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  • Job start date

    1 January 2027

  • Closing date

    21 October 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    15 October 2026

Job details

Job role

  • SENCO (special educational needs coordinator)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£34,069.00 - £52,835.00 (M1-UPS3) plus SEND allowance of £5,690.00

Deputy SENDCo job summary

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Deputy SENDCo to join The Birley Academy and play a key role in ensuring that every pupil with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) can achieve their full potential. Working closely with the SENDCo and senior leaders, you will help lead and develop SEND provision across the academy while providing operational leadership for our Integrated Resource, supporting pupils with communication and interaction needs, including autism. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious practitioner to make a lasting impact on the educational, social and emotional outcomes of some of our most vulnerable learners.


What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic qualified teacher with a strong understanding of SEND provision, EHCP processes and inclusive education. You will be passionate about removing barriers to learning, supporting colleagues to deliver outstanding classroom practice and working collaboratively with families and external agencies. The successful candidate will be an organised and resilient leader who is committed to championing inclusion, promoting high aspirations and securing the very best outcomes for young people with SEND.


Why Join Us?

At The Birley Academy, inclusion sits at the heart of everything we do. As part of L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, you will join a supportive and values-driven community committed to helping both pupils and staff thrive. You'll benefit from excellent professional development opportunities, leadership support, access to Trust-wide networks and the chance to shape SEND provision across a rapidly improving academy rated Good by Ofsted. Located in Sheffield, you'll enjoy working within a welcoming and diverse community while making a meaningful difference to the lives of young people every day.

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.

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About The Birley Academy

Organisation type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
1061 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Website
The Birley Academy website
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The Birley Academy is a popular secondary academy in the southeast of Sheffield. We have a modern building set on a pleasant campus with excellent facilities.

We believe that our students are entitled to nothing but the best and are fully committed to transforming the school into an exceptional place to learn.

We can offer you students who are keen to become their best selves; student who will make you remember why working in a school is so special; staff who are hardworking and who want the best for our school; a
leadership team who are passionate and dedicated to making The Birley Academy brilliant and a supportive and aspirational Trust.

Our vision is simple: to ensure that we constantly challenge ourselves and our students to aspire to our very best, enjoying learning and being active members of the learning community. As part of the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, we work with all stakeholders including parents, local businesses, community leaders and our partner primaries to represent and best meet the needs of our students.

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