Class Teacher with SEN
Discovery Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6HX8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
9 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
29 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): To be discussed at interview
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M2 to M6
Additional allowances
Possible SEN allowance depending on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Discovery Primary Academy for a Class Teacher to join our Leap Room team.The Leap Room is a designated space for our SEND children of all ages with additional needs support by a fantastic team of 121 Teaching Assistants.
Discovery Primary Academy is proud to be part of The Four Cs Multi Academy Trust ensuring inclusion for all our pupils with an overriding aim is to ensure that we improve the lives of the children by enabling them toenjoy learning and fulfil their potential.
What are we looking for?
A class teacher to work in our Inclusive Leap Room to support the curriculum for our high needs children who work in a fantastic sensory space created especially to stimulate and support their learning.
The successful applicant will either hold a SEND certificate or have a passion to work towards the SEND certificate while developing curriculum strategies to most suite the needs of our Leap Room children.
The successful candidate will also be:
- responsive, loyal and a good team player.
- enthusiastic, flexible and socially skilful.
- competent, consistent, thorough and thoughtful.
What the school offers its staff
- A friendly and welcoming team who are united in their drive to ensure children achieve the very best
- outcomes academically and socially
- Polite and happy children who are keen and eager to learn, friendly staff and supportive Governors
- A wide range of expertise and experience
- Opportunities to share your strengths and learn with others
- An academy that is committed to professional development. We have a great CDP and induction programme.
- Supportive and caring Senior Leaders with a focus on workload and wellbeing.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@discoveryprimary.com
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Discovery Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 503 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Discovery Primary Academy website
- Email address
- office@discoveryprimary.com
- Phone number
- 01733 325001
Discovery Primary Academy with currently 500 children on roll, is on an exciting journey of school improvement and continues to strive to make a real difference to the lives of our children. The successful candidate will join our growing team at Discovery which is an Academy within the Four C’s Multi Academy Trust. The Four C’s vision is to ensure that every student succeeds; build on what learners already know; make learning vivid and real; make learning an enjoyable experience; and enrich the learning experience that we offer.
Arranging a visit to Discovery Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@discoveryprimary.com.
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