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  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    2 June 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    7 May 2025

Job details

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Working pattern

Full time: Full-time; 36.5 hours per week plus banked hours, to be worked during term-time. Typically: M-Th 8-5, F: 8-4.30 (with some flexibility)

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade 3: £26,409 to £32,654pa; Grade 4: £33,366pa to £40,476pa + TA SEN1 £1,670pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

Many of our young people have gaps in their education. You will need to have a creative approach to teaching to reduce the impact of educational disadvantage, enabling all our Young People to access learning and make expected progress.

We are looking for a Cover Supervisor, with experience in working with SEN young people. The role involves supervising whole classes in the absence of the class teacher, ensuring that the young people engage in the learning activity and that they behave well. We strive to implement creative teaching strategies to reduce the impact of educational disadvantage, enabling all our Young People to access learning. You should be passionate about developing and supporting the needs of the whole child and committed to enabling all young people to thrive. We are looking for candidates with at least a Level 3 in a relevant field along with minimum GSCE 4 - 9 in English and Maths, or equivalent.

James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. During a school year, we educate over 3,000 young people for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. Many of our young people have complex medical needs and many have been out of education for a significant period prior to joining us.

Visits for potential applicants, to Northfield, can be arranged on request. If you would like to visit, prior to applying, please email vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk


What the school offers its staff

We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5 and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to exceed expected progress during the time they are with us.

Further details about the role

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 2 to 3 weeks of the closing date.

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Commitment to safeguarding

James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk

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About James Brindley School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 19
School size
137 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 19
Ofsted report
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James Brindley is a specialist academy which aims to provide a high quality education in a safe, supportive and aspirational environment for all children and young people unable to attend mainstream school because of health related or special educational needs.

We provide education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 who are in hospital or unable to attend mainstream school due to their medical conditions or special educational needs.

James Brindley Academy delivers education across 10 sites including teaching centres and hospitals throughout Birmingham.

Arranging a visit to James Brindley School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk.

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