Lead Teacher of SEND

Waltham Toll Bar Academy, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN36 4RZ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS + MG1 £3,527

Lead Teacher of SEND job summary

Lead Teacher of SEND

The Bridgehouse

Permanent

MPS/UPS + MG 1 (£3,527)

We are looking for an ambitious, energetic and exceptional individual to be the Lead Teacher of SEND for the new Resource Specialist Provision at Waltham Toll Bar Academy; The Bridgehouse.

Toll Bar’s ‘The Bridgehouse’’ opening in September 2026 will cater for up to 12 children from across North East Lincolnshire who have identified Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and in receipt of an EHCP.

The Lead Teacher will work closely with a team of up to five support staff and will play a key role, alongside the SENDCO, in collaborating with staff across the academy and colleagues in the Trust, local authority and external agencies to ensure a broad, balanced and specialist curriculum is provided for our children accessing the provision.

We are looking for an experienced classroom teacher who demonstrates a strong desire to ensure children, who have often had negative experiences of education, are able to develop their skills and confidence, using adaptive, personalised teaching strategies.

It is crucial that the Lead Teacher creates a nurturing and empathic approach to teaching, prioritising child-centred relational approaches.

The successful candidate will hold ambitious expectations for all students with additional and special educational needs and disabilities and embed a culture where all can access the curriculum and learn effectively.

Lincolnshire Gateway Academy Trust are already working closely with Trauma Informed Schools UK to support the development of our vision, values and curriculum. It is essential the successful candidate champions our principles of trauma awareness and relational learning, building strong, trusting relationships with our children to create a safe learning environment.

An ability to be creative and adaptable in your teaching is crucial. Experience of teaching across key stages (KS2 - KS3) is desirable and a deep knowledge of the core and wider curriculum is essential.

Experience of working with children with additional needs, including those with SEMH, is vital and the candidate must have good knowledge and a practical understanding of the SEND Code of Practice.

The Lead Teacher in SEND will have significant impact upon the lives and opportunities experienced by the young people of Waltham and across North East Lincolnshire.

The successful candidate will work alongside the Executive Principal, Vice Principal for Inclusion, SENDCO, staff team and supportive Trust, shaping the direction of travel of the new Bridgehouse provision to support some r our most vulnerable children.

During the first year, the Bridgehouse will offer 6 places and will increase up to 12 places to maximum capacity by the end of the first year.

Our ethos is one of an uncompromising drive to achieve the highest standards of outcomes and behaviour in a safe environment, which encourages every student to experience an exciting and creative climate for learning.

We place a strong emphasis upon pastoral care and teachers will share the determination to offer the very best to our students so that they can thrive personally and academically.

Applications should be submitted by the closing date. The personal statement should include:

• Why you are interested in this role and your vision for the role within the Bridgehouse
• The personal qualities and experience that you will bring to the role
• The contribution you can make to the continued success of the Bridgehouse

Candidates will be selected for interview and contacted by Friday 15 May 2025.

Interviews will take place w/b Monday 18 May 2026.

Please contact the Vice Principal and Head of Inclusion, Miss Nicola Law, for further details about the role on - enquiries@tollbaracademy.co.uk.

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional preemployment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional pre-employment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children.

Applying for the job

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About Waltham Toll Bar Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1730 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waltham Toll Bar Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tollbar-academy

Waltham Tollbar Academy, Grimsby, is one of the largest secondary schools in the country, with a firm commitment to providing the best care and welfare of every member of our community.

Our academy is a fantastic place to study and work; we are a forward thinking, outward facing, dynamic, Ofsted ‘OUTSTANDING’ school. We are incredibly proud of all that we have achieved and of our longstanding reputation for excellence.

This is underpinned by a culture that is dynamic, creative and supports innovation at every level. We push for the very best to support the development of our staff and students. That is why our Academy is a vibrant learning community giving you the potential to accelerate both your teaching and leadership career.

This is an exciting time for Waltham Toll Bar Academy with a new Chief Executive of the Trust and a new Headteacher of the school. The new Head is completely dedicated and committed to building even further on the great strengths the school has to ensure it plays a transformative role in the local community and beyond.

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