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Class Teacher- SEN

Beaufort School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B34 6BJ

This job expired on 10 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Earliest start date

  1 September 2025

• Latest start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours- Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPR/UPR plus SEN allowance
• Additional allowances:

  SEN Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Successful applicants will:

• have previous experience and skills gained by working with SEND children in early years/ primary or special needs settings
• be flexible and committed to use their skills to meet the needs of the range of pupils in the school
• have a willingness to learn more and pass on your knowledge to others• be an enthusiastic, hardworking professional who can motivate and inspire children
• be punctual, reliable and focused.
• have high expectations of themselves and others and be committed to raising standards in teaching and learning
• demonstrate drive, be open to learning new skills and be committed to personal development
• be an excellent team player and role model and be able to work collaboratively with all school staff.
• have a commitment to safeguarding our pupils and staff
• have good communication skills in order to be able to effectively communicate with pupils, parents, families and other professionals

We are looking for a class teacher who is committed to teaching SEN pupils. Someone who is resilient enough to support the continued changes the school needs to become 'good' and help Beaufort to be outstanding in the future. This is a joyful and rewarding job where you can really make a difference. If you are passionate, creative and skilled in teaching lessons that excite, stimulate and develop lifelong learning opportunities we would like to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

The leadership team are supportive and innovative and are able to offer in-house professional development alongside wider CPD opportunities. We are fortunate to have expert advice from outside agencies such as OT, SALT and BEP who support within our classrooms, providing strategies and ideas that can be used to develop your own teaching skills and the learning opportunities for the pupils. We are also in the unique position of being co-located with a mainstream school. This provides the chance to share facilities and promote good inclusive practice across both schools. Our classes are small and well staffed and we are fortunate to have facilities such as a hydrotherapy pool, two soft play rooms and a newly refurbished sensory room.

Informal visits to the school are highly recommended. Please phone the school office to arrange a suitable day and time (0121 675 8500)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

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About Beaufort School

• School type: Special school, ages 2 to 11
• School size: 92 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Beaufort School website
• Email address: enquiry@beaufort.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0121 675 8500
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beaufort-school

Beaufort School is a Local Authority maintained special primary school that provides high-quality education for 94 pupils with severe and complex learning needs, including Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and ASD. All pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), and benefit from a curriculum and environment that are tailored to their individual learning profiles.

The school is situated on a shared site with Colebourne Primary School, a mainstream setting. While the co-location offers some opportunities for wider collaboration, it also presents logistical and structural challenges. The current leadership team, in collaboration with the Local Authority and
stakeholders, is actively working to make better use of the site to ensure provision is fully aligned to the needs of Beaufort’s pupils.

In June 2023, Beaufort was placed in Special Measures following an Ofsted inspection. Since then, the school has made significant progress, with two positive Ofsted monitoring visits recognising improvements in leadership, safeguarding, Quality of Education and strategic direction.

Beaufort School is on a journey of change and growth. Finding the right people to help us on our journey is crucial. So if you are enthusiastic, motivated and innovative we would like you to come and work with us and be part of the Beaufort team. The school has had two Ofsted monitoring visits and a third is due before the end of the academic year. Each visit has shown that the school has made significant progress. It was stated that: ‘The whole school community is working well together to begin to make the necessary improvements identified at the last inspection. Your revisions to the post-Ofsted inspection action plan have ensured that progress is well reviewed and clear about what the school has already achieved and what remains. Staff spoken to during the visit and those who responded to the survey were positive about the school’s journey’

The staff at Beaufort are passionate about teaching children who need a bespoke, individualised curriculum to support their communicative, social, physical or emotional difficulties. We are continuing to build a team of expert staff who have a deep understanding of the needs of the pupils. You will find that every member of staff plays their part in supporting the pupils to achieve their best. We work as a team to deliver our vision 'working together to achieve success for all'. So far we have implemented a new curriculum, a whole school assessment system and behaviour/ communication initiatives which better suit our learners.

Beaufort is currently subject to a Direct Academy Order (DAO) and is being supported by Birmingham City Council in the process of identifying a suitable academy sponsor. This work is being undertaken
collaboratively and transparently, with close involvement from the Interim Executive Board (IEB) and other stakeholders to ensure a strategic and well-matched partnership is secured.

Arranging a visit to Beaufort School

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

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