Teacher

Gig Mill Primary School, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 3HL

2 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  16 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (FTE) Teachers Main Scale plus SEN allowance

Teacher job summary

Hales Valley Multi Academy Trust is a primary academy trust, based in Dudley, West Midlands. We currently consist of seven very different primary schools, ensuring that our Trust is a diverse and exciting place to work and learn.

We put our children at the heart of everything we do and are dedicated to providing them with an enriching curriculum, underpinned by our overall commitment to high standards across the board.

We value our staff and ensure that they are well supported and trained. We have a continual professional development guarantee that provides a clear career pathway of training and opportunities for all staff at all levels.

Our family of schools work closely together, ensuring that staff and children benefit from sharing the excellent practice that exists across the Trust. Our schools are well supported by the Board of Directors and the Trust Central team.

We believe that we are stronger together – all schools sharing capacity, resources and expertise. We believe that collaboration is fundamental to providing the best learning opportunities through a meaningful curriculum where children and adults acquire the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes to prepare and strengthen them for their role in society: today, tomorrow and in the future. We support and care for each other, especially when things go wrong; we are a family.

This role provides you with an opportunity to join our family to improve outcomes for children. If you are interested in finding out more please do get in touch – we would be very happy to meet with you!

The Role - SEND Teacher - HVT 0670

Teacher for Special Educational Needs

The SEND Teacher will be responsible for delivering high quality teaching, planning, assessment, and pastoral care for pupils with moderate to complex needs within a SEN base unit at Gig Mill Primary School. They will work closely with, and report to, the Lead teacher of the unit as well as communicating with a range of external agencies to support the varying learning and pastoral needs of the pupils.

You will be appointed on Teachers Main pay scale plus SEN allowance per annum. You will work full time on a permanent contract.

If you are passionate about teaching, work well as a team and have the spark and enthusiasm needed to ensure our pupils achieve their full potential then we want to hear from you!

In addition, we offer a full induction programme and opportunities for continual professional development.

You will be a committed team player and be able to inspire children with enthusiasm for learning; be well motivated and have high expectations of both yourself and your pupils.

We can provide a supportive staff, together with children who are eager to learn, within an excellent school environment.

Hales Valley Trust would like to hear from you if you are someone who: 

• Is an outstanding classroom practitioner who has high expectations of self and others 
• Is passionate about enabling all children to achieve success 
• Is a caring professional 
• Has a clear understanding of the primary curriculum 
• Has a dynamic and creative approach to learning 
• Has high expectations of attainment and behaviour 
• Has energy and enthusiasm, an open and positive approach 
• Will be committed to extra-curricular activities 
• Is able to work supportively and work in a team 

We can offer you:

• Highly motivated staff
• A leadership team whose focus is on improving outcomes for our children
• Children who value learning and supportive parents
• An ethos of valuing staff and their Professional Development
• A stimulating learning environment which is conducive to learning
• Competitive salary Generous benefits (pension, holiday, discounted fees at our Trust schools)
• Employee Assistance Programme (supporting your health and wellbeing)
• Networking and support opportunities between the Trust schools

If you would like to book a walk around at Gig Mill Primary School please contact the school on 01384 818600.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Amanda Payne via email apayne@gig-mill.dudley.sch.uk

To apply, please complete an application form/monitoring form available on this advert. Please clearly quote the vacancy you are applying for on the application form and return to apayne@gig-mill.dudley.sch.uk

Closing Date:

Shortlisting:

Interviews:

All applicants short listed will be required to take part in a formal interview process.

Additional Information:

Hales Valley Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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

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About Gig Mill Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 607 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gig Mill Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gig-mill-primary-school-stourbridge

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