5 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025 or sooner

  • Closing date

    9 April 2025 at 4:17pm

  • Date listed

    12 March 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£31650 - £43607 per annum

SEN Class Teacher job summary

Main Pay Range + SEN Allowance + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Permanent, Full Time or Part Time

September 2025 or sooner start

At Columbus School and College, we are looking for a creative and inspirational PMLD teacher dedicated to pupils aged between 3 and 19 with complex learning difficulties, many of whom also have autism. We have high expectations for all our learners and are profoundly focused on preparing them for the future with a broad and ambitious curriculum tailored to their individual Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), developed in collaboration with parents, carers, and other professionals.

Here's what we can offer you:

* A welcoming, skilled, and dedicated team of leaders, teachers, and staff who are passionate about our pupils.
* A comprehensive induction programme and a supportive mentor to help you quickly settle in, feel a sense of belonging, and achieve success in your role.
* Excellent opportunities for professional development and clear pathways for career progression.
* High levels of support to enhance your teaching practice, including collaborative work with Pioneer Special School in Basildon.
* Concise assessment systems designed to reduce workload, allowing you to focus on improving learning rather than just proving it.
* The chance to work in some of the highest quality learning environments in the country for pupils with special needs, across our two campuses.
* A culture where we want our pupils to be excited about coming to school and to truly love learning, feeling motivated and challenged every day. We achieve this by building precisely on what our pupils already know and can do.

Are you:

* Passionate about providing an excellent education to pupils with severe learning difficulties and autism?
* Creative and inspirational in your approach to delivering the curriculum?
* Dedicated to making a real difference to the lives of young learners?

If so, we would love to hear from you! Join our thriving school and become part of a team that truly values its staff and empowers them to do their best work.

Discover more about our wonderful school!

We warmly encourage you to visit our school and experience our exceptional learning environment firsthand. To arrange a visit or schedule a friendly chat with our Principal, Mark Savage, please contact Brooke Carr, our School Operations Manager. School tours are also available upon request.

Closing date : 6th April 2025

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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About Columbus School and College

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 19
School size
283 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 19
Ofsted report
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Columbus provides for pupils aged 3-19 with severe and profound learning difficulties, many of which also have autism. We deliver an excellent education to pupils across two campuses with some of the highest quality learning environments in the country for pupils with special needs.

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