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Join Our Team at St Luke’s School
Part of The Blue Tangerine Federation
St Luke’s School is a foundation special school federated with The Collett School, together forming The Blue Tangerine Federation. Both schools cater for children with increasingly complex learning difficulties and share a vision of helping every pupil thrive through understanding, creativity, and care.
About St Luke’s School
St Luke’s is a vibrant and nurturing special school for pupils aged 7 to 16 with a range of cognitive learning disabilities. Our designation includes children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and Moderate Learning Disabilities (MLD).
We are always looking to recruit adults who share our passion for helping children with special needs flourish — those who see potential where others might see challenge. You’ll need a sense of humour, creativity, resilience, and a love of difference, alongside the drive to make learning meaningful and enjoyable for every child.
Our School Environment
Located on a spacious site originally designed for a secondary school, St Luke’s offers a lovely environment for our pupils and staff. We are proud of our:
Extensive outdoor learning spaces, including six acres for sport, horticulture, and work-related learning. We have planning permission for a cafe and farm to support our pupils and alumni with experience of work and paid jobs
On-site animals - integrated into our curriculum and therapeutic interventions
Broad and bespoke 'tiers' curriculum pathway tailored to individual needs and aspirations
Our teaching model centres on Learning Groups, where teachers and TAs work closely with pupils throughout the day. This structure fosters deep relationships, consistency, and a sense of belonging.
Our Team and Professional Development
You’ll join a warm, dedicated team of professionals ranging in age, experience, and background — from newly qualified teachers to experienced practitioners. At St Luke’s, we are a learning community that values curiosity, innovation, and collaboration.
We invest heavily in Continued Professional Development and Learning (CPDL) to help our staff grow and excel. A commitment to hard work, self-reflection, and partnership with families and colleagues is at the heart of everything we do.
Safeguarding Commitment
St Luke’s School and The Blue Tangerine Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All appointments are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and thorough reference vetting. Full safeguarding training is provided and regularly updated.
We Look Forward to Meeting You
If you are ready to make a genuine difference in the lives of extraordinary young people — and grow as part of a caring, ambitious, and creative school community — we’d love to hear from you.
Mr Stephen Hoult-Allen
Executive Headteacher
Mr Jamie Caple
Head of School
Within The Blue Tangerine family, diversity is an integral part of our history, culture, and identity. Inclusion is the way we treat and perceive all differences. We want to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are seen as real value for our schools. We do not discriminate against people regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique.
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