Welcome to The Skills Hub

At The Skills Hub, our aim is to create a safe, compassionate, and inclusive learning community that recognizes the uniqueness of each learner and celebrates their success. We are dedicated to helping young people develop their knowledge and skills to the best of their abilities, enabling them to build healthy relationships, find meaningful employment, and lead fulfilling lives.

Our values, Excellence, Resilience, Compassion, Growth, Inclusion and Recognition, provide the foundation for high expectations for both students and staff. We embrace a trauma-informed approach that promotes sensitive, caring, and effective support. We believe that consistent and supportive relationships between staff and students are crucial in creating a sense of belonging and contributing to the healing process from trauma. Our success is built on our partnerships with students, parents, carers, local schools, and the wider community. We value these partnerships and will continue to work closely with all stakeholders to ensure we constantly strive for excellence.

I believe together, we have the power to achieve great things!

Paul Chambers – Principal

If you're searching for your next education job, please get in touch. You'll be working for a great employer and be part of a friendly, helpful team. We're always interested to hear from enthusiastic, committed education professionals - send us your CV now via our Talent Pool and detail what sort of role you're looking for. By joining our Talent Pool we'll know you're interested in working here when the right vacancy comes up.

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Thank you for taking an interest in developing your career with Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust (OHC&AT).

OHC&AT comprises Orchard Hill College, a specialist College with nine college centres, and Orchard Hill College Academy Trust, a specialist Trust with 14 special schools and three live special Free Schools.

We are a family of specialist education providers from pre-school through to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire and fully represent all designations of special education needs and disabilities (SEND).

Working together to transform lives is what we do and across the whole organisation we have a range of experts and practitioners who advocate for children and young people with SEND to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities to achieve their full potential.

As a large specialist education provider we employ over 1500 people across our schools, college and central support team. There is a wide range of job roles available, ranging from teaching and therapy to business support roles and significant career progression opportunities.

It is an exciting time to be part of OHC&AT and we are keen to recruit talented people who can play a key role in realising our mission and who want to make a difference. In return, we offer training and development, competitive pay and benefits in a positive and inclusive working environment.

If you think a career with OHC&AT is right for you, visit our current vacancies here.

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