2 Full Time Permanent Posts for Teacher of the Deaf
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1LD14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
4 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
20 April 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £32,916 and £51,047 (Dependent on QTOD Status)
Additional allowances
SEN 1/2 £2,786/£5,495 (Dependent on QTOD Status)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our outstanding innovative and welcoming primary special school caters for children between the ages of 2 – 11 years old who are Deaf and require a sign bilingual education. We are currently funded for 65 places. The school has a national reputation as a centre of excellence in Deaf Education. We seek to appoint an excellent Teacher of the Deaf committed to providing high quality learning opportunities, so that Deaf children can reach their potential within our bilingual setting.
Longwill is a small, friendly special school which offers an excellent education to Deaf pupils from throughout the West Midlands and surrounding areas.
We are looking for a practitioner who:
- Is a qualified Teacher
- Is either a QToD or has the commitment to train to be a Qualified Teacher of the Deaf (Fully Funded)
- Has high expectations for pupils and is an excellent communicator.
- Thinks creatively to create diverse and unique learning experiences
- Is self-motivated and a lifelong learner.
- Is able to lead a classroom team effectively.
- Has the ability to communicate in British Sign Language Minimum Level 2 and is committed to developing their signing skills to at least Level 3, or beyond.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- An innovative and exciting special school environment, committed to providing the best opportunities for Deaf children and staff.
- The opportunity to work in a school which prioritises the continued professional development of its staff
- Delightful and hardworking Deaf sign bilingual children.
- A supportive environment with dedicated and highly skilled staff.
- Flexible PPA provision which can be taken off-site (fortnightly)
A commitment to CPD is essential.
Flexible working opportunities
- Flexible PPA provision which can be taken off-site (fortnightly)
Further information about the job
Applications are welcome from Teachers who are both Qualified Teachers of the Deaf and those who are either currently training or would wish to in the future.
Informal visits are strongly encouraged. Please contact the school office to arrange on 0121 475 3923
Closing Date for Applications: 04/05/2026 at 9.00 am with Interviews to be held on 15/05/2026.
Further information and an application pack is available on the school website www.longwill.bham.sch.uk Please note that we are unable to accept CV’s.
Longwill is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work in the UK.
An online search will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
- School type
- Special school, ages 2 to 12
- School size
- 54 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 12
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children website
- Email address
- j.smith@longwill.bham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01214753923
Longwill Primary Special School for Deaf Children
Longwill is currently a 65 place Special School for profoundly Deaf children aged from 2-11 years old who come from across the West Midlands Region.
The Learning Environment
• Longwill is a Sign-Bilingual, bi-cultural learning environment, which strives to support and develop the communication needs and abilities of its members so that the pupils are equipped to function effectively within both the Hearing and the Deaf world.
• We educate our pupils as independent free thinkers, ready for 21st century life, capable of embracing the technology of tomorrow, who are adaptable, self reliant, resourceful and tolerant of change and who can contribute to the wider community.
• Pupils are taught within small groups by Teachers of the Deaf.
• 11 Deaf staff act as positive cultural and linguistic role models, teaching BSL and supporting learning in the classroom. Both languages (English and BSL) are equally valued and promoted.
• The Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) are woven into the curriculum to ensure the emotional wellbeing of all pupils. We have three Learning Mentors on our staff.
• We teach English through a variety of means, using BSL, Sign Supported English, Signed English, as well as communicating orally where appropriate.
• We employ a digital team to ensure that Longwill continues to lead the way in using digital media to enhance deaf education.
• We employ a clinical audiologist as part of our ‘listening team’ to enhance the work of the Speech and Language therapists and assistants and Educational Audiologist.
Initiatives
• The school is part of the Birmingham Schools Co-operative Trust. It has an outward facing approach and recognises the benefits of strong partnership working.
• We teach BSL courses in school and encourage a wider community of schools to know BSL.
• All Teachers of the Deaf engage in Action Research and collaborate closely with universities in developing and improving ways to teach Deaf pupils.
• Longwill teaches Thinking and Learning skills especially through the use of Building Learning Power.
• ‘Visual Phonics by Hand’- was developed at Longwill to support phonic skills for Deaf pupils, who are visual learners.
The school holds the Gold Rights Respecting Schools Award (UNCRC) and is proud of our achievement in creating a school where pupil voice is strong and pupils are confident contributors to making the world a better place.
Please visit through our website www.longwill.bham.sch.uk
Headteacher- Miss Jessica Rosser
Longwill School, Bell Hill, Northfield, Birmingham B31 1LD
Email – j.rosser@longwill.bham.sch.uk
Telephone – 0121 475 3923
Arranging a visit to Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email j.smith@longwill.bham.sch.uk.
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