23 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2026

  • Closing date

    4 March 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    3 February 2026

Job details

Job role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 Annually (FTE) MPS or UPS + SEN Allowance

Teacher job summary

Longcause School is a dynamic and forward-thinking special school catering to primary and secondary pupils with complex communication and learning difficulties, including autism.

We are urgently seeking a passionate teacher with extensive experience in Special Educational Needs to join our team. You must have proven expertise in working with children with complex needs, autism, and attachment challenges, either in a school setting or other relevant environments.

While primary or secondary training is acceptable, candidates must recognise that most of our pupils’ are working within the year 1 and year 2 national curriculum. Applicants should be skilled in delivering English, maths (including phonics), and capable of teaching subjects across the curriculum. Experience in Read, Write, Inc is preferred but not essential and training will be provided.

What We Offer:

- A friendly, supportive and professional environment.

- Commitment to staff wellbeing and mental health.

- Lots of opportunities for staff development and training including: PACE/attachment trauma, Makaton, sensory integration, speech and language and occupational therapy.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post and references will be sought from the provided application form ahead of the interview process.

For more information or to apply, please visit our website at www.longcausespecialschool.com.

We encourage prospective candidates to visit the school - please call Molly Holt on 01752 336881 to arrange a visit.

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.

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About Longcause Community Special School

School type
Special school, ages 4 to 16
School size
111 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 16
Ofsted report
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School website
Longcause Community Special School website
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