Primary Teacher Complex ASD & Additional Needs - Full-Time - Special Needs Position - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Bradfields Academy, Chatham

• Ref:MED887-7042-26T
• Posted:21/01/2026
• Pay:MPS 1-6 (£32,916 - £45,352) + SEN 2 £5,497
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:03/02/2026 at 16:00
• Interviews:9th February 2026

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Class Teacher - Complex ASD Primary

Contract:              Permanent Full Time

Salary:                 MPS 1-6 (£32,916 - £45,352) + SEN 2 £5,497

Location:              Bradfields Specialist SEN Academy Medway Towns, Kent

Start Date:            ASAP or April 2026

Fortis Trust is seeking to appoint a talented, creative and innovative thinker to join the Primary Community at Bradfields Academy who will be instrumental in further developing this provision.

The Primary community consist of students with ASD/ASC diagnoses and ranges from EYFS classes through to Year 6 classes.

Candidates should have a clear understanding of effective teaching, raising and sustaining achievement and the care and support of complex young individuals with a range of SEND. They should have a vision and drive to deliver meaningful and personalised curricula, which provide stretch and challenge, enabling all students to achieve.

Interested applicants should be good communicators; able to engage effectively with young children and their parents/carers on a daily basis. Ideally, they will have experience of working with non-verbal students and be familiar with alternative forms of communication, sensory processing issues, and a clear understanding of behaviour as a learning need.

The academy is looking for a quality teacher willing to join our excellent and happy team of staff to further Bradfields as a well-known and respected Special Academy. We would welcome interest from both ECTs and experienced teachers. The successful candidate will be provided with individualised professional support and induction, including accessing further professional qualifications as required.

Please visit our website:  www.bradfieldsacademy.co.uk   

Staff at Bradfields have access to the Fortis Trust package of benefits, which includes a wide range of professional development opportunities and well-being support. Staff can also join the cycle to work scheme and have full access to our Employee Assistance Programme and all its benefits. As a Mindful Employer organisation, we also encourage staff to take part in regular ‘wellbeing days’ during the year.

The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record check via the DBS system (for Children & Vulnerable Adults).

We are an equal opportunities employer.

Interested candidates are welcome to arrange a visit by contacting Louise Tombs by email louise.tombs@fortistrust.co.uk.

Interested candidates should complete an application form located on the academy website, www.bradfieldsacademy.co.uk

Closing Date:   Tuesday 3^rd February at 16:00

Bradfields Academy reserves the right to close the application window early should suitably strong candidates present themselves before the closing date.

Information about the school

Bradfields Academy and Forward2Employment are members of Fortis Trust.

The Trust is a purely educational trust intent on improving opportunities for young people at all levels.

Bradfields Academy provides Special Education for students with Learning Difficulties and associated conditions. It is an Outstanding (OFSTED 2022) provision catering for students from 4-19. Students at Bradfields regularly achieve far in excess of expectation.

Forward2Employment offers young people with an EHCP a pathway to employment through Supported Internships. Application for acceptance to this Specialist Post 16 Institution is available to all students with an EHCP regardless of their current provider.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Louise Tombs
• Address:Bradfields Academy, Churchill Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LB
• Telephone: +441634683990
• Email: louise.tombs@fortistrust.co.uk

Documents

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• Person Specification
• Job Description