SEND Teacher (Maternity Cover)
The Cedars Academy, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6QD3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
24 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full Time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 academic year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Cedars Academy Low Fell, part of Cedars Academy Trust, is delighted to be recruiting a new teacher to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a creative and nurturing school community delivering bespoke, meaningful education to children who learn differently.
The post is to lead in our EYFS and Key Stage 1/2 classes of students with complex cognitive and emotional needs. This role is ideally suited to an experienced SEND or EYFS/Primary Practitioner, with the confidence to plan and deliver an engaging curriculum in a responsive, practical, and sensory-led way.
Cedars is a warm, welcoming school community where staff are encouraged to shape their own professional development, engage with evidence-informed practice, and contribute to our shared journey of improvement. No one is ever the finished article - and that’s how we like it.
If you have the energy, empathy, and creativity to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact the Headteacher, Michelle O’Reilly atmichelle.oreilly@cedarstrust.org.uk.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer staff:
- A supportive and values-driven working environment with a strong focus on staff wellbeing
- Commitment to manageable workloads and a healthy work-life balance
- High-quality professional development, including access to National College resources and tailored CPD pathways
- Opportunities for career progression across the Trust, including leadership development
- A collaborative staff culture with strong peer support and shared best practice
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme, depending on role
- Flexible working arrangements considered where operationally possible
- Investment in staff training, including SEND and behaviour support strategies
- A well-resourced working environment with ongoing investment in facilities and technology
- Free on-site parking
- Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and recognition schemes
- Opportunities to contribute to wider school development and strategic projects
- A chance to make a meaningful difference in a specialist or inclusive educational setting
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
All staff and trustees are committed to our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children at Cedars Academy. We endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support and protection. Our safeguarding procedures apply to all staff volunteers, visitors and trustees and are consistent with those of the Gateshead Safeguarding Children Partnership.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About The Cedars Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 243 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Cedars Academy website
- Email address
- michelle.oreilly@cedarstrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01914874595
Cedars Low Fell and Cedars High Heworth are part of Cedars Academy Trust. We educate children with complex needs from EYFS to Year 9 at our school in Low Fell and young people with complex needs in Key Stages 3 - 5 at High Heworth, Gateshead.
Arranging a visit to The Cedars Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email michelle.oreilly@cedarstrust.org.uk.
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