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Class Teacher for Pupils with Moderate to Severe SEND - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy, Swanley

  • Ref:KCC207-7164-171T
  • Posted:07/04/2026
  • Pay:£34,398 to £52,496 +SEN Allowance £5497
  • Start Date:September 2026
  • App Close Date:05/05/2026 at 09:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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Parkwood Hall is a specialist day school for pupils aged 8-19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties, and other diverse and complex needs.  The pupils here are an inspiration to us all.

Parkwood Hall aims to provide an inclusive learning environment which challenges pupils to achieve success and to thrive. Our co-operative values are important to us, especially honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.  They underpin the way we do things here at Parkwood Hall.  We are committed to providing a learning environment and curriculum that enables all our pupils to achieve the best they can be and help prepare them for adult life so they can live as independent a life as possible.  We have a highly skilled team of professionals including teachers and teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, psychotherapists, Positive Support Behaviour practitioners and school nurses.

Role Summary:

Plan, implement, assess and review learning opportunities for a class group, ensuring pupils make good progress.  The Teacher will deliver a high-quality curriculum that is bespoke to Parkwood Hall.

The teacher will:

  • Fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document

Meet the expectations set out in the Teachers’ Standards

Key Tasks and Activities:

  • Provide Teaching and Learning at a high standard. 
  • Lead and manage all support staff within the class group so that staff feel well supported, trained, and perform their roles at the highest level.
  • Monitor and improve the quality of teaching and learning within the class group leading to improved rates of pupil progress.
  • Provide an outstanding personal and professional role model for all staff in line with the Teachers Standards.
  • Ensure all staff within the class group implement all school policies and procedures leading to effective safeguarding of pupils in all aspects of school life.
  • To take part in self-evaluation and performance management processes that will provide the evidence to support these accountabilities as well as the data the school will require for school self-evaluation purposes.
  • Be a reflective practitioner and take account of the school’s strategic vision to develop own self.
  • Have the ability to analyse pupil progress data in a variety of formats.
  • Ensuring that the environment is safe and secure, meeting the needs of the curriculum, staff, pupils, visitors and Health & Safety regulations.
  • Ensuring effective communications within the whole school community.
  • Be an active member of a range of school-based activities.
  • To ensure that deadlines are met consistently.
  • To ensure that you are continuously open to growth within academy. 

 If you would like a show round to see the school in working progress please email

info@paekwoodhall.co.uk 

 

 

Information about the school

We are a specialist day school for children and young people aged 8-19 who have moderate to severe learning difficulties and autism. Many of our pupils have additional needs including ADHD, Downs Syndrome and language difficulties. All our pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans so all our referrals come via different local authorities across London and the South East, including Kent. We are extremely fortunate in having an amazing site where the children can access our seventy-eight acres of green and woodlands. We have a Forest School on site as well as purpose-built playground areas and sports areas. Our music and performing arts form an important part of our offer: we have a steel band as well as a Makaton Choir. Our Cooperative Values are important to us especially honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. They underpin the way we do things at Parkwood Hall. We are committed to providing a learning environment and learning pathway that enables all our pupils to achieve the best they can and help prepare them for adult life so they can live as independent a life as possible. We have created our own bespoke curriculum which is differentiated to each pupil’s individual learning needs. We aim to make our curriculum engaging, relevant and exciting. The school is zoned in areas to accommodate Learning Pathway One which provides a pre-formal curriculum and Learning Pathway Two which provides a formal curriculum environment. The school also has a sixth form zone for post 16 students where the curriculum is about preparing for adult life with pupils focusing on core skills and independent living skills as well as work related learning. We have a highly skilled team of professionals including teachers, teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and school nurse. Our team work together positively to enable the absolute best outcomes for our pupils, who always remain at the heart of all we do.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Zoe moore
  • Address:Parkwood Hall, Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DR
  • Telephone: 01322 664441
  • Email: contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.