SENCO

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

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  1 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS - £32,916 - £45,352 / £47,472 – £51,048 + TLR2A - £3,527+ SEN - £2,787

What skills and experience we're looking for

James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. During a school year, we educate over 3,000 young people for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. Many of our young people have complex medical needs and many have been out of education for a significant period prior to joining us. We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5 and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to exceed expected progress during the time they are with us.

The role involves teaching young people with an EMCP and an Autism diagnosis as well as other SEN needs who are unable to access mainstream education. The young people present with a variety of needs, including Autism and complex mental health conditions. Many of our young people have gaps in their education and we strive to implement creative teaching strategies to reduce the impact of educational disadvantage, enabling all our young people to access learning and make expected progress.

You should be passionate about developing and supporting the needs of the whole child and committed to enabling all young people to achieve their potential. We are looking for a teacher who has tenacity, positivity and experience of working with SEN & (medical needs) young people. You should also have a National Award for SEN Coordination and a track record as a consistently good practitioner.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits of working for James Brindley Academy include;

• Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a 24-hour helpline for advice regarding legal, financial, medical, consumer, work and family matters, in addition to counselling.
• Wellbeing champions allocated to each James Brindley Centre, who are committed to supporting all employees to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
• A benefits portal which has various offers including a cycle to work scheme, a low-cost health plan, childcare voucher scheme and dining discounts.
• LGPS pension scheme
• Free parking, near to Birmingham City Centre, which can be used evenings and weekends.

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.

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email at vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk

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.

Online Search

As part of our recruitment checks, an online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.  This search does not form part of the shortlisting process, and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

Closing date: Wednesday 1st October 2025, 09.00am

Please note if we have sufficient applications we may close the advert early.

Interviews will be held: TBC

Start date: TBC

Commitment to safeguarding

James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that this post is 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 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.

Upload additional documents

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

JD SENCO DD.pdf - 331 KB (opens in new tab)

PS SENCO DD.pdf - 238 KB (opens in new tab)

About James Brindley School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 120 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: James Brindley School website
• Email address: vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/james-brindley-school-birmingham

James Brindley is a specialist academy 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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