8 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    2 May 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    11 April 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

ECT/MPS/UPS

Additional allowances

SEN allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner with a passion for teaching. Candidates will be able to inspire and engage our pupils and will be keen to join our committed staff team.

You will have the highest expectations for all pupils to achieve well, with an excellent understanding of the challenges they face. Your planning will effectively support the individual needs of the pupils you teach. You will be able to make good use of a range of technology to support both learning and communication. Special school experience would be an advantage however, for the right candidate, as long as you are motivated, enthusiastic and ready for a challenge, Cherry Oak could be the place for you!

What the school offers its staff

Cherry Oak School is a Primary Special School for pupils with cognition and communication difficulties who have a diverse range of specialist learning needs. Federated with Victoria School and Victoria College, Cherry Oak School provides pupils with a bespoke curriculum through our explorers and connectors pathways. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; medical fitness; teacher prohibition check, identity checks and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

ALL Shortlisted candidates will subject to an Online Search in line with KCSIE 2023.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@cherryoak.bham.sch.uk

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Cherry Oak School

School type
Special school, ages 3 to 11
School size
114 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01214642037

Cherry Oak School is a primary school for children with special education needs (SEN). All pupils have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The school has specialist provision for children with severe cognition and learning difficulties and those with Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties. Approximately half of the pupils are diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum. With capacity for 110 pupils, Cherry Oak School caters for pupils from Birmingham and beyond.

Arranging a visit to Cherry Oak School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@cherryoak.bham.sch.uk.

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