Teacher

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Croydon
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Not specified
SALARY
£50,474 / year
CATEGORY
Education
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

Classroom Management Differentiated Instruction Special Education Curriculum Planning Assessment Communication Teamwork Pastoral Care

FULL DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Class Teacher to join our welcoming school community. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of children with additional needs, delivering tailored lessons that support and inspire every child to achieve their full potential.

Job details

Job role Teacher

Visa sponsorship Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern Full time: 32.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

Contract type Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary Outer London, Teacher Main Scale, M1 – M6 37,870 - £50,474.

Additional allowances + SEN 1 Allowance £2,787.00 (Upper Pay Scale available)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Class Teacher to join our welcoming school community. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of children with additional needs, delivering tailored lessons that support and inspire every child to achieve their full potential.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Have clear intentions for children’s learning and to use knowledge of school policy and National Curriculum requirements to plan differentiated work to meet the needs of individuals and groups promoting progression, continuity and quality of learning.
  • Support positive behaviour taking into account the personal, social and emotional needs of pupils.
  • Work as a member of a team, planning co-operatively, sharing information, ideas and expertise.
  • Monitor and assess pupils’ work and use assessment data effectively to inform planning and identify individual needs. Use these assessments to set appropriate targets.
  • Work as a member of a team, planning co-operatively, sharing information, ideas and expertise.

Key Requirements:

  • Qualified Teacher Status (or QTS anticipated)
  • Recent successful experience of working with and/or teaching pupils with special educational needs within a school setting.
  • Commitment to the provision of high quality education and pastoral care for all pupils.
  • Proven ability to demonstrate excellent classroom practice.
  • Commitment to family partnership in education and developing links between school, home & the community

What the school offers its staff

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills

Rewards & Benefits:

  • • Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
  • • Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
  • • Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
  • • Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
  • • Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
  • • Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

  • childcare disqualification
  • Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
  • medical
  • online and social media
  • prohibition from teaching
  • right to work
  • satisfactory references
  • suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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