclusion/acceptance of all pupils.
  • To participate in the development and delivery of training to teaching and support staff, and to parents/carers.
  • To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards for all clinical contacts.
  • To attend regular clinical supervision and line management meetings, and to take part in the school’s professional development procedure.
  • To maintain HCPC registration, demonstrate reflective practice and work within RCSLT professional standards.
  • To attend staff meetings and in service training as required
  • To be part of Gesher’s admissions process, including carrying out assessment observations of potential new pupils.
  • To be responsible for the development of your own Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
  • To participate in Gesher’s Appraisal process with the Head of Therapies.
  • To comply with policies and procedures relating to pupil protection, health & safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.

We offer fantastic opportunities to develop your skills as a practitioner within an innovative, supportive and collaborative team environment. Some of our benefits include:

  • Regular clinical supervision and the support of an onsite therapy team.
  • Half day admin day which can be taken at home.
  • Paid half-day Friday closure in the winter months.
  • 12 weeks of paid holidays plus paid extra Jewish holidays throughout the year
  • Additional days off awarded following long service
  • Monthly well-being events
  • Monthly dedicated CPD

For further information, please visit www.gesherschool.com.

Meet some of our students: https://vimeo.com/1183690438?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=cil

To apply, please complete an application which can be found here.

Please, complete and return your application to [email protected]

 CVs will not be accepted.

Interviews will be organised on a rolling basis. This ad may be withdrawn as a suitable candidate is identified.

Diversity is a core value of Gesher School.  We believe the power of diversity enriches all of us by exposing us to a range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. As such, we actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds to apply for roles at our school.

Gesher School is committed to safeguarding young people and staff. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Hiring: Educational Psychologist Consultant

15th September 2023Website Admin

Required for: As soon as possible

Hours and Pay:  Pay dependent on experience. 2 days per half term

Condition of employment: Permanent/Contacted/Freelance

‘Therapists, teachers and teaching assistants work together seamlessly as one team. They truly understand how to meet pupils’ complex special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). While staff are nurturing, they also have high expectations of all pupils. As a result, pupils work hard and learn well’. – OFSTED September 2022.

Gesher School is a unique all-through school providing a specialist, meaningful and functional learning environment for young people with mild to moderate special educational needs. This includes ASC, ADHD, Down’s Syndrome and MLD.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and innovative Educational Psychologist to join our team.

The successful Educational psychologist will:

  • Assess children’s learning and emotional needs
  • Design, develop and support therapeutic and behaviour management programmes
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues to advise on the best approaches and provisions to support learning and development
  • Support parents, teachers and others involved with the education of children and young people
  • Write reports making recommendations on action to be taken
  • Attend regular meetings involving our multidisciplinary team on how best to meet the social, emotional, behavioural and learning needs of the children and young people in your care
  • Develop and apply effective interventions to promote psychological well being, social, emotional and behavioural development, and to raise educational standards.
  • Make recommendations on students Educational Healthcare Plans (EHCP) and contribute to the annual review/ EHCP process
  • Work with children and young people who are experiencing problems that hinder their successful learning, participation and opportunity to flourish at school and other extracurricular activities.
  • Promote and support children/young people’s emotional well-being and mental health and work alongside other key professionals to reach a shared understanding of the children/young person’s needs, and what support and interventions can enable their progress, which includes observations, interviews and assessments of the child.
  • Provide and support in-service training for teachers and other professionals.

The Successful candidates will have:

  • Honours degree in psychology or equivalent, recognised by the British Psychological Society as conferring eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Status, a professional postgraduate qualification in Educational Psychology (MSc or Doctorate)
  • Registered member of HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) or registration in process.
  • Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills.
  • The ability to work well as part of a collaborative team
  • A right to work in the UK
  • A passionate commitment to ensuring all children are given the opportunities to shine and achieve educationally;
  • They are able to work collaboratively in the best interests of the child/young person with other professionals;
  • They understand and can articulate what constitutes high quality inclusive education provision; They are open-minded and have a sensitive approach when dealing with children and young people
  • Experience and expertise in autism and supporting staff in managing challenging behaviour is also essential.

See us in action here:

https://vimeo.com/407682934/a9a6af1bc8

You will join a supportive staff team where teamwork, flexibility and a positive personality are essential attributes.

For more information relating to the above role, or to apply, please contact Victoria Rutter, Head of Therapies 0207 884 5102 or email [email protected]