10 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    25 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    13 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Special Needs

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£33,075.00 - £45,037.00 Annually (Actual) Plus SEN

Teacher job summary

SEND Teacher – SEND School

Full-time maternity leave cover (one academic year)

MPS + SEN1 Allowance

September 2025 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 profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD).

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

Experience with PMLD pupils is 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 PMLD, 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.

The closing date for this vacancy is Wednesday 25th March at Midday

Interview date Tuesday 1st April 2025

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.

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

Our school sits within the Epping Forest School Partnership Trust. Oak View School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Certificate is required for this post prior to commencement.

We’re looking for enthusiastic individuals who:

  • Have, or are about to achieve, Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

  • Are committed to giving children the very best opportunities to learn and thrive.

  • Are reflective, motivated, and eager to develop their skills.

  • Are excited about creating engaging lessons and building positive relationships with pupils, staff, and families.

Experienced teachers

  • Friendly experienced team

  • Excellent CPD and the opportunity to draw on the knowledge and expertiese of staff across 16 schools.

  • Access to the Teachers Pension Scheme

  • A wellbeing package including an annual term time wellbeing day and Employee Assistance Programme

  • Cycle to work scheme


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.

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 are not accepted.

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About Oak View School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 19
School size
134 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 19
Ofsted report
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School location

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