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Posting date: 24 May 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 19 June 2025
Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2NS
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 9da5a03b-6575-41a1-a02d-4b37595ff6ef

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you passionate about teaching children with special educational needs and disabilities? Do you want to be part of a successful team making a real difference to children? Our dedicated staff provide positive and creative learning opportunities in an environment which promotes curiosity, enjoyment and a thirst for challenge. Children at Porters thrive due to our commitment to excellence and care.

Our children deserve the best, so if you are an excellent teacher with high expectations for every learner, who can inspire, motivate and make learning fun then our children need you.

What the school offers its staff

As part of Portico Academy Trust, Porters Grange Primary School can offer you:

• A friendly and supportive atmosphere where everyone is valued and everyone matters
• A nurturing environment with wonderful children who want to learn
• High quality professional development
• Opportunities for cross phase work
• Support and collaboration across our Trust
• A well-resourced school

We recognise continuous service from previous teaching employment.

Further details about the role

Please don’t take our word for it. Come and arrange a visit to see for yourself. We would love to show you our children at work.

For further details or an application pack, please contact Rebecca Sanderson, Director of HR, Portico Academy Trust, Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9 2JB

Telephone: 01702 987890 ext 310

Email:recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk

Please include a cover letter with your application form, commenting on how you feel you meet the person specification criteria and providing an insight into your relevant experience.

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.

Closing date: 19th June 2025 midday

Interviews: W/C 23 June 2025

Application Documents

Teacher Application Form

SEND Teacher Job Description

SEND Teacher Person Specification

Application Email

Email:recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk

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.

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