SENCo/ Classroom Teacher

Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 7QL

49 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 February 2026

Job details

Job role: Teacher
SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern: Full time: Full Time Permanent - 5 days a week with appropriate amount of time allocated to SENCo responsibilities
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: M1 to U3
Additional allowances: SEN Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have an exciting opportunity at Stapeley Broad Lane CE School, starting in September 2026. This role combines class teaching with leadership of SEND provision, with dedicated release time provided to ensure the SENCO role can be carried out effectively.

We are looking for a dynamic and skilled professional who will be inspirational and successful in primary classroom teaching and leading SEND across the school. The SENCO role will also include Emotional Wellbeing Lead and Early Help support.

You will be joining a well-resourced and highly successful primary school and should have the ability, drive and commitment to maintain and improve the current success rate. You should have:

A real passion for teaching and learning young children
The ability to inspire, challenge and motivate children, along with the ability to manage behaviour
Evidence of sustained and measurable impact as a teacher
A willingness to contribute to the school and multi-academy trust at all levels
A willingness to be supportive of the school to enable all children to achieve their full potential

What the school offers its staff

Rewards and Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We recognise that every school and every individual is of equal importance, we respect and have tolerance of all, and we ensure that everyone feels known, appreciated and valued.

We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, investing in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring and a wide range of top-quality training programmes at every level.

You will have opportunities to learn from colleagues who are highly experienced, knowledgeable, and committed education practitioners to support your development and career with the trust.

You will have the autonomy to evolve your school’s vision, values, performance and culture, but you will never be alone, you will have continuous support from the wider trust.

You will also have full access to our rewards package:

Learning and development

We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities including structured qualifications, and you will be able to access support, coaching and mentoring by senior members of staff from across the trust.

Competitive pension scheme

Teaching and School leadership staff are part of the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS). You receive a guaranteed pension through the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. This is a defined benefit scheme, via a career average arrangement; benefits are accrued each year based on 1/57th of your pensionable salary including overtime.

Employee Assistance Programme

We have partnered with Legal and General to offer free and confidential to advice to our staff. This is available 24 hours, 7 days per week for you and your immediate family. Some of the services include support with family, financial information, legal advice, stress and anxiety, and bereavement. You will also have access to structured counselling sessions.

Flexible working

We offer various flexible working arrangements, and all staff are encouraged to submit applications for flexible working to suit their individual circumstances.

Discounts on shopping, leisure, and travel

Through our Legal and General EAP our staff have access to a wide range of offers and discounts on high street and supermarket shopping, leisure facilities such as cinema and gym, and travel options such as holidays and hotel stays.

Reduced gym membership at ‘The Barony’ fitness centre in Nantwich.

Flu vaccinations

All staff have the option to access a free annual flu vaccination via a local pharmacy.

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 complete an application form and provide a supporting statement expressing how you feel you could contribute to meet the needs of our pupils and lead SEND across the school. This should be completed on no more than 2 sides of A4 paper, font 12.

Your completed application should be received in school no later than 12:00 on Monday 13th April 2026, addressed to myself via email to hr@thecornoviitrust.org

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the office via admin@stapeleybl.cheshire.sch.uk

Visits are scheduled for:

Thursday 5 March 2026 3.45pm

Monday 9 March 2026 2pm

Monday 16 March 2026 3.45pm

Further information and the online application form can be found on the trust website: https://thecornoviitrust.org

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.