Welcome
Chatten Free School is the outcome of many years hard work to open a school specifically designed to make a positive, tangible difference in the lives of our pupils both in their present and in their future. We love to work with passionate people who buy into our vision and are ready to learn new skills and new ways of doing things. Our passion is to help staff develop and progress within Chatten and this is reflected in the training and support, we offer. The bonus to all of this is that as well as making a difference, learning and developing, our team also gets to have fun and be part of an amazing work family, working towards one incredible goal. We look forward to meeting you.
About Us
We are a special school in Witham, Essex for pupils with severe autism. Most of our pupils will be pre-verbal and may display significant challenging behaviour. We are brand new and exciting provision (opening September 2021) with the core purpose of improving the lives of our pupils in the now and for the future. We know that with the right people and the right methods we can make a real difference. SO CAN YOU! We believe in nurturing our staff and helping them to grow so that they can thrive within our organisation.
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Our Values
Our primary values are happiness, independence and respect for all. These underpin everything we do and apply to all the members of our family including our staff.
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Our Purpose
Our purpose is clear – to make a positive and tangible impact on the lives of our pupils. To open up their world, to help them be independent and most of all to help them live happy healthy lives. We treat every one of our pupils as an individual and we build the school day and the curriculum around them (not the other way round). We use evidence-based techniques and data driven decisions. Most importantly we nurture and support our staff to be the best they can be. Our staff change lives for the better.
Why Work For Us?
There are a huge number of reasons to work at Chatten Free School, not least the difference you will make to people’s lives. We offer competitive salaries, detailed training and development opportunities and our term time structure has some huge benefits if you like to get away outside of normal school holidays.