SENCO

James Brindley School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2AF

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  19 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £52,835.00 Annually (FTE) Salary: MPS/UPS - £34,069pa - £52,835pa + TLR2A - £3,651pa+ SEN - £2,885pa

SENCO job summary

‘Think Differently’ to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.

This is the Vision Statement of James Brindley School.

Do you want to have a positive impact on some of the most vulnerable children’s lives in Birmingham?

Do you want to work in an organisation that recognises the benefits of a good work/life balance for their workforce?

Do you want to work in an organisation that invests heavily in CPD and allocates additional training days to develop their staff?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to all these questions, join our team!

This is a particularly exciting time to join James Brindley, the founding school of the newly established Think Differently Education Trust. This marks the beginning of a bold new chapter for our community, opening up fresh opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and professional growth across Birmingham. By joining us now, you’ll be part of shaping a progressive trust from the ground up — helping to drive meaningful change for our young people while developing your own career in a supportive and ambitious environment.

The role involves teaching young people with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), many of whom have a diagnosis of Autism and a range of additional special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including complex mental health needs. Our pupils are unable to access mainstream education and often have significant gaps in their learning due to previous educational disruption.

We are committed to providing a highly personalised and inclusive learning environment that supports both academic and personal development. Through creative, adaptive and evidence-informed teaching approaches, we work to overcome barriers to learning, reduce the impact of educational disadvantage and enable every young person to make meaningful progress from their individual starting points.

We are seeking a passionate and resilient teacher who is committed to supporting the development of the whole child and enabling all young people to achieve their potential. The successful candidate will have experience working with young people with SEND, including Autism and medical needs, and will demonstrate tenacity, positivity and a strong commitment to inclusive practice. A National Award for SEN Coordination (NASENCO) and a proven track record as a consistently effective classroom practitioner are essential.

If you have provided an email address, we will use that for correspondence.

If your application is shortlisted, you will be contacted via email within 2 to 3 weeks of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam inboxes.

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

Think Differently Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that all posts are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.

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 James Brindley School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• Size: 104 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: James Brindley School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/james-brindley-school-birmingham

Think Differently Education Trust is a specialist Trust which aims to provide a high quality education in a safe, supportive and aspirational environment for all children and young people unable to attend mainstream school because of health related or special educational needs.

We provide education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 who are in hospital or unable to attend mainstream school due to their medical conditions or special educational needs.

James Brindley Academy delivers education across 10 sites including teaching centres and hospitals throughout Birmingham.

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