SEND Class Teacher
Hillcrest Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 4DRThis job expired on 15 May 2026 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
15 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
30 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
Hillcrest Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of SEND Class Teacher. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy with the successful candidate being responsible for teaching and inspiring SEND pupils to achieve their potential.
Potential applicants should:
Either:
- Successful placement(s), teaching (applicants currently in training),
or:
- Successful record of teaching including very good exam results (applicants who already have gained QTS)
- A detailed knowledge of current developments in education including the use of the Pupil Premium.
- The ability to put vision into practice.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer you:
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
Further information about the job
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hillcrest Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 465 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Hillcrest Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@hillcrest.leeds.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0113 262 4080
About Hillcrest AcademyHillcrest Academy is a thriving two-form entry primary school at the heart of the Chapeltown and Harehills communities in Leeds. For more than a century, the academy has proudly served local families, bringing together pupils from a rich range of cultural, linguistic and faith backgrounds. This diversity is one of our greatest strengths, helping to create a welcoming and inclusive environment where every child is valued, respected and supported to succeed.
The academy provides education for approximately 420 pupils aged 3 to 11 and is proud to be part of The GORSE Academies Trust, a highly successful partnership of 15 academies and educational settings across Leeds. Through this network of excellence, Hillcrest Academy benefits from collaboration with outstanding professionals and schools, while contributing to the Trust's mission of ensuring that all children and young people can excel regardless of backgroundAt Hillcrest Academy, we are committed to ensuring that every pupil thrives both academically and personally. Through exceptional teaching, strong pastoral care and consistently high expectations, we provide children with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to achieve their full potential. Our curriculum is designed to inspire curiosity, foster a love of learning and prepare pupils for success in the next stage of their education and beyond.
We are proud that Ofsted recognised the strength of our provision, judging the academy to be strong in all areas. This reflects our unwavering commitment to delivering the highest standards of education and ensuring that every child has the opportunity to flourish.
Principal
Vicky Oddy
Ofsted
Ofsted recognised the academy's strengths, stating:
Our ambition is simple: to ensure every child leaves Hillcrest Academy with the knowledge, character and confidence to lead a happy and successful life.
- “This is a school where everyone is welcome. Staff support pupils consistently well to succeed both personally and academically. Pupils flourish.”
- “Pupils' behaviour is excellent. Classrooms are calm and focused places to learn. Pupils' positive attitudes to learning are clear to see.”
Arranging a visit to Hillcrest Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@hillcrest.leeds.sch.uk.
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