Curriculum Specialist for SEND

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 7BX

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,015.00 Annually (FTE)

Curriculum Specialist for SEND job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a school where faith is at the heart of all we do. Due to a reorganisation, we have a number of vacancies for Curriculum Specialists to play a part in the delivery of an exciting and creative SEND curriculum.

The successful candidate will be able to work effectively within a team to ensure there are high quality and effective learning opportunities for all children, and you should have a passion for working with pupils with a variety of complex needs and for the inclusion agenda.

The role will include:

• Planning, preparing and delivering specialist learning activities and targeted interventions;
• Evaluating the impact of activities;
• Leading the classroom in the absence of the teacher;
• Assessing children's attainment and progress;
• Regular focus meetings with parents.

You need to be energetic and self-confident, and with a high level of interpersonal and communication skills. You need to have extensive experience of working with children in a classroom, including children with special educational needs. You need to share our vision for inclusion and for inspiring children to aim high and succeed.

In addition, you need to be able to support the Catholic ethos of the school.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 458 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-catherine-s-catholic-primary-school-hallam

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