SEN Teacher
Leigh Academy Milestone, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8JZ19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026 (or earlier dependent on successful candidates availability)
Closing date
22 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 September 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS - based on experience + SEN1 Allowance (£2,787)
Additional allowances
SEN1 Allowance (£2,787)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you looking for a role where every day is unique, challenging, and rewarding? A job that gives you a sense of achievement knowing you’ve made a difference to young people? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Leigh Academy Milestone are seeking to appoint a talented and motivated SEN Teacher to join us from January 2025(or sooner). Our successful candidates will offer the very best teaching and learning to our pupils and ensure they achieve the excellent outcomes they deserve. The successful candidates will have experience of working with students with SEN and will be selected based on their commitment and enthusiasm to learn and apply new skills to achieve the very best for our pupils and their own development.This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a consistently Outstanding SEN academy! We warmly welcome applications from both experienced and Early Career Teachers (ECTs).
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
Beyond a competitive salary, we offer a range of great benefits to support you professionally and personally. You'll be joining a fantastic and supportive team and will have access to extensive CPD to support you throughout your career journey.
We also offer benefits focused on your well-being. This includes free 24/7 access to a GP and the opportunity to join the CSSC Sports and Leisure scheme.
Leigh Academy Milestone is a large special school for pupils with Profound, Severe and Complex needs, across five sites and is part of Leigh Academies Trust. We currently have 385 pupils on roll aged between the ages of 3 and 19. Leigh Academy Milestone has been judged as Outstanding by Ofsted at our last four inspections!
Further information about the job
Please be aware that it is not required for candidates to hold a specific SEN qualification in order to be considered for this role.
This is a permanent opportunity offering MPS/UPS commensurate with experience + SEN allowance £2,787 (SEN1). Please note, we can be receptive to part-time or full-time applicants.
Thank you for your interest in joining us. If you’d like to find out more about this role or arrange a visit to the academy, please don’t hesitate to contact Charlotte Herberts (Recruitment Advisor): charlotte.herberts@latrust.org.uk/01634 412 245.
Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date. All applications must be submitted through our online application form prior to the deadline.
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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About Leigh Academy Milestone
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 371 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Leigh Academy Milestone website
- Email address
- joinus@latrust.org.uk
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Milestone
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joinus@latrust.org.uk.
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