Deputy SENDCo - Teaching

Fir Vale Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 8GB

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Competitive Teacher Pay Structure, plus TLR2 £3527
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2 £3527

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Is reliable, highly motivated and self-driven

• Shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all our young people receive the best education possible in a supportive environment from people who care about them

• Someone who is resilient, dynamic, and passionate about improving the life chances of all children in our community but also displays humility and a reflective approach to improvement

• A team player with strong communication skills

What the school offers its staff

Highly competitive salary

• Excellent facilities and resources

• Access to an outstanding professional development programme

• Polite, respectful and dedicated students who want to learn and fulfil their potential

• A respectful working environment

• Colleagues who are supportive, friendly and who are committed to each other’s professional

development

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• A chance to become part of one of the largest groups of academies in the country

• Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in other schools within the Yorkshire cluster

and across United Learning

• Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer

contributions

• Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy

• Westfield benefits platform

• We are open to requests for flexible or part-time working; and we encourage open and regular

conversations about work-life balance

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

FVA - Briefing Pack for Applicants - Deputy SENDCo (Teaching).pdf - 451 KB (opens in new tab)

About Fir Vale Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: Up to 1050 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fir Vale Academy website
• Email address: hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fir-vale-school-s4-8gb

Arranging a visit to Fir Vale Academy

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

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