SEN Teacher

Woodbridge Road Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 2EB

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 April 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 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Teaching Staff Pay Scales points 1 - 9 (National) £32,916 - £51,048
• Additional allowances:

  SEN 1 Allowance of £2,787 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Position

The successful applicant will be carrying out the professional duties of a teacher whilst undertaking any duties and tasks under the reasonable direction of the Principal and Assistant Principal to include;

• planning and delivering lessons to pupils with communication and interaction needs
• assessing and monitoring the specific needs of the pupils with SEN
• working as part of a team to secure the best possible outcomes for pupils

Unqualified teacher applications with suitable experience will also be considered.

What you will offer

The successful applicant will not need to have previous experience working in a SEN provision, but must demonstrate a thorough understanding of SEN. You will be qualified to degree level (or equivalent), be able to demonstrate knowledge of effective strategies to meet the specific communication needs of pupils with significant SEND, and must be able to plan lessons effectively for groups and all the pupils.

You will have successful teaching experience across primary, secondary or both. You will have strong subject knowledge in your own subject and also the ability to teach across other subject areas.

What the school offers its staff

What we will offer

You will be joining a friendly and engaging workplace with benefits including:

• Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)
• A strong commitment to professional development
• We strive to be a family friendly employer
• Employee counselling service
• Cycle to work scheme

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

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Woodbridge Road Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 9 to 16
• School size: 75 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodbridge Road Academy website
• Email address: amelia.brown@paradigmtrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodbridge-road-academy

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