Primary SEND Teacher

Thurcroft Junior Academy, Rotherham, S66 9DD

9 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  13 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  3 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (Actual) Teacher MPS

Primary SEND Teacher job summary

Aston Community Education Trust are a forward thinking and ambitious multi-academy trust, comprising of three secondary academies and nine primary academies across the Rotherham, Sheffield and North Derbyshire areas.

We are seeking to appoint a passionate and experienced primary SEND teacher, to work as part of our Inclusion Team, who will work collaboratively to develop and grow our Integrated Resource provision for our students in key Stage 2 which is designed to support children with additional needs in a nurturing and inclusive setting.

The purpose of this provision is to provide bespoke curriculum provision and support for pupils who have Communication and Interaction as their named SEND need and provide enhanced support for students to enable them to access the wider mainstream curriculum as appropriate.

We are seeking to employ an experienced SEND primary teacher who has the passion and expertise in supporting pupils with a range of additional needs, particularly Communication and Interaction and those with Autism. The successful candidate will have the chance to innovate and introduce new teaching strategies, including outdoor learning and sensory-based approaches and will join a team in the Aviary area of the academy where they will work collaboratively with the Unit Lead to support all staff in developing the highest quality provision.

This is an exciting role and is seen as a key appointment in developing the progress of SEND students within the academy. The role is based at Thurcroft Junior Academy and will involve working collaboratively with other academies within the trust.

This position requires the candidate to:

• Hold QTS and have experience in teaching in the primary age range, experience in EYFS would be welcomed.
• Create a welcoming and language rich learning environment that promotes a sense of belonging for all students.
• Provide a rich and ambitious curriculum that is adapted to the needs of the Integrated Resource pupils and in line with EHC plans.

• Be an outstanding practitioner who has a secure understanding of high-quality teaching and learning for students with SEND.
• Work as part of the academy Inclusion team to develop inclusive strategies, provide advice for staff, create tailored learning experiences, and help pupils develop essential life and social skills.
• Be confident in using own knowledge of current theory and practice in teaching and learning of learners with SEND.
• Can demonstrate teaching strengths in adaptive practice and provide evidence of previous impact.
• Be ready to utilise the benefits of a blended curriculum that is innovative and flexible in terms of delivery and content; this is likely to include working collaboratively in designing a bespoke curriculum and managing the resources that meets the needs of a variety of learners.
• Engage fully in Thurcroft Academy’s ethos by promoting positive values, attitudes and behaviour and by thinking creatively and reflectively within a forward-thinking aspirational team, whilst keeping the needs of the pupils firmly at the centre.
• Be able to develop positive relationships with pupils to ensure they feel safe, develop self-belief and through high expectations achieve the best possible outcomes personally and academically.
• Be an enthusiastic team player who is always willing to go above and beyond to model and share best practice themselves and inspire and motivate the staff they work with.
• To work collaboratively with parents, specialists, and external agencies to create a holistic and nurturing learning environment.

• Play a full part in the life of the academy and be committed to working in partnership with staff, parents, governors and other outside professionals.

You will be based at Thurcroft Junior Academy, however the role may, on occasion, involve working at other academies within the trust.

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Equality

ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.

We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.

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.

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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 Thurcroft Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 291 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thurcroft Junior Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thurcroft-junior-academy

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