SEND Teacher

Stone Lodge Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9HW

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  14 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (418)
• 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: 1 FTE - Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: MPR + SEN Allowance
• Additional allowances:

  MPR + SEN Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Stone Lodge Academy, Ipswich
• 1 FTE- Permanent
• Salary: MPR+ SEN Allowance

We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic SEND Teacher to join our vibrant and supportive school community. This is a fantastic opportunity for a committed educator with experience of SEND teaching and a genuine desire to make a difference in pupils’ learning and development. You will be responsible for planning and delivering engaging, well-structured lessons, assessing pupil progress, and adapting your teaching to meet the diverse and individual needs of every child through a collaborative and child-centred approach.

As part of our dedicated team, you will work closely with colleagues, support staff, parents and external professionals to ensure high-quality provision for pupils with additional needs. You will contribute to the wider life of the school, collaborate on curriculum development, and promote high standards of behaviour and achievement within an inclusive learning environment. A strong commitment to inclusion, safeguarding, and ensuring the wellbeing, safety and progress of every child is essential, alongside excellent communication skills, high expectations, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

The successful candidate will hold QTS and have recent experience teaching in a primary setting, including supporting pupils with SEND. In return, we offer a welcoming and inclusive environment, a strong culture of collaboration, ongoing support for career progression, and the opportunity to be part of the wider Eastern Education Group.

What the school offers its staff

• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities

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

SENDAT Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment checks will be required for all of our staff at SENDAT.

Applying for the job

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Stone Lodge Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• Size: 175 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Stone Lodge Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stone-lodge-academy

Arranging a visit to Stone Lodge Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk.

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