Full Time SEN Class Teacher - 1 Year Fixed Term
Location
Walton-On-Thames, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeContract
Posted At5/1/2026
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About the role:
Full Time SEN Class Teacher, Walton leigh School, 1 Year Fixed Term
Salary: MPS1/UPS3 + Fringe + SEN1 allowance. ECTs welcome to apply
Contract: Full-time, 1 Year Fixed Term
Primary workplace: Walton Leigh School
Start Date: September 2026
Application Closing date: Monday 11th May 2026, 9am
Interview date: Wednesday 20th May 2026
This is an excellent opportunity to join a skilled, innovative, energetic and committed staff team, and to make a meaningful difference to the lives of our exceptional pupils and their families.
Walton Leigh School is an outstanding special school for pupils aged 11–19 with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties, many of whom have associated autistic spectrum disorder.
We currently have a vacancy at Walton Leigh School and welcome applications from Early Career Teachers (ECTs). The successful candidate will be supported within the classroom by a senior teaching assistant and a dedicated team of teaching assistants. In addition, they will benefit from the support of an experienced senior leadership team with a strong understanding of both the rewards and challenges of teaching in a special school setting.
The role involves close collaboration with parents, therapists, specialist teachers and other professionals to support pupils’ diverse needs and enable them to make progress. The successful applicant will also have responsibility for a curriculum area, as agreed on appointment (this responsibility does not apply to ECTs).
About The Company
About Us
About the Trust
London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts.
Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond. We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and
Full Time SEN Class Teacher, Walton leigh School, 1 Year Fixed Term
Salary: MPS1/UPS3 + Fringe + SEN1 allowance. ECTs welcome to apply
Contract: Full-time, 1 Year Fixed Term
Primary workplace: Walton Leigh School
Start Date: September 2026
Application Closing date: Monday 11th May 2026, 9am
Interview date: Wednesday 20th May 2026
This is an excellent opportunity to join a skilled, innovative, energetic and committed staff team, and to make a meaningful difference to the lives of our exceptional pupils and their families.
Walton Leigh School is an outstanding special school for pupils aged 11–19 with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties, many of whom have associated autistic spectrum disorder.
We currently have a vacancy at Walton Leigh School and welcome applications from Early Career Teachers (ECTs). The successful candidate will be supported within the classroom by a senior teaching assistant and a dedicated team of teaching assistants. In addition, they will benefit from the support of an experienced senior leadership team with a strong understanding of both the rewards and challenges of teaching in a special school setting.
The role involves close collaboration with parents, therapists, specialist teachers and other professionals to support pupils’ diverse needs and enable them to make progress. The successful applicant will also have responsibility for a curriculum area, as agreed on appointment (this responsibility does not apply to ECTs).
About The Company
About Us
About the Trust
London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts.
Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond. We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and
circumstances are properly understood and supported. This enables pupils to flourish and achieve their full potential, whatever their starting point.
We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures. We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practice across schools, supported by high-quality, cost-effective central services that allow leaders and teachers to focus on what matters most: improving outcomes for pupils.
London South East Academies Trust sits within the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also includes a multi-campus further and higher education college, London South East Colleges and a charitable foundation, Elevare Education Foundation. This unique structure provides meaningful progression pathways for pupils and families, as well as broad development and career opportunities for staff across the wider Group.
Our teams are united by a shared belief in the power of education to change lives. By continuing to grow our Trust and welcoming new expertise and perspectives, we aim to strengthen our schools further and extend the positive impact we have on our communities.
Equal Opportunities
London South East Academies Trust is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful working environment, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status or marital or partnership status.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we will offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you have accessibility needs or require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know.
Please note that if a suitable applicant is identified, we may close the advert before the published closing date.
If you have any specific queries about the role, please contact us at lseathr@lsec.ac.uk.
As the Trust supports children and vulnerable adults, all roles are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and, where relevant, a Children’s and/or Adult’s Barred List check. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if these checks are unsatisfactory. Self-disclosure is required as part of the recruitment process, and failure to make a full disclosure or to provide sight of a DBS certificate is likely to result in withdrawal of an offer. The Trust’s DBS policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.
We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures. We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practice across schools, supported by high-quality, cost-effective central services that allow leaders and teachers to focus on what matters most: improving outcomes for pupils.
London South East Academies Trust sits within the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also includes a multi-campus further and higher education college, London South East Colleges and a charitable foundation, Elevare Education Foundation. This unique structure provides meaningful progression pathways for pupils and families, as well as broad development and career opportunities for staff across the wider Group.
Our teams are united by a shared belief in the power of education to change lives. By continuing to grow our Trust and welcoming new expertise and perspectives, we aim to strengthen our schools further and extend the positive impact we have on our communities.
Equal Opportunities
London South East Academies Trust is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful working environment, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status or marital or partnership status.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we will offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you have accessibility needs or require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know.
Please note that if a suitable applicant is identified, we may close the advert before the published closing date.
If you have any specific queries about the role, please contact us at lseathr@lsec.ac.uk.
As the Trust supports children and vulnerable adults, all roles are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and, where relevant, a Children’s and/or Adult’s Barred List check. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if these checks are unsatisfactory. Self-disclosure is required as part of the recruitment process, and failure to make a full disclosure or to provide sight of a DBS certificate is likely to result in withdrawal of an offer. The Trust’s DBS policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.
All appointments are also subject to verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with Home Office requirements. Original documentation will be required prior to commencement of employment.