SEND Teacher

Waverley Primary Academy, Rotherham, S60 8DD

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Full-time Teacher MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  Full-time Teacher MPS/UPS

SEND Teacher job summary

Aston Community Education Trust are a forward thinking and ambitious multi-academy trust, comprising of three secondary academies and nine junior academies across the Rotherham, Sheffield and North Derbyshire areas. Waverley Primary Academy is at the heart of the Waverley community. We are committed to making a real difference to the lives of our young people and will provide outstanding learning and enrichment opportunities for them throughout their time with us. To be able to achieve this, we need to have a team of dedicated and outstanding staff, who will contribute to our exceptional learning community.

We are seeking to employ an experienced SEND primary teacher who has the passion and expertise in supporting pupils with a range of additional needs, particularly Communication and Interaction and those with Autism. The successful candidate will have the chance to innovate and introduce new teaching strategies, including outdoor learning and sensory-based approaches and will join a team in the resourced provision areas of the academy where they will work collaboratively with the SENDCo to support all staff in developing the highest quality provision, develop and grow our resource provisions for our students which are designed to support children with additional needs in a nurturing and inclusive setting.

The purpose of this provision is to provide bespoke curriculum provision and support for pupils who have Communication and Interaction as their named SEND need and provide enhanced support for students to enable them to access the wider mainstream curriculum as appropriate.

You will be based at Waverley Primary Academy, however the role may, on occasion, involve working at other academies within the trust.

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

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.

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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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Waverley Primary Academy

• School type: Free Schools, None, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 533 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waverley Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waverley-junior-academy

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