Teaching Staff
Salary: Inner London Main Scale/Upper Pay Scale + 1 SEN Point
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Swiss Cottage School is a special needs school in the London Borough of Camden for pupils aged 5 to 19 identified with complex needs profiles. www.swisscottage.camden.sch.uk
We are recruiting 2 classroom teachers for September 2025
- 1 class teacher for Key Stage 3 class with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Severe Learning Difficulties.
- 1 class teacher for Key Stage 4/5 class with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Severe Learning Difficulties.
- Understanding of TEACCH approach, PECS and Makaton communication methods required. Ongoing training to enhance this is available within our school team.
- Early Career Teachers have a comprehensive training programme with onsite mentor support.
The school has 5 curriculum pathways across Early Years, Primary, Secondary, and Post-16 provision within one school building. We are a community-maintained special school and we are not an academy. We are a school that is focused on your wellbeing and workload balance so that you can thrive in your role.
What can we offer?
- A school which values you as a professional and commits to your wellbeing
- Daily time with the class team of support staff for planning, reflection, training, and professional discussions (everyday 8:30-9:15 in addition to your PPA time). Pupils arrive at 9:15-9:30am.
- Allocated Ipad for workload balance using Evidence for Learning
- Allocated mentor to support induction, reflections, multi-agency working, parental partnership, moderation of assessment and annual review processes
Essential Requirements:
- Reflecting the values of our school: Inclusive, Nurturing, Inspiring
- Passion for creating positive climates of learning
- Commitment to working in partnership with colleagues, families, and specialists
- Knowledge and understanding of special educational needs through experience in the classroom
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
Salary: Inner London Main Scale/Upper Pay Scale + 1 SEN Point
Closing Date: 20 June 2025, 12.00pm
Interview Date: 25 June 2025
Other Information
Shortlisting: 23rd June 2025
Start Date: 1st September 2025
School tour dates: Please email to arrange.
Please send your completed application form to recruitment@swisscottage.camden.sch.uk
Contact the school HR team on email at recruitment@swisscottage.camden.sch.uk or by phone on 02076818080 if you have any questions.
Swiss Cottage School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions will be subject to five years of satisfactory references and DBS checks.
