Primary Teacher Complex ASD & Additional Needs
Bradfields Academy
Medway
- £32,916 - £45,352 per year
- New
- Salary:
- MPS 1-6 (£32,916 – £45,352) + SEN 2 £5,497
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 20 April 2026
- Apply by:
- 3 February 2026
Job overview
Class Teacher - Complex ASD Primary
Contract: Permanent Full Time
Salary: MPS 1-6 (£32,916 - £45,352) + SEN 2 £5,497
Location: Bradfields Specialist SEN Academy Medway Towns, Kent
Start Date: ASAP or April 2026
Fortis Trust is seeking to appoint a talented, creative and innovative thinker to join the Primary Community at Bradfields Academy who will be instrumental in further developing this provision.
The Primary community consist of students with ASD/ASC diagnoses and ranges from EYFS classes through to Year 6 classes.
Candidates should have a clear understanding of effective teaching, raising and sustaining achievement and the care and support of complex young individuals with a range of SEND. They should have a vision and drive to deliver meaningful and personalised curricula, which provide stretch and challenge, enabling all students to achieve.
Interested applicants should be good communicators; able to engage effectively with young children and their parents/carers on a daily basis. Ideally, they will have experience of working with non-verbal students and be familiar with alternative forms of communication, sensory processing issues, and a clear understanding of behaviour as a learning need.
The academy is looking for a quality teacher willing to join our excellent and happy team of staff to further Bradfields as a well-known and respected Special Academy. We would welcome interest from both ECTs and experienced teachers. The successful candidate will be provided with individualised professional support and induction, including accessing further professional qualifications as required.
Please visit our website: Home - Bradfields Academy
Staff at Bradfields have access to the Fortis Trust package of benefits, which includes a wide range of professional development opportunities and well-being support. Staff can also join the cycle to work scheme and have full access to our Employee Assistance Programme and all its benefits. As a Mindful Employer organisation, we also encourage staff to take part in regular ‘wellbeing days’ during the year.
The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record check via the DBS system (for Children & Vulnerable Adults).
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Interested candidates are welcome to arrange a visit by contacting Louise Tombs by email: louise.tombs@fortistrust.co.uk
Interested candidates should complete an application form located on the academy website:
Closing Date: Tuesday 3rd February at 16:00
Bradfields Academy reserves the right to close the application window early should suitably strong candidates present themselves before the closing date.
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About Bradfields Academy
Bradfields Academy is an innovative and forward-looking specialist SEND provision which provides education for students who experience a co-morbidity of complex learning disabilities and difficulties [CLDD] including speech, language, emotional, sensory, physical and autistic spectrum disabilities. It aims to be a leading centre of excellence in the Special Education Sector where students can thrive and fully develop their cognitive, social and emotional skills in order to take a full, active and responsible role in their local community and beyond as Global Citizens and Ambassadors for students with disabilities.
Our educational programme, which is cited as being excellent, has resulted in year-on-year improvements in exam passes and rates of progress that warranted OFSTED outstanding judgements for achievement [2022 and 2017]. Our pastoral programme is extensive and impacts student well-being, resilience and self-esteem.
Mission, Values and Aims
Bradfields Academy aims to be a leading centre of excellence in the Special Education Sector where students can thrive and fully develop their cognitive, social and emotional skills in order to take a full, active and responsible role in their local community and beyond as Global Citizens and Ambassadors for students with disabilities.
Our Mission
Striving for excellence where all within our community flourish
Our Ethos and Values
- Aspiration and Success
- Collaboration and Inclusivity
- Respect and Resilience
Our Aims
- Develop the confidence to be curious, imaginative and take calculated risks.
- Develop recreational and work‑related skills that extend beyond the academy.
- Develop a sustainable sense of personal pride and self‑worth.
- Guide and prepare students for each new phase of their life.
Wellbeing Vision Statement
At Bradfields Academy, for all individuals to thrive, learn and achieve, they must feel happy, safe and supported. We strive to achieve a culture that: promotes a healthy lifestyle; cares for each other; celebrates successes and provides the ability to work through difficulties, and extend this into our wider communities. Within our academy, we develop character strengths and promote the resilience needed to make the most of the life that lies ahead.
Exam Results
Our examination results continue to show that irrespective of need and diagnosis, all students, when provided with appropriate support and challenge can achieve accreditation. Furthermore, we are evidencing increasing numbers of students achieving qualifications, in certain subjects, that are in line with those achieved by their peers in mainstream settings.
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