SEN Teacher

Archdale School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 1PL

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Anticipating Jan 27

• Closing date

  12 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 October 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (528)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Term time
• Contract type: Fixed term - Approx 6 months to cover adoption leave - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  SEN Allowance £2,884 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

SEN Teacher POST

TEMPORORY TO COVER ADOPTION LEAVE – Start Date TBA anticipating Jan 27

Anticipating Jan 27 to July 2027

MPS1 – UPS3 + SEN Allowance £2,884 pro rata

Are you keen to take on a new challenge, and have a ‘positive can do attitude’ which will enhance our happy team? Archdale School is a school which educates and cares for primary aged pupils who have a range of learning difficulties and disabilities including Autism. We are looking for teachers who are up for working in a challenging, forward thinking school.

• Are you calm and patient?
• Are you passionate about teaching children who have profound learning difficulties, medical needs and autism?
• Are you committed to supporting children’s needs when their behaviour challenges us?
• Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of children and their families?
• Do you want to work in a school where ‘pupils come first’ and are taught and cared for as the individuals they are?
• Do you have high standards and expectations?

If you answered yes to the above questions, then you might be the teacher we are looking for and we might be the right school for you.

What the school offers its staff

• A committed and dedicated leadership team and Governing Body
• The opportunity to undertake a range of professional development opportunities
• A strong positive ethos and a school where everyone is valued and treated with respect
• An employee assistance programme and wellbeing committee
• A professional, committed and friendly staff team

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.

Teacher - Adoption Leave - Recruitment Pack.docx - 102 KB (opens in new tab)

About Archdale School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 3 to 11
• Size: 99 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Archdale School website
• Email address: recruitment@archdale.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01142726165
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/archdale-school

Situated in the east of Sheffield but serving a city-wide catchment, Archdale is a designated school for children with special educational needs. We deliver a broad and bespoke curriculum for children between the ages of three and eleven with profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, complex medical needs and autism.

The right candidate will not only have previous experience of working with SEND children (whether in a special or mainstream setting), but ambitious aspirations for all our pupils and the ability to motivate and inspire every child to reach their full potential.

Arranging a visit to Archdale School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@archdale.sheffield.sch.uk.

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