Teacher - Full-time

Abbey Court , Rochester

• Ref:KCC887-7053-147T
• Posted:07/04/2026
• Pay:MPS/UPS+SEN (1-2 points, depending on experience)
• Start Date:1st September 2026
• App Close Date:01/05/2026 at 23:45
• Interviews:Wednesday 6th May

Advert

Due to the additional need for a new class, we have an exciting opportunity for:-

A full-time Teacher for pupils with severe and profound learning difficulties, to commence in September 2026.

MPS/UPS + SEN (1-2 points, depending on experience)

Abbey Court caters for pupils aged 3-19 with Severe Learning Difficulties, and is currently located on 2 Strood sites: Nursery, Primary and Secondary (Cliffe Road) and Further Education (Rede Court Road). Facilities include an on-site school farm.

** judged ‘Outstanding’ in the last 4 Ofsted inspections

** IT and curriculum resources of enviable proportions

** Comprehensive induction and training provided

** would suit ECTs or those wishing to gain further experience of SEN.

Telephone enquiries and informal visits to the school are welcome.

Due to the conditions and complex needs of the pupils at Abbey Court School, continuity and consistency of support are paramount and therefore candidates for all positions will need to commit to the full working hours of the post.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and protecting the children at Abbey Court School. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are banned from engaging in regulated activity with children. Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practices across the school. On joining, you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and safeguard our children and young people.

Closing Date: Friday 1st May 2026

Interview: Wednesday 6th May 2026

View our school website at https://www.abbeycourt.medway.sch.uk/

Please apply online at jobsgopublic website, ring 01634 338220 or e-mail office@abbeycourt.medway.sch.uk to request an application form.

CVs will only be accepted if sent together with a fully completed application form.

Information about the school

Abbey Court Foundation Special School is maintained by Medway Local Authority for pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties(SLD) or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties(PMLD) as their main presenting need. Additional educational needs may include visual/hearing impediment, sensory impairment, autism and or physical disability. We cater for pupils aged 3-19 years. All pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

Abbey Court School provides a stimulating, challenging and safe learning environment where pupils' and staff efforts, work and achievement are celebrated.

Our aims and values: To know each individual child/pupil as thoroughly as we can, including any circumstances which might affect their well-being, behaviour and performance at any moment in time. To maintain high but realistic expectations for each pupil. To enable the development of independence of each pupil. To ensure we always see, first and foremost, the child, not the disability and to ensure that education (and not care) remains paramount. To ensure that pupils feel safe, secure and comfortable to enable them to focus on learning. To give great emphasis to the celebration and communication of pupil achievements, thus enabling a positive impact on parents, the local community and the pupils themselves. To have and realise a bespoke vision for each and every pupil and each and every member of staff. Do everything we can to ensure that people in the local community see our school and pupils in a positive and informed light. To enable our pupils to develop into good citizens and to participate actively in their local communities. To offer opportunities and experiences for pupils to learn in a multitude of different ways and through a rich, varied and individualised curriculum. To give pupils an equal voice in and ownership of their education so that they are able to express opinions, choices and preferences. To use individuals' interests, skills and experiences to enhance the education of pupils and staff. To ensure that leadership is in the hands of as many staff as possible. To learn and share information, to the benefit of our pupils through mutually supportive relationships with parents, visiting specialists and outside agencies. Through a variety of self-evaluation methodologies, seek to know our school better to inform focused school improvement, and so that others can know us better. To function and be recognised as an authentically exemplary school in its field.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Office Manager/HR Assistant
• Address:Cliffe Road, Strood, Rochester , Kent, ME2 3DL
• Telephone: 01634 338220
• Email: recruitment@abbeycourt.medway.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Teacher Advert - for September 2026
• Teacher Recruitment Pack April 2026