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Lead Teacher - Nurture - Full-time

Serenity School, Maidstone

  • Ref:KCC886-6179-7T
  • Posted:29/04/2026
  • Pay:£28,840 - £39,974 per annum
  • Start Date:01/09/2026
  • App Close Date:11/05/2026 at 10:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a Lead Teacher of Nurture to join our successful and growing SEND school in Maidstone. Our most recent Ofsted inspection (February 2026) highlights that “pupils flourish because the school promotes positive behaviour, emotional safety and personal development very well.”
 
This role is central to sustaining and developing our nurturing provision, ensuring that pupils with the most complex needs are supported to thrive.
 
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of global developmental delay, SLCN and ASD, alongside experience of delivering a sensory-based curriculum. They will be a skilled practitioner and confident leader, able to support and develop others while maintaining high-quality classroom practice.
 
This role is split between teaching and leadership, with approximately half of the week spent in class and the remainder leading the nurture pathway.
 
A strong communicator, the successful candidate will have an understanding of total communication approaches, including PECS, Makaton and the use of visuals, alongside knowledge of the graduated approach. They will play a key role in ensuring consistency, supporting staff and promoting approaches that enable every pupil to feel safe, understood and ready to learn.
 

What We Offer

CPD & Professional Development

  • Access to high‑quality professional development

Supportive & Collaborative Team

  • A culture of trust, teamwork, and shared responsibility

Wellbeing & Employment Benefits

  • Staff wellbeing and mental health support
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Leadership & Innovation

  • Opportunities to lead whole‑school initiatives and innovate practice

Purpose‑Driven Role

  • Make a meaningful difference to pupils’ lives every day
  • Be part of a school that values inclusion, staff development, and growth

 

Information about the school

Serenity School is a unique provision following a therapeutic humanistic approach to education and childhood development. Our goal is to ensure that vulnerable children stay within an educational setting or return from home education as quickly as possible and take advantage of our 3 Tier Curriculum offer. We have an exciting, yet challenging curriculum set out for pupils ranging from PMLD in the Nurture Centre to pupils in Semi Formal with ASD and other learning difficulties such as GD, SLCD to Formal the pathway with pupils who have an EHCP for ASD/ADHD/SLCD etc. Serenity is built upon the vision and excellence of highly skilled professionals with over 20 years of experience in education and in clinical environments. Through experiences gained we recognise that the well-being and academic achievement of the majority of young people is significantly accelerated by addressing the root causes of behavioural, emotional, social difficulties, and without this some young people simply cannot access education.

Our staff members, including, but not limited to, special education teachers, instructional aides, speech language therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, and administration.

To find out more about Serenity School, please visit our website at www.serenityschool.org.uk

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Maxcine Currie
  • Address:Springfield House, Sandling Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2LP
  • Telephone: 02035042281
  • Email: mcurrie@serenityschool.org.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.