Curriculum Lead - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Learning Opportunities, Deal

• Ref:KCC886-6063-28T
• Posted:19/01/2026
• Pay:£35,000 pa
• Start Date:TBC
• App Close Date:23/01/2026 at 17:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Job Title: Curriculum Lead (SEN Specialist School) £35,000.00

Supportive, flexible, inclusive, nurturing, progressive and collaborate - is this you?

Learning Opportunities is a small independent special school catering for students with wide ranging needs. We follow a full range of curriculum subjects alongside numerous opportunities for learning outside the classroom, including forest school.

We are seeking to appoint a talented Curriculum Lead who is passionate about securing the best outcomes for even the most challenging students. The curriculum Lead will support senior leadership to design, lead, and quality-assure an inclusive, engaging, and accessible curriculum for learners aged 11–18 with a range of special educational needs, ensuring that teaching, learning, and assessment across the school meet pupils’ individual needs, promote independence, and support meaningful progress in preparation for adult life. The Curriculum Lead will work clolsey with the Head of School - Quality of Education, to promote and improve engagement in learning and enable pupils to make sustained progress.

The successful applicant will be able to lead and develop an inclusive, flexible curriculum that meets the needs of pupils with SEND, drawing on relevant leadership and teaching experience within a SEN or alternatie provision setting. You will have experience of adapting learning to support individual progress, working collaboratively with staff and external professionals, and ensuring curriculm provision is engaging, supportive, and purposeful. This role requires a clear understanding of how to balance academic learning with social, emotional, and developmental needs, enabling all pupils to achieve thier potential. 

If you have endless energy and are seeking a new challenge where no two days are the same, please look at our website or contact the school for further information or to arrange a visit.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please contact Sarah Appleby to arrange an informal visit or for more information.

To discuss the role in more detail, or to arrange a visit, please contact Sarah Appleby at saraha@learningopps.org   or call 07395 704251 / 01304 381906 .

Learning Opportunities is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to vetting checks including an Enhanced DBS check and references.

Information about the school

Learning Opportunities is a small independent specialist school for students with a wide range of additional needs, including social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH), autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and moderate learning difficulties. We are registered to provide education for 36 students with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP), aged 10 to 16 years of age (Key Stages 2,3,4). All students have, for a variety of reasons, found it difficult to achieve their full potential in other settings.

Our dedicated staff team, who have a range of expertise, are passionate about providing the best possible opportunities and outcomes for all of our students.

Many of our visitors comment on the positive ethos of the school – calm, focused and happy, where appropriate and positive relationships between staff and students are clearly evident.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sarah Appleby
• Address:Ringwould Road, Ringwould, Deal, Kent, CT14 8DW
• Telephone: 07395 704251
• Email: saraha@learningopps.org

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