Job description
SEND Classroom Teacher (Maternity Leave September 2025 – February half-term 2026)
This role is maternity leave cover with a fixed term contract between September 2025 to February half-term 2026.
We will be hosting a tour of the School for individuals who are interested in applying for our Teacher role at 4pm on:
- Wednesday 2nd April
Please email recruitment@abbeyschool.com if you wish to attend. Alternatively, you can call our main school number on 01244 960 000 to express your interest in attending.
Due to the continued growth and success for Abbey School, we are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic teachers to join our team. From Early Years Foundation Stage to Key Stage 3, we have opportunities for educators eager to support the next generation.
It is essential that you have experience of delivering a Primary curriculum. Please see the Recruitment Pack for full job description and person specification.
Salary: Main Pay Scale + 1 SEN Point
Opportunities available: EYFS all the way through to KS3
Start dates available: September 2025
Duties will include, but not limited to:
- Planning, preparing and delivering learning activities to enable children and young people to enjoy learning, make progress and experience a sense of wellbeing.
- Creating a positive learning environment, reflective of the school’s culture and ethos as set out in its curriculum purpose statement.
- Leading a class team to provide outstanding teaching and learning for all children and young people.
- Assessing, recording and reporting progress for children and young people within the class.
- Preparing for and contributing to Person Centred Reviews.
- Working in partnership with parents, colleagues and other professionals to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
You will be joining a friendly, enthusiastic and well qualified staff team and will find this post challenging, stimulating and rewarding. An excellent comprehensive in-service training and an induction programme will be provided by the school.
We are seeking Teachers who are:
- Committed to supporting students with special educational needs.
- Skilled at motivating and inspiring learners across a range of abilities.
- Dedicated to supporting the unique needs of every pupil, ensuring individualised support.
- Effective communicators with outstanding interpersonal abilities.
- A collaborative team member who can also excel independently.
For further information please download the recruitment pack which contains a detailed job description and person specification.
How to apply?
If you feel as though you have the right qualities to join our exciting, innovative and exceptional school as a SEND Teacher then please complete the school application form, available to download below. Completed application forms should be sent to recruitment@abbeyschool.com with a covering letter addressed to the Deputy Principal, Ms Kelly Hollaway. Alternatively, application forms with covering letters can be sent by post to Abbey School, 11 Abbey Square, Chester, CH1 2HU. Please be advised that we only accept fully completed application forms.
We will be reviewing submitted applications as soon as they are received. We strongly encourage applications to be sent at your earliest convenience.
Additional notes
The School will complete an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If any incidents or issues have happened that are publicly available online, the school may wish to explore this at interview.
Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Child safer recruitment procedures operate and the post is subject to references and an Enhanced DBS disclosure with barred list checks.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marriage/civil partnerships, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.
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