SEND Teacher

Portico Academy Trust, Westcliff-On-Sea, SS9 2JB

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026 or 1st January 2027

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPR or UPR depending on experience
• Additional allowances:

  MPR or UPR depending on experience

SEND Teacher job summary

Are you highly passionate about education and supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities?

Are you an experienced teacher with experience of teaching children with SEND?

If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Plan and teach groups of children with SEND needs to support their knowledge and understanding of the core subjects, including phonics.
• Conduct key SEND assessments to support the SENDCo
• Maintain, order and develop resources pertaining to SEND for staff/pupils to use.
• To support the teachers with the writing of ISP plans, including EAL plans across the school and quality assure those plans
• Provide support and guidance to teaching staff around strategies for those pupils with SEND including team-teaching where applicable.
• Liaise with key agencies including parents around all areas of SEND
• Covering classes when needed

As part of Portico Academy Trust, we can offer you:

• A friendly and supportive atmosphere where everyone is valued and everyone matters.
• An environment with wonderful children, that promotes inclusivity
• High quality professional development
• Support and coloration across our Trust
• Well-resourced schools

A full driving licence and use of your own car is essential as you will be required to work across other Portico schools on a regular basis.

For more information about the role and a description of the type of candidate we are looking for, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For further details, please contact HR via MyNewTerm, telephone 01702 987890 or email recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position sooner than originally anticipated. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position sooner than originally anticipated.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and shortlisted candidates should be aware that the school will consider carrying out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

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 Portico Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/portico-academy-trust

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