Vacancies
Malden Oaks provides specialist SEMH education for Kingston & Richmond. It provides a safe and nurturing secondary school environment for students who are unable to access mainstream education.
We currently have the following vacancies:
A unique opportunity to join a team committed to putting students’ needs first.
Malden Oaks @ Surbiton (Years 7 - 9) Nurture Teacher
MPS/UPS + SEN 1 FULL TIME
Start date: 1st September 2026
Do you believe that positive attachments are at the heart of students achieving their best? Do you recognise that a sense of autonomy is vital to empower students to take responsibility for their actions and decisions? Are you aligned in our thinking that altruism is crucial to the development of self-confidence and a sense of worth? If these echo your beliefs and you would welcome the opportunity to work in a supportive environment where you have the capacity to build meaningful relationships with students individually and in small teaching groups; Malden Oaks @ Surbiton would be delighted to hear from you.
Due to increasing demand, we are seeking an additional Nurture Teacher to join our committed and professional staff team. Our students often work at age-related expectations in terms of the curriculum, but need considerable support to develop their resilience, social skills and self-esteem.
Our teachers have considerable autonomy, planning a relevant and engaging curriculum for a group of up to 6 students, using their individual specialist interests and skills. Frequent off-site learning opportunities and outdoor activities are encouraged to broaden students’ horizons and make learning real and relevant. Teachers also plan and supervise social time, creating a safe and homely atmosphere, where students learn essential social skills. In addition to small groups, there will be opportunities for individual and paired sessions. These will mainly take place on-site but may also include sessions in the student’s home or in the community (e.g. library, coffee shop).
There is a generous allocation of PPA and meeting time, high quality CPD and supervision support, in recognition that we need to fully invest in our staff so that they can transform our students’ experience of education.
We understand that teachers may be apprehensive about teaching in Alternative Provision and we would encourage you to watch our video (www.maldenoaks.org) or arrange a visit as this will give you an opportunity to meet with current staff and gain an insight into our students, their views, and the difference you could make to them. If you are on Instagram, find us at maldenoaks@surbiton to see the types of activities and learning opportunities afforded to students.
Supporting our students in developing positive relationships, self-confidence, resilience, and creativity is crucial to our ethos and our success is not measured solely by our academic results but by the views of our past and present students.
Please visit www.maldenoaks.org for further information, including students’ views and should you have any queries please contact Sarah Bann, Head of Lower School at stsb@maldenoaks.rbksch.org . Visits to the school are welcome. Please note that this post is likely to be based at Malden Oaks@Surbiton site in Surbiton, but all of our staff are appointed to work across the boroughs of Kingston and Richmond.
Malden Oaks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All new staff will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and carry out safeguarding training. Please read our full safeguarding policy, which can be downloaded from this page.
Your application should summarise how you meet the requirements of the attached person specification and how your skills and experience would enable you to fulfil the attached job description.
As part of our recruitment process, we may carry out social media checks on shortlisted candidates. These checks are conducted to support our commitment to safeguarding and maintaining a safe and professional working environment
Should you be interested in joining our team please send your application along with the Equality and Diversity form to stat@maldenoaks.rbksch.org
Closing Date: 9am Thursday 14th May 2026
Interviews: Week beginning Mon 18th May 2026
Please note that we receive the right to close the application window earlier, should we receive sufficient interest before the closing date.
A unique opportunity to teach small groups and to make a difference
Full-time GCSE teacher - subjects negotiable
Outer London MPS/UPS + SEN 1
Start date: 1st September 2026
Would you like more time to build relationships with your students, have smaller teaching groups (a maximum of six students) but still be able to teach students with the potential to achieve high grades at GCSE? We have a vacancy for an experienced and enthusiastic GCSE teacher who understands the importance of ensuring students’ social, emotional and mental health needs are also met.
We can offer you the opportunity to focus on a small number of students and transform their experience of education. We understand that there may be some apprehension about teaching in an alternative provision and we would encourage you to watch our video (www.maldenoaks.org) as this will give you an insight into our students, their views, and the difference you could make to them. You would also be supported by a formal induction process and training opportunities.
This post is likely to be based at our Ham School site, teaching one or more GCSE subjects as part of our KS4 offer. All our staff work in a flexible way and so there may be the potential to also teach in our specialist Post 16 provision 6Oaks, based at the same site, or at one of our other sites based in Hampton Hill and Teddington.
Despite our small size we are committed to offering a broad and balanced curriculum which currently includes 18 GCSE subjects to allow students a huge choice and develop their interests. As well as engaging in the formal taught curriculum, students are encouraged to develop in other areas through our D of E activity programme. Supporting our students in developing positive relationships, self-confidence, resilience, and creativity is crucial to our ethos and is not measured solely by our academic results but by the views of our past and present students.
Please visit www.maldenoaks.org for further information, and should you have any queries please contact our Deputy Headteacher Nick Smith stns@maldenoaks.rbksch.org
Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged.
Malden Oaks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All new staff will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and carry out safeguarding training. Please read our full safeguarding policy, which can be downloaded from this page.
Your application should summarise how you meet the requirements of the attached person specification and how your skills and experience would enable you to fulfil the attached job description.
As part of our recruitment process, we may carry out social media checks on shortlisted candidates. These checks are conducted to support our commitment to safeguarding and maintaining a safe and professional working environment
Should you be interested in joining our team please send your application along with the Equality and Diversity form to stat@maldenoaks.rbksch.org
Closing Date: 9am Friday 8th May 2026
Interviews: Week beginning Monday 11th May 2026
Casual Hours Aspiring Teachers
Part-Time and Full Time hours available
Outer London Unqualified Teacher scale: £26,789 to £39,450
We are looking for graduates with an interest in pursuing a teaching career. You will join our growing team of Malden Oaks Staff. We are keen to have applications from candidates with experience of paid or voluntary work with children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, Autism or other Learning Difficulties.
We can provide a unique opportunity to explore teaching individual students/small groups within the network and support of a school environment, together with a full professional development programme.
Start date: Immediate Start
We currently have over 350 students at Malden Oaks. Despite our relatively small size we are committed to offering a broad and balanced curriculum which currently includes 18 GCSE subjects to allow students a huge choice and develop their interests. We also have a growing number of students with more complex needs. We support all our students in developing positive relationships, self-confidence, resilience, and creativity.
The post holder needs to be able to teach a range of subjects but you would be supported by subject specialists in order to do this. Teaching is carried out in a range of settings including our school sites, in the community and in students’ homes.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All new staff will be required to undertake a DBS check and carry out safeguarding training.
Please visit www.maldenoaks.org for further information, including students’ views and should you have any queries please contact stns@maldenoask.rbksch.org
Malden Oaks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All new staff will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and carry out safeguarding training. Please read our full safeguarding policy, which can be downloaded from this page.
Your application should summarise how you meet the requirements of the attached person specification and how your skills and experience would enable you to fulfil the attached job description.
As part of our recruitment process, we may carry out social media checks on shortlisted candidates. These checks are conducted to support our commitment to safeguarding and maintaining a safe and professional working environment
Should you be interested in joining our team please send your application along with the Equality and Diversity form to stat@maldenoaks.rbksch.org
Closing Date: 9am Monday 11th May
Interviews: Week beginning 18th May