Class Tutor
Newbridge School, Romford, Essex, RM6 4TR24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
5 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
12 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,788.00 - £39,449.00 Annually (FTE) UQT 1-6 plus SEN1 (depending on experience)
Class Tutor job summary
Newbridge School, the founding school of Astrum Multi-Academy Trust, is a three-times ‘Outstanding’ community special school, proudly supporting children and young people aged two to nineteen.
Across our trust, every pupil has complex learning needs and may also have:
- Medical needs
- Physical disabilities
- (Multi) Sensory Impairments (MSI)
- Autistic Spectrum conditions
- Challenging behaviours and sensory processing/integration needs
As Class Tutor, you will lead the teaching and learning for a group of pupils with complex needs, using a range of specialist strategies such as TEACCH, PECS, Sensory Integration, Attention Autism and Intensive Interaction. You’ll create a fun, stimulating and engaging learning environment through imaginative activities, while promoting independence and life skills for individuals and groups—including within our 14-19 provision, both on and off-site.
We are looking for someone who:
- Holds a minimum Level 5 qualification in a relevant discipline
- Is an exceptional teacher with strong subject/curriculum knowledge
- Is fun, creative and enthusiastic, with the ability to think outside the box
- Has experience working with children and/or young people with complex needs
- Can support pupils with MSI and disabilities who may display behaviours of concern
- Has a solid understanding of child development
- Can deliver specialist strategies (TEACCH, PECS, Attention Autism, multi-sensory curriculum, Sensory Integration, Intensive Interaction, MSI environments)
- Is proactive and collaborative, working with stakeholders to design and deliver individualised programmes
- Brings energy, resilience and adaptability to meet pupils’ needs
We are committed to your professional development, offering a comprehensive induction and a wide range of CPD opportunities. We welcome applications from teachers seeking a supportive, nurturing environment to complete their NQT process.
To discuss this opportunity or arrange a visit, please contact Angie Murphy, Academy Principal, Newbridge Academy. For more information about our school, visit www.astrum-mat.org.
Why join us?
- Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programme
- Generous Pension Schemes
- Family-friendly working policies
- Extensive support and development opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme
- Free onsite parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Great location close to TfL Elizabeth and Central Lines
- And more…
Astrum values diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We celebrate and embrace unique individuality, background and heritage.
We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ and all our application forms hide your personal information so we can focus solely on your experience, skills and qualities.
We believe in fostering a work environment that supports work-life balance. We are open to flexible working arrangements, including remote work, flexible hours, and part-time opportunities.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to actively share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches, in line with Safer Recruitment guidance and the need to maintain a safe culture.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrum Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Newbridge School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 183 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Newbridge School website
We are a three times outstanding split site special school academy catering for children and young people between the ages of two and nineteen years who have a complex learning difficulty, often accompanied by additional special educational needs, which may include;
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairments
Autistic Spectrum disorders
Associated behaviour
SEMH
Medical needs
We are part of the Astrum Multi Academy Trust with two school sites, which are within one mile of each other. Lower School is for pupils in Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and Upper School for students in Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and 16-19.
Pupils transfer from Gresham Drive to Barley Lane Campus at the end of Key Stage 2 and are supported to do this through a well-planned transition programme.
Please feel free to contact us if you would like to find out more about our work or request paper copies of some of the information.
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