SEND Class Teacher

Oak View School, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1TS

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  16 March 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: £34,398.00 - £46,839.00 Annually (Actual) SEN1

SEND Class Teacher job summary

Full time.

ECT

MPS + SEN1 Allowance

September 2026 start.

Are you a passionate and committed advocate for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

We are seeking a SEND Class Teacher, with Qualified Teacher status, to join our dedicated team at our Special school in Loughton, Essex, which was deemed a Good School according to Ofsted in November 2022. You will be responsible for the education and welfare of a designated class of pupils with significant and complex needs.

We are dedicated to providing a nurturing and aspirational environment for children and young people aged 3-19 with severe learning needs.

Experience is preferred but not essential!

We are committed to providing the support and resources necessary to help you thrive in your role.

Key Responsibilities - SEND Teacher

Support children with SLD and complex needs, providing individualised attention and care.

Deliver a bespoke curriculum tailored to the specific needs of our students through our Learning Pathway approach.

Collaborate with a team of skilled teaching assistants, to ensure each child receives the support they require.

Assist students with personal care needs, showing a willingness to provide necessary support.

Foster a positive and inclusive classroom atmosphere, encouraging the social and emotional development of each child.

You would be joining a team of creative, dedicated and enthusiastic teachers and support staff who make each day as fun as possible for our pupils to support engagement. If you like thinking out of the box to remove barriers to learning, then we are the school for you!

We are a friendly, supportive and highly skilled staff team and work with unique and engaging pupils. Our Team works closely with parents and professionals from a number of other fields. We are a Trauma Perspective Practice (TPP) school, with our values and ethos

deeply embedded in understanding our pupils at the deepest root and responding to them using bespoke strategies to enable them to flourish and make progress whilst in our care.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.

Please call Denise Cross 0208 508 4293 Ex 2 to book an appointment.

Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust (EFSPT) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS check and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed. Online searches are conducted on all shortlisted candidates. EFSPT is committed to equality, and to making fair and equitable treatment an integral part of everything we do.

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

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Oak View School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 138 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oak View School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oak-view-school-loughton

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