21 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    13 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    23 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time: 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus 1 week)

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Scale 3, SP18

Hourly rate

16.53

What skills and experience we're looking for

· SEND experience

· Creative, organised and professional

· Enthusiasm to make a difference

· Can do attitude

· Inspiring and ambitious

· Work well as part of a team

What the school offers its staff

Permanent contract

· Scale 6 is SCP 18 (£25,457) - SCP 22 (£27,298)

· Access to the Schools Advisory Service

· Bike to work scheme

· Continuing Professional Development

· LA Pension Scheme

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

HLTA Person Spec April 26.pdf - 486 KB (opens in new tab)
HLTA Job Description April 26.pdf - 737 KB (opens in new tab)
HLTA Advert April 26.pdf - 869 KB (opens in new tab)
Blank Application Form.doc - 216 KB (opens in new tab)

About Severndale Specialist Academy

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 19
School size
414 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
Severndale Specialist Academy website
Email address
recruitment@severndaleacademy.co.uk
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Severndale Specialist Academy:

Severndale Specialist Academy is a multi-site special school incorporating our Monkmoor campus, provision within a local mainstream secondary school and a purpose built 16-25 year old provision at our local college. We work with young people with special educational needs from within Shropshire and beyond. Our children and young people can access Severndale Specialist Academy from nursery age through to 25 and have a range of learning, physical and mobility difficulties and some students require personal care. Supporting communication and enabling independence is a key focus of our work .

Severndale is a truly unique special school and is one of the largest special schools in the country. We are proud to be able to meet the needs of over 430 young people across all abilities of the SEND spectrum and across three different sites. Severndale is also proud to be part of The Learning Community Trust, a truly inclusive multi academy trust based in Telford.

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