Teacher

Riverside School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside School in London seeks Class Teachers to join a forward-thinking all-age (3-19) special school with 360 pupils across four sites: St Paul’s Cray, Beckenham, West Wickham and Phoenix (Bromley). MPS/UPS with Outer London weighting plus SEN points.

We welcome applicants including Early Career Teachers and provide support for those new to special education. Closing date 12.00pm, 15th November 2026; interviews in week of 16th November 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching pupils with complex needs
• Ability to work with autistic spectrum learners
• Willingness to work across multiple sites

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality lessons to pupils with complex needs
• Collaborate with families, staff and external agencies
• Support inclusion and holistic pupil development

Skills

Classroom teaching

Special education

Communication

Job description

Required January & Springterm 2027

We aredelighted to be recruiting to the following position, which could be based atany of our four sites:

Class Teachers

MPS / UPS (Outer London weighting) plus 1 or 2 SENpoints, dependent on qualifications and experience.

Closingdate: 12.00pm, 15th November 2026; Interviews: Week beginning 16th November 2026.

Are you ready to play your part in transforming thelives of children with complex needs and the lives of their families? Do youhave the passion, resilience and dedication to enable our pupils to find truefulfilment? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Riverside is a highly-regardedschool for children with severe and complex learning difficulties, many of whomare on the autistic spectrum. We welcome applicants from a range of backgroundsand experiences, including Early Career Teachers and we have a strong trackrecord of supporting teachers new to special education.

We are a forward-thinking and innovative all-age(3-19) special school with a diverse population: our 360 pupils are based onfour sites, St Paul’s Cray, Beckenham, West Wickham and Phoenix (Bromley), inthe London Borough of Bromley. Pupil, family and staff engagement is extremelyimportant to us and we strive to involve the whole school community in making Riversidethe most incredible place for our pupils to learn and our staff to work. We aimto provide the kind of specialist education and opportunities that our familieswant and our pupils deserve. We stand together to promote inclusion andcelebrate diversity so that everyone in our school community feels a true senseof belonging.

Our core values are at the heart of everything we do:

AspirationResilience Creativity Humility IntegrityTrust Enthusiasm Courage Teamwork

They make up the acronym ARCHITECT to signify ourpassion for designing and building a school that will make an indelible mark onthe world for generations to come; a school that will impact positively oneveryone who enters, on people we may never meet, and in ways we may never know.We see our pupils' time at Riverside School as just the first part of theirjourney and we want them to leave us at the age of 19 as confident, lifelonglearners. We also want them to remember their time with us with greataffection, with memories of life-enriching experiences and enduringrelationships.

If you are interested in more than one post currentlybeing advertised, please indicate this on your application form and if youwould like an informal discussion about this or any other post, please feelfree to telephone Steve Solomons, Headteacher on 01689 870519. We are happy tofacilitate school visits prior to shortlisting and we look forward to hearingfrom you.