SEN Class Teacher (Shepperton site)

Manor Mead School, Shepperton, TW17 8EL

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  9 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Mon-Fri teaching hours 8.50am - 3.20pm plus planning, meetings and training
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main Pay Range 1 to Upper Pay Range 3, £34,398 to £52,590 per year
• Additional allowances:

  • SEN1 Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, committed and have experience of working with children and young people with ASD/SLD/CSCN.

They will have responsibility for a class of up to 10 children, supported in class by a Senior Teaching Assistant and a number of Teaching Assistants, and more widely by a supportive senior management team.

What the school offers its staff

We offer fantastic benefits, including:

• A supportive team of staff from an 'Outstanding' school
• A thorough induction process
• Access to excellent professional development
• Generous pension scheme
  
• Paid sick leave
• LSEAT Rewards discount programme

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.

Successful candidates will enjoy the benefits of working within LSEAT, including valuable opportunities for sharing of best practice and excellent professional development support.

We would love to hear from applicants who would like to lead a class at our Shepperton site.

For a full Job Description and Person Specification, please visit the careers website

https://careers.lseat.org.uk/vacancies/1587/full-time-sen-class-teacher.html

• Closing date for applications is Thursday 9 July 2026 at 9am
• Interview date: TBC
• Start date: 1 September 2026

Commitment to safeguarding

LSEAT and Manor Mead School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Following the procedures recommended to safeguard children, we will be taking up references if you are shortlisted for an interview. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Teacher Job Description MM.pdf - 227 KB (opens in new tab)

About Manor Mead School

• School type: Special school, ages 2 to 11
• School size: 149 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Manor Mead School website
• Email address: emma@manor-mead.surrey.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manor-mead-school

Manor Mead School is a Special School for children and young people aged 2-11 with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties, many of whom have an autistic spectrum disorder and/or additional diagnoses. Manor Mead has two sites, the main school in Shepperton, with a satellite provision in Virginia Water.
Manor Mead School is part of the London South East Academies Trust - https://lseat.org.uk/

Arranging a visit to Manor Mead School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email emma@manor-mead.surrey.sch.uk.

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