SEND Teacher - Special Resource Provision - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Copperfield Academy, Gravesend

• Ref:KCC886-2024-294T
• Posted:05/06/2026
• Pay:Teachers' Main Pay Scale M1 - M6
• Start Date:1st September 2026
• App Close Date:18/06/2026 at 12:00
• Interviews:Week commencing 28th June 2026

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If you are an enthusiastic, positive and passionate practitioner wishing to engage with and further develop the school's SEND provision, Copperfield Academy is the school for you. We wish to appoint a Special Education Needs Teacher to start on 1st September 2026.. The SEND Teacher role is vital to our school, you will be supporting in identifying pupils with SEND, take a lead role in the development of teaching and learning and small step curriculum development in our SEND unit and you will develop assessment processes in conjunction with the SENDCo, provide support and guidance to colleagues across the school ensuring that our SEND provision is promoting good outcomes for all our pupils with SEN or a disability. 

 
The successful candidate will have: 

• Have a secure knowledge and understanding of the Primary curriculum and SEND provision in the school.  

• Have a sound knowledge of how to use IT effectively throughout their professional role.   

• Understand the responsibilities under the SEND Code of Practice and know how to seek advice from specialists.   

• Have a secure knowledge of a range of learning and physical needs and difficulties, such as, ADHD, ODD, ADD, SEMH, ASD, Downs syndrome, HI, VI.  

For further information about the role come and visit our school!  To book your visit or for an informal discussion, please contact the school office.  School visits are encouraged but are by appointment only.

Why Work with REAch2 Academy Trust? 

Join REAch2 Academy Trust, one of the UK's largest primary academy trusts, with a mission to unlock the potential of every child, regardless of their background. Here’s why joining our team can be an exciting and fulfilling career choice: 

• Excellence & Development: We prioritise high standards and offer extensive professional development and career growth opportunities. 

• Supportive & Collaborative: Be part of a strong, collaborative community of over 60 schools where every voice is valued, and best practices are shared. 

• Well-being Focus: We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer robust well-being support for all staff. 

• Diversity & Inclusion: We celebrate diversity and believe that varied perspectives strengthen our schools. 

• Innovation & Impact: Bring creativity to the classroom and make a real difference in children’s lives. 

• Making a difference: Working with REAch2 means contributing to something bigger than yourself. You’ll be helping to shape the lives of young learners, making a meaningful impact on communities and future generations. 

Join us to grow your career, collaborate with passionate educators, and make a lasting impact on future generations. 

Information about the school

Copperfield is an old and long-established Northfleet School, having opened as Dover Road School in 1904.

Increasing success in recent years has meant we are fast becoming a very popular school with local families, and we currently have the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren here of former pupils. We are known for extending a warm welcome to families that are new to Gravesend and to many families new to the UK.

As part of the nationwide REAch2 Academy Trust, leaders and staff at Copperfield are committed to working hard to ensure it is a happy school where pupils of all ages thoroughly enjoy their learning and being at school. We consider ourselves to be a supportive extended family of, and for, all our families that is able to meet the needs of the most-able and the most-challenged.

It is now formally recognised that Copperfield Academy is a good school, and a vibrant school. Classrooms are calm and purposeful places, where pupils learn in a safe atmosphere. Leaders are determined that every pupil’s experience, regardless of their individual needs, is a positive and successful one. As a result, pupils flourish and thrive.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs S Ismajli
• Address:Dover Road East, Northfleet , Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0RB
• Telephone: (01474) 352488
• Email: office@copperfield.kent.sch.uk

Fax: (01474 352413)

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Application Essentials
• SEND Teacher SRP JD & PS