Class Teachers – Special Needs

Class Teachers - Special Needs – Prestley Wood Academy
Salary dependent upon qualifications and experience (plus SEN allowance).
Permanent posts required September 2026

Our pupils with special needs and disabilities enjoy learning and would like outstanding teachers to support them to achieve success both within the school and in their community. The school has state of the art facilities and the support of experienced and friendly teaching assistants who work as a class team.

Experience of special needs is desirable. This post if suitable for teachers who would like to develop special school experience in their career.

• Class Teachers (QTS status or educated to degree level and interested in gaining qualified teacher status (QTS) within 2 years or enrolled on a degree program with the intention to gain QTS within 2 years of finishing said degree)

Closing Date: Midday on Thursday 20th November 2025
Interview Date: Tuesday 2nd December 2025

To apply for the post please visit Prestley Wood Academy - Recruitment

All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and checks, (including an enhanced children and adults DBS check, On-line search in line with KSCIE ’23, Barred List Check 99, Prohibition from Teaching (128 check) and health checks). The school has an Induction programme and genuine ongoing commitment of staff professional development.

Horizons Education Trust is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people and expect staff to share this commitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide