SEND Teacher

Danecourt School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6AA

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  23 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Subjects: Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Special Needs
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS + SEN allowance

SEND Teacher job summary

Danecourt Is Hiring: A SEND Teaching Role That’s Every Bit As Rewarding As It Is Unique

Are you a passionate, dedicated teacher looking to make a real impact in a specialist setting? At Danecourt School, we’re offering an exciting opportunity for a skilled SEND Teacher to join our incredible team and help transform the lives of children with complex needs.

About the Role

As a SEND teacher at Danecourt, you’ll lead a small class of pupils with a range of needs including autism, communication difficulties, and sensory processing disorders. You’ll have the opportunity to make a life-changing impact every single day by:

• Delivering Personalised Learning:
  Design and implement creative, individualised learning experiences that help every child reach their full potential—academically, socially, and emotionally.
• Collaborating with Support Staff:
  Work closely with a skilled team of teaching assistants, therapists, and professionals to provide holistic support for every child.
• Engaging Families:
  Build strong relationships with families and carers, offering insight, encouragement, and practical strategies to support their children beyond the classroom.
• Celebrating Progress Every Day:
  Recognise and champion the small steps that lead to big breakthroughs—whether that’s a first word, a new friendship, or a moment of confidence.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and compassionate SEND Teacher who is:

• Experienced and Qualified:
  You hold QTS and have a strong understanding of the needs of pupils with SEND, ideally with experience in a specialist or mainstream SEN setting.
• Creative and Flexible:
  You adapt quickly, bring energy and new ideas to the classroom, and approach each day with a solution-focused mindset.
• A Strong Communicator:
  You build positive, professional relationships with pupils, families, and colleagues, and thrive in a collaborative environment.
• Patient and Passionate:
  You bring empathy, resilience, and a genuine passion for helping every child grow and succeed in their own way.

Why Danecourt?

At Danecourt, teaching is more than a job — it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. You’ll join a passionate team in a nurturing, specialist setting where every small step a child takes is celebrated. With small class sizes, a strong team ethos, and the freedom to tailor your teaching, Danecourt gives you the time, tools, and support to do what you do best: change lives through education.

• A Role With Real Purpose:
  You won’t just be teaching — you’ll be unlocking potential. Every day brings moments of progress and joy, as our children achieve things they never thought possible.
• Supportive, Collaborative Culture:
  You’ll work alongside an exceptional team who truly care — about our pupils, about each other, and about doing things the right way.
• Ongoing Professional Development:
  We’re serious about supporting your growth. From SEND-specific CPD to leadership pathways, we invest in your development at every stage of your career.
• Part of Maritime Academy Trust:
  As a member of a forward-thinking and inclusive Trust, you’ll benefit from shared expertise, innovation, and opportunities to connect with others across our family of schools.
• Excellent Benefits:
  We offer a generous pension, employee wellbeing support, early access to pay through Wagestream, and family-friendly policies to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’d love to welcome you for a visit — come and see what makes Danecourt so special. Alternatively, feel free to contact Cathryn Falconer (Headteacher) for an informal chat on 01634 232589.

You’ll find further details about the role, school, and trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached. Applications must be submitted online via the My New Term website before the deadline. Please note that we may interview and appoint candidates as applications are received, so don’t delay—apply today!

Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Maritime Academy Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks. In line with safeguarding guidance, we may carry out online checks on shortlisted candidates.

Further information about the Trust is available at www.Maritimeacademytrust.org and the school at www.danecourtschool.com

Commitment to safeguarding

Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.

Applying for the job

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

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About Danecourt School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• School size: 254 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Danecourt School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/danecourt-school

Danecourt is a special school catering for primary aged children who have special educational needs. The school caters for children with a wide breadth of need including complex learning difficulties, autism and social emotional mental health needs.

At Danecourt our mission is to provide all pupils with a “stimulating learning environment that allows children to explore through a personalised curriculum to become STARS!

Self reliant Team Player Aspirational Resilient Successful

The highly trained staff teams maintain high expectations of what each individual pupil is able to achieve, striving to ensure that they all achieve their maximum potential; celebrating difference and encouraging curiosity and creativity. Staff work collaboratively with families and a range of other agencies in order to meet the pupils needs and as a result, they make strong progress academically, emotionally and socially. Pupil achievement is hugely valued and celebrated in a manner that is meaningful and appropriate for each pupil.

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