SEND Class Teacher

Brighton & Hove City Council

Salary

£32,916 - £51,048 pro rata

Contractual hours

0.6

Job category/type

Teaching and Leadership

Date posted

19/06/2026

Job reference

REQ0001128

Downs Infant School is a lively, vibrant and successful infant school in the heart of Brighton, seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and talented part-time SEND teacher from September 2026.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and effective classroom practitioner able to teach across the 4–7 age range, demonstrate secure knowledge of the National Curriculum, and use specialist expertise in adaptive teaching, assessment and intervention to deliver high-quality, inclusive education that enables all pupils—particularly those with SEND—to achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will uphold the school’s ethos and contribute to a culture of high expectations, inclusion and care.

Part-time: 0.6 FTE

5 mornings per week, Monday-Friday, term time only, with an additional afternoon for Planning, Preparation and Assessment time (PPA).

Paid weeks per year: 47.36 (inclusive of holiday entitlement)

Fixed term: Until 31 August 2027, as position dependent on external funding.

Start date: 1 September 2026

About the Role

We are looking for someone who:

Has a strong commitment to safeguarding, child protection, and promoting the welfare of pupils.
Demonstrates excellent, effective professional practice with strong behaviour management skills and high expectations for all children.
Is committed to raising standards and contributing to whole-school improvement.
Can inspire learning through a creative, enriched, and adaptive curriculum within an outstanding environment.
Builds excellent relationships with pupils, parents/carers, colleagues, and external agencies.
Has energy, enthusiasm, and a flexible, creative approach to teaching and provision.
Works collaboratively with the SENDCo, class teachers, and support staff to plan and deliver learning within the Inclusion Intervention Space.
Effectively delivers a bespoke curriculum for pupils with delayed learning and communication needs.

We can offer:

An exciting opportunity to work in a school with kind and caring colleagues.
Happy children who enjoy being at school and are engaged in their learning.
A carefully considered approach to teacher workload.
Continuing professional development.
A close-knit staff team who are collaborative and hardworking.
A good range of possible avenues for career progression, including middle leadership opportunities.
A bright, inviting classroom environment and grounds.
A committed Governing Body.

If you enjoy new challenges and wish to develop your teaching skills working in a school that aims to be the best we can, we would love to hear from you. Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.

All applications must be made using the application form which can be downloaded from the school website or BHCC Open Vacancies. Applications must be received at the school by 12 noon on the closing date. If you do not hear from us by the interview date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Tours available: Thursday 25th June, 9.30am or Tuesday 30th June, 3.30pm.

Closing date: MIDDAY Monday 6th July 2026

Interview date: Thursday 9th July 2026

How to apply: To apply for this job please contact Lisa Walker, Headteacher via the school office:

Email: ***email_hidden***

Downs Infant School, Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA

Telephone: 01273 099854

Website: www.downsinf.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Additional Information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.