Job Details

Hours of work: Teacher full time hours

Fixed term until 31 August 2018

Closing date: Midday on Monday 12 June 2017

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:

The South Downs School Shinewater Lane Langney Eastbourne East Sussex BN23 8AT

Please note, we do not accept CVs.

About the Role

The Southfield Trust is seeking to appoint committed and inspirational teachers for The South Downs School, a large outstanding primary special school in Eastbourne, educating children between the ages of 3 and 11 years old on two sites. All pupils may have speech and language needs, autism or learning difficulties. Some pupils also have associated emotional/behavioural difficulties.

These are fixed term contracts from 1st September 2017 to 31st August 2018. The ideal candidate will be:

- A consistently good or outstanding teacher who is keen to continue to develop professionally and share best practice with colleagues. - A teacher who possesses energy, enthusiasm and a positive outlook on life. - A teacher who is passionate about providing outstanding learning for pupils with SEN. - A teacher who has skills, knowledge, experience or a keen interest in teaching pupils on the Autistic Spectrum or those pupils with complex learning needs. - Applications are encouraged from teachers who have a passion for supporting the learning of children with SEND. - Applications are encouraged from applicants with any level of experience. NQTs are welcome to apply.

An application form, job description and person specification can be accessed via the Vacancies tab on our Trust Website

Visits to the school are encouraged and can be arranged through the HR Officer. Please contact the school or by emailing

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2009.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2009 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2009 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2009 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.

Additional Information

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System. From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits. The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain an enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau).