Primary Special Needs Classroom Teacher

Bradfields Academy, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LB

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (Actual) MPS 1-6 (£32,916 - £45,352) + SEN 2 £5,497

Primary Special Needs Classroom Teacher job summary

Contract: Permanent / Full Time

Salary: MPS 1-6 (£32,916 - £45,352) + SEN 2 £5,497

Location: Bradfields Specialist SEN Academy Medway Towns, Kent

Start Date: September 2026

Fortis Trust is seeking to appoint a talented, creative and innovative thinker to join the Primary Community at Bradfields Academy who will be instrumental in further developing this provision.

The Primary community consist of students with ASD/ASC diagnoses and ranges from EYFS classes through to Year 6 classes. EYFS/KS1 experience would be an advantage.

Candidates should have a clear understanding of effective teaching, raising and sustaining achievement and the care and support of complex young individuals with a range of SEND. They should have a vision and drive to deliver meaningful and personalised curricula, which provide stretch and challenge, enabling all students to achieve.

Interested applicants should be good communicators; able to engage effectively with young children and their parents/carers on a daily basis. Ideally, they will have experience of working with non-verbal students and be familiar with alternative forms of communication, sensory processing issues, and a clear understanding of behaviour as a learning need.

The academy is looking for a high quality teacher willing to join our excellent and happy team of staff to further Bradfields as a well-known and respected Special Academy. We would welcome interest from both ECTs and experienced teachers. The successful candidate will be provided with individualised professional support and induction, including accessing further professional qualifications as required.

Please visit our website: www.bradfieldsacademy.co.uk

Staff at Bradfields have access to the Fortis Trust package of benefits, which includes a wide range of professional development opportunities and well-being support. Staff can also join the cycle to work scheme and have full access to our Employee Assistance Programme and all its benefits. As a Mindful Employer organisation, we also encourage staff to take part in regular ‘wellbeing days’ during the year.

The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record check via the DBS system (for Children & Vulnerable Adults).

We are an equal opportunities employer.

Interested candidates are welcome to arrange a visit by contacting Louise Tombs by email louise.tombs@fortistrust.co.uk

Closing Date: Monday 18th May @ 12:00pm

Interviews: between 19th and 22nd May

Bradfields Academy reserves the right to close the application window early should suitably strong candidates present themselves before the closing date.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

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About Bradfields Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 416 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bradfields Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bradfields-academy

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