Job Title: Speech & Language Therapist (Band 7) — Maternity Cover

Location: South Kensington, London (SW7)

Hours: Full time, term time only

Salary: Up to £55k or day rate if you prefer

Contract: Fixed-term, 1-year maternity cover

About the role:

A specialist independent SEND day school in South Kensington is seeking an experienced Band 7 Speech & Language Therapist to cover a one-year maternity leave. The school supports children and young people with unique learning profiles — including autism, social communication difficulties, dyslexia and dyspraxia — through a mainstream-style curriculum built around a fully integrated therapy model, where therapists work within the school day alongside teaching and pastoral staff rather than in a separate clinic.

As a highly specialist therapist, you'll manage a complex caseload, deliver and oversee assessment and intervention, and set communication targets that feed directly into each pupil...