Current Vacancies
Role: Assistant Headteacher
Salary: £45,000.00 - £51,000.00
Location: Pierview Academy
Contract Type: Full time
Closing Date: 03.11.2025
Interviews: N/A
Job Advert
ALP Schools are a growing chain of small independent schools catering for young people with special educational needs.
Pierview Academy is Ofsted registered for 30 learners and as such class sizes are small, ranging from one to one teaching to classes of up to six learners. The school’s vision is to empower success through holistic and individualised learning.
The school’s vision is to empower success through holistic and individualised learning. To achieve this we work with learners from primary to post-16 and ensure that their needs are met and that each individual is provided a wide range of learning opportunities.
We care for the well-being of our learners and our staff team. As such, all employees are provided with a BUPA Cash Plan scheme, annual well-being initiatives and termly perks. We also provide annual appraisals for all staff and actively encourage a range of CPD to help progress and create career opportunities.
We are excited to have this vacancy for an outstanding Assistant Headteacher. The post holder must have expertise in at least two of the following areas:
- Primary Curriculum (design and teaching)
- Secondary Curriculum (design and teaching)
- SEND (incl. SENDCo responsibilities)
The postholder will be expected to:
- fulfil the responsibilities of a teacher
- mentor staff and hold others to account
- contribute significantly to the school development plan and/or whole school curriculum leading
- be ambitious for the learning outcomes for all learners across the school
Applicants are encouraged to have a tour of the School prior to applying. Please contact keren.ojo@alpschools.org to organise a tour.
Role: Learning Support Assistant
Salary: Grade S2 - S3 £20,097 - £21,620
Location: Pierview Academy
Contract Type: Full time
Closing Date: 07.10.2025
Interviews: N/A
Job Advert
Learning Support Assistant
Salary: £20,097 – £21,620
Location: Pierview Academy, Gravesend, DA12 2AR
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Do you have enthusiasm and passion for working with learners with special educational needs?
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant with ALP Schools based at our Pierview Academy campus.
About The Role
As the successful Learning Support Assistant, you will be part of a team responsible for supporting and guiding learners with learning difficulties/disabilities in both individual and small group learning sessions.
You may work with secondary or Post 16 learners to support and assist them in establishing good attendance, positive relationships, a routine, trust and respect for the environment and the people within it. Also, you will support teaching and learning with the school.
Benefits
- Company pension
- Sick pay
- Access to BUPA Cash Plan Scheme
- Annual well-being initiatives
- Termly perks
Additional Information
This is a full time, permanent, term time only position, 39 or 40 weeks per year. You will also have to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Essential Criteria
- Good Knowledge of special educational needs and disabilities
- Experience of working with people with challenging behaviour / complex needs / disabilities.
- Ability to plan and tutor effectively using a variety of strategies.
Desirable Criteria
- Educated to A’ level or its equivalent and beyond
- Full UK driving licence
About the Company
Pierview Academy is Ofsted registered for 30 learners and as such class sizes are small, ranging from one to one teaching to classes of up to six learners. The school’s vision is to empower success through holistic and individualised learning.
ALP Schools provide continuity in learning for pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans. We are a provision for learners on the autistic spectrum or who have other special educational needs and challenging behaviour. We cater for young people in their primary, secondary and post 16 school years. The overarching purpose of our provision is to work with children so that they are able to overcome the barriers to learning that they have previously encountered. We aim to offer flexible, structured and supportive needs led approaches.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £20,706.00-£21,620.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
Experience:
- Special education: 1 year (preferred)
- Classroom: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 07/10/2025
Reference ID: LSA-Pier-25
Role: Tutor
Salary: Grade S2 - S5, £20,097 to £24,056
Location: Pierview Academy
Contract Type: Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: 07.10.2025
Interviews: N/A
Job Advert
Tutor, ALP Schools, Pierview Academy
Salary: Grade S2 – S5, £20,097 to £24,056
Location: Gravesend
Three roles available
Contract type: Full Time, Term Time Only
Pierview Academy is experiencing an exciting time as we are growing both in numbers of pupils and in our positive reputation.
Our school provides continuity in learning for pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans. We are a short to long term provision for 30 learners who are on the autistic spectrum or who have other special educational needs and challenging behaviour.
We cater for young people aged between 11 and 25. The overarching purpose of our provision is to work with young people so that they are able to overcome the barriers to learning that they have previously encountered. We aim to offer flexible, structured and supportive needs led approaches with the goal of working towards re-integration progression to a long term educational setting or into employment, education and training. In order to achieve this, we offer part time or full time education according to the assessment of the pupil’s needs.
We are looking for three Tutors who have enthusiasm and passion for working with this challenging area of special educational needs.
The post holders will actively promote the curriculum policy by tutoring a range of subjects. The post holders will tutor subjects from our Foundation Learning range and help to progress learners to ensure they are achieving their full potential.
Interested candidates are requested to apply online for this post. To download the candidates’ pack and to apply – please visit www.alpschools.org
Interviews: TBC
We are committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and all posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.