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Teacher
Job Reference Ref/23946/7275
About the role
Samuel Pepys is a Cambridgeshire area special school for 140 wonderful pupils (increasing to 165) aged 3 to 19 years living in St. Neots and the surrounding area. All pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan to meet their individual needs. Our pupils inspire and teach us a lot and we are committed to ensuring everyone achieves their full potential through fun, purposeful and engaging learning opportunities. We are proud to work in partnership with families and other professionals, with the dedicated support of Governors.
This vacancy arises as our school is growing in size, with new purpose built learning spaces and resources to meet the needs of our school community. Teaching staff are well supported, have a varied and effective professional learning offer and work in partnership with on-site therapists to support planning and delivery of teaching and learning. If you are a teacher with relevant experience of teaching pupils with special educational needs or with a commitment to developing your skills and experience within a specialist environment, we would like to hear from you.
What will you be doing?
What to expect:-
• Be part of a friendly and outward looking school with wonderful pupils, supportive families and a strong, positive staff team ethos;
• Varied and relevant opportunities for continued professional learning and development;
• Take part in dynamic and collaborative planning opportunities with like-minded colleagues;
• Engage in innovative multi-disciplinary working, with on-site therapists and regular multi-[1]disciplinary meetings;
• Plan and deliver high quality learning opportunities with a well designed curriculum, many
learning resources and facilities within the wider community;
• Use technology to support teaching, learning and assessment;
• Promote communication and interaction in a range of settings including the Literacy Lounge, Forest School, MiLE Sensory Room, Balance Flow, trampoline, soft play and swing rooms and outdoor learning areas;
• Enjoy a new, enjoyable and rewarding challenge!
About you
How to apply:
Please complete and return the application form from our website, with an accompanying letter of application to joinus@samuelpepys.cambs.sch.uk by Monday, 6th October 2025 at 9.00 am. Interview date TBC.
Samuel Pepys School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to successful pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS, medical check and references, requested prior to interview. In line with KCSIE guidance and as part of due diligence an online check will take place for shortlisted candidates.
If you would like to talk informally about this opportunity, or arrange to visit, please contact Joanne Hardwick, Head Teacher or Penny Kirkpatrick, Deputy Head. Further information can be found on the school website under staff/join our team > https://samuelpepysschool.co.uk/join-our-team/.
Thank you for your interest, we look forward to hearing from you.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
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