Full Time SEN Class Teacher at Curnow Upper School (secondary stage)

Curnow School, Redruth, TR15 1LU

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  24 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) SEN 1 allowance

Full Time SEN Class Teacher at Curnow Upper School (secondary stage) job summary

Curnow School is an Outstanding school and a founding academy of The Special Partnership Trust, a multi-academy trust in the South West of England which is striving to provide a consistently high quality standard of special education across the region.

Curnow School caters for pupils aged 2 - 19 with severe or profound learning difficulties as well as a number of students with autism. Our younger students attend Curnow Lower School - a purpose built provision based on the same site as Illogan Primary School and offers our young learners an environment which is conducive to their needs and one which helps meet our aspirational target of inclusive learning. Our older students attend Curnow Upper School in Redruth which is also a well equipped provision, catering for students with a wide range of needs. We have also recently opened The Karder Hub at St Columb Major for a small number of Reception and Year 1 pupils.

We are now seeking to recruit a suitably experienced SEN Class Teacher to join our secondary teaching team at Curnow Upper School. We wish to appoint a teacher who is:

* An outstanding practitioner with good knowledge and experience of working with students with SEN, ideally within the secondary sector.

* Energetic and creative with a passion for working in SEN education.

* Experienced in working alongside other professionals to deliver a personalised tailored curriculum.

* Calm, patient, resilient and committed to all aspects of inclusion.

* Able to demonstrate the ability to deploy staff effectively within a classroom setting.

This is a wonderful opportunity for a talented teacher to develop their teaching and leadership potential within the unique setting of a special multi-academy trust. The successful candidate will have a positive outlook, a proactive approach and a passion for excellence.

Applications are invited from candidates who can demonstrate specialism within SEN and an ability to work effectively within a multi-agency team to improve outcomes for our students.

Our Total Reward Offer:

The Special Partnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of the Trust.

Our People Strategy is designed to help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as drive engagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and high potential employees. It reflects our belief in putting our people first. This does not mean putting our learners second. It is based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our staff feel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn will provide the best possible outcome for our learners.

We recognise that our total reward offer, has got to consist of more than just money. We seek to provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access to health/wellbeing tools, training & development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feel valued.

Please visit the Special Partnership website, www.specialpartnership.org for further information about our Trust, or to learn more about our People Strategy and Benefits click here.

If you need the application form or any part of the recruitment process in a different format, please contact us directly at jrixon@curnowschool.org.uk and we will make the necessary adjustments.

Are you ready to make a lasting impact? Join us today.

Safeguarding:

The Special Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education; the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

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.

About Curnow School

• School type: Academies, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 112 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Curnow School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/curnow-school

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