Job Description

Addington Special School

Farley Hill



Expiring soon

Salary:

16,961 - 17,229 per annum plus 1,020 SEN Allowance

Job type:

Full Time, Part Time, Permanent

Start date:

September 2025

Apply by:

6 July 2025

Job overview

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30 hours per week, term time only plus 2 INSET days

Monday - 8.50 - 4.15, Tuesday to Friday 8.50 - 3.25

16,961 - 17,229 per annum plus 1,020 SEN Allowance per annum

We can offer:

The opportunity to work in a special school judged 'outstanding' with a highly experienced Senior Leadership Team An environment committed to staff development and growing leadership A school with a coaching and collaborative culture Membership of an inclusive learning community with SEND expertise A school where creativity and innovation is encouraged Local Government Pension Scheme, Free Car Parking, Staff Wellbeing Group, Flu Vaccinations, Access to Private Medical Scheme

Addington School offers an environment committed to staff development and a route into teaching for candidates looking for a stepping stone onto the SEND teacher ladder.

Providing support to the Class Teacher, the role will involve assisting with the general management of pupils, preparing the classroom and setting out resources, supporting with pupils' individual needs providing a bespoke environment for the children to learn.


You will work with a dedicated team to support pupils to feel safe and settled and help them to grow in confidence by learning through play.


The Early Years centre caters for pupils from three to eight years of age and offers different spaces adapted specifically to cater for their needs. The centre has sensory areas, breakout rooms and accessible indoor and outdoor classrooms to help the children regulate by accessing an exceptional play based and sensory curriculum.


Please contact

Amanda Cherry, HR Manager

on

0118 966 9073

if you wish to discuss further.

To apply, please submit an application form before the closing date. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs.

Closing date: 6th July 2025

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.


Addington School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening and safer recruitment checks appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must have a right to work in the UK

About

Addington Special School

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Addington Special School

Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading
Berkshire
RG5 3EU
United Kingdom

+44 118 966 9073

Addington School is an Outstanding Special School for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. All our pupils' primary need is a learning difficulty that is either moderate, severe or profound, with up to 50 percent also having Autism.


All our pupils have an Education and Health Care Plan and we are currently accommodating up to 308 pupils, aged between 3 and 19 years across 2 sites.


Based in Woodley and Farley Hill and currently a Wokingham maintained school, we are very fortunate to have 2 purpose built environments which make our schools fantastic places for learning and wider curriculum enrichment. At Farley Hill, we have a new 40 place Nursery to Year 1 Early Years Centre that admitted 16 new pupils in September 23. We will admit a further 16 in September 24, and a further 8 in September 25 to complete the 40 place provision.


We tailor a personalised Educational Programme for every pupil to ensure that they reach their full potential as well as providing a bespoke sequential curriculum steeped in SEND pedagogy. The school has a long history of being outstanding and in March 2023 secured Outstanding again under the new Ofsted Framework.


We have particular strengths in our Creative Arts with Music a particular focus for all our students and have considerable expertise in teaching strategies for pupils with learning difficulties as well as Autism and Down Syndrome.


We believe in a positive ethos based on a culture of mutual respect and openness, where we are all learning together to be 'a community committed to excellence and the development of the potential of all'.


We pride ourselves in our commitment to induction, professional development and on-going support to all our staff.


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Our Aims

To know that what we do is making a difference to the lives of our young people. To continue to promote an inclusive approach to educational life. To expand our Parent and Community Partnership. To provide a learning environment based on mutual respect and self-advocacy. To create a challenging forward thinking culture. Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow

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