SEND Teacher

Position: SEND Teacher (UQN/MPR/UPR)

Contract Type: Permanent

Job Location: Mayfield School

Term Time: All year round

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday full time

Contract type: Permanent

Salary including allowances: UQN/MPR/UPR +SEN Allowance

Start date of role: As soon as possible

Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes

Closing Date: Friday 25th April 2025

Interview Date: Friday 2nd May 2025

Early applications are encouraged, and applicants may be invited to interview prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is appointed before the closing date.

Mayfield School is looking for teachers to join our growing team. Our school is a special school for 310 pupils aged between 3 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including PMLD, cognition and learning needs and autism. We are proud to be a Unicef Rights Respecting School, on a journey to achieve the gold award.

The school is split across two sites – Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Successful applicants can be asked to work at either site depending on the needs of the school. Class placement will be in our primary or secondary class groups and will be based on experience. We welcome applicants with primary and secondary experience in any type of educational setting.

At Mayfield School, teachers are valued and their professional development is supported and invested in. We recognise that working with young people with SEND can be challenging and a full programme of training and support is offered. We expect teachers to adopt creative, innovative and individualised approaches to engaging young people in learning and enabling them to make progress. This is a joyful and rewarding job and one where you can really make a difference to the lives of young people and their families.

We are looking for reliable, consistent, positive and solution focused people who will seek every opportunity to provide rich and relevant learning experiences for our pupils and who can show personal resilience and a commitment to children’s universal rights.

Applications are invited from unqualified or qualified teachers who have experience of working directly with children or young people in any setting and who are willing to work with others as part of a strong team. Special school experience is advantageous but not an essential requirement provided you have a willingness to learn and a dedication to securing positive outcomes for all pupils. ECTs are welcome to apply.

Our team tell us that they value the in-house training offered by the school and welcome the professional development opportunities available to them which are carefully tailored to their experience and their class cohort . They value their current option to take PPA from home once a week and appreciate the supportive and trusting working relationships they experience with their colleagues within the school and across the wider Trust.

This post could be based in any key stage class working with pupils who have persistent differences with social interaction, social communication and understanding emotions. Our pupils need clear boundaries and consistent support with engagement, learning, emotional regulation, sensory needs, and behaviour management and pro-active positive partnerships between home and school.

We are proud to be part of Education Impact Academy Trust where “better never ends”.

In addition to the salary, we offer a benefits package for all employees through BSHF and regular opportunities for professional development and growth through the school and as part of the Trust.

How to apply:

To see the job description and person specification, please use the link below: 

https://educationimpact.org.uk/vacancies/send-teacher-mfs-3/