SEND Teacher
Unity Community Primary, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M7 4YE18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
27 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday, term time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
SEND allowance (£2,787)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The staff and governors of Unity Community Primary School, a friendly, inclusive and supportive school, are looking to recruit a highly effective classroom practitioner with significant experience of delivering IEP and EHCP provisions.
Unity Community Primary is a two-form entry primary school serving a richly diverse community in Cheetham, North Manchester. Unity is part of the multi-academy trust Big Life Schools, which shares the vision and values of the Big Life group. Unity is a UNICEF Rights Respecting Gold school and we pride ourselves on our inclusive, nurturing ethos with a strong focus on the wellbeing of staff and children (21% of our pupils are on the SEND register and 4% have an EHCP).
In September 2024 we opened our Hive classroom. The Hive classroom is a time-limited and transitional place for pupils to rehearse skills needed to thrive in a mainstream classroom with a high staff to pupil ratio ensuring a detailed understanding of individual needs. The Hive offers a quieter, sensory-rich, engaging environment for SEND pupils, with communication skills at the heart of all learning opportunities.
The successful candidate will:
- Be an experienced, outstanding teacher of children with additional needs
- Be able to work well in a team and deploy and support additional staff effectively
- Be positive, resilient, flexible and work well in our happy team
- Be committed to and passionate about challenging inequalities and making a difference
- Be able to develop positive relationships with parents and communicate well with people from diverse backgrounds
- Share Unity's vision and the values of the Big Life Group
What the school offers its staff
Unity can offer:
- Teachers’ pay scale M1 – U1 £31,650 - £45,646 + SEND allowance (£2,787)
- Culturally and socially diverse families
- A pleasant working environment in a new modern building, less than a mile from the city centre
- A happy, welcoming staff team.
- Your birthday as an additional day of leave
- Opportunities for career development and specialist training
- The support of our MAT, Big Life Schools and the wider Big Life group
- A comprehensive wellbeing offer.
The SEND allowance is applicable while the postholder is working within our Hive (SEND provision). Should the successful candidate be reassigned to a mainstream teaching role in the future, the allowance will no longer apply.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Unity Community Primary is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. CVs will not be accepted and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Unity Community Primary
- School type
- Free School, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 364 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Unity Community Primary website
- Email address
- gina.leach@unitycommunityprimary.com
- Phone number
- 0161 871 2614
Unity is a two-form entry primary school that also offers day care provision for 2 -4 year olds. School is located in Cheetham, Manchester which is widely diverse and Unity reflects this with 96% of children from minority communities (86% EAL) and over 30 languages spoken in school.
Unity is part of the MAT, Big Life Schools, and shares the values of the Big Life Group with all staff committed to making a difference in children and families' lives.
Arranging a visit to Unity Community Primary
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email gina.leach@unitycommunityprimary.com.
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