Teacher - Gleadless Site
Bents Green School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 7TBThis job expired on 16 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
16 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full time 32.5 hours per week 52 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS3
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Bents Green School provides specialist education for young people aged 11-19 with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Communication and Interaction difficulties.
Bents Green School is located across four sites:
Ringinglow, Gleadless, The Hub at Westfield School and Enterprise Works.
We are looking for a teacher for our Gleadless site, in the first instance, over time staff maybe asked to work at either of our 4 sites to meet the needs of the students. The successful candidate will help us to deliver a high quality provision for our students and their families.
At Bents Green School we are fully committed to enabling all our students to fulfil their potential both academically, socially and emotionally. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality education provision in a safe, accepting and nurturing environment. We support our students to develop the knowledge, skills and cultural capital they require to enable them to be educated citizens, prepare them for adult life, contribute meaningfully to society and live happy, fulfilling lives.
The students who attend Bents Green School all have barriers to their learning linked to autism, communication and interaction. We are passionate about ensuring that all our students receive the best education possible, and we are proud of our students and see the unique potential in each individual. We are looking for teachers who share our core values and ethos; people who are committed to ensuring that our students receive the highest quality education in a happy and secure environment.
Our vision:
To be a great school community for all students, families and staff.
Our values that help us deliver our vision:
- We nurture relationships: We care about everyone in our school community. Unconditional positive regard is central to our approach to students, staff and the whole school community.
- We are kind and respectful: We will treat each other with respect and kindness, and we are considerate of each other’s feelings.
- We celebrate individualism: Every individual is valued for who they are and what they contribute to the school. We are a school that encourages people to embrace their true selves and share their uniqueness with the world.
- We communicate positively: We ensure that we focus on developing positive communication with students, staff and the whole school community.
- We are lifelong learners: We believe that everyone can achieve and learn in the right environment and with the right support.
Our staff are both dedicated and highly skilled and contribute to a nurturing and kind school. We are proud to have been awarded the Trauma Informed Schools award, and building relationships with students and their families is central to our practice. Any successful candidate will be able to demonstrate they share these values.
The successful candidate should:
- Be committed to safeguarding at all times
- Have an ability to teach a range of subjects
- Be student centred
- Have excellent communication skills
- Be committed to involving parents and the community in the life of the school
- Be committed to trauma informed and nurture approaches
- Be confident, positive, calm and tenacious
- Have a positive outlook on life and education
- Hold high expectations of teaching, learning and behaviour
- Be passionate about students’ learning and well-being
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check and Medical form. We will also conduct online checks of applicants as per Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Please visit the school website to view our safeguarding policy at: http://bentsgreenschool.co.uk/safeguarding/safeguarding-policy.
Visits to our school are warmly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Karen Taylor, PA to the Leadership Team on 0114 236545.
For an informal conversation with the Deputy headteacher Emma Allen, please contact the school on 0114 2357028.00114 2357028 0114 2357028 114 2357028
We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Please return your completed application form to the Schools HR Admin Officer <Karen Taylor> by email <recruitment@bentsgreen.sheffield.sch.uk> or by post to <Bents Green School, Ringinglow Road, Sheffield, S11 7TB>. Closing date Sunday 16th March 2025 23:59, interviews to take place shortly after.
What the school offers its staff
Westfield Health 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 Bents Green School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 323 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bents Green School website
- Email address
- recruitment@bentsgreen.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0114 2363545
Bents Green School provides specialist education for young people aged 11-19 with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Communication and Interaction difficulties. Bents Green School is located across three sites:
Ringinglow (Key Stage 3)
Gleadless (Key Stage 4 and Post 16)
Satellite hub at Westfield School.
Staff can be expected to work across or on any site.
Arranging a visit to Bents Green School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bentsgreen.sheffield.sch.uk.
School location
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