Teacher of SEND

Brackenfield Special School, Nottingham, Derbyshire, NG10 4DA

100 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  4 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Main Pay Scale – Upper Pay Threshold
• Additional allowances:

  1 SEN point

What skills and experience we're looking for

Duties and responsibilities of the post:

Teaching and Learning

• Lead and manage a class team

• Identify and adopt the most effective teaching approaches for pupils with a range of complex SEN

• Monitor teaching and learning activities to meet the needs of pupils with SEN

• Plan and deliver effective sequences of lessons and generate medium and long term plans to support this

• Identify and teach skills that will develop pupils' ability to work independently

• Identify and teach skills that will develop pupils' ability to communicate

• Identify and teach skills that will develop pupils' social independence

• Lead a subject(s) or identified area within the School Improvement Plan and ensure progress is at least Good.

• Report progress to relevant stakeholders

Behaviour and Safety

• Lead the class team in responding to behaviour policies, protocols and plans and with regards to individual students

• Establish a safe, purposeful and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect and establish a framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly

• Manage the class effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils

• Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary

• Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour, which are expected of pupils

• Have high expectations of behaviour, promoting self-control and independence of all learners

• Carry out playground and other duties as directed and within the remit of the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document

• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school, raising any concerns following school protocol/procedures

• Be responsible for writing and updating personal risk assessment for pupils within the class

• Work in line with schools attachment best practise model

Team Working and Collaboration

• Participate in any relevant meetings/professional development opportunities at the school, which relate to the learners, curriculum or organisation of the school including pastoral arrangements and assemblies

• Work as a team member and identify opportunities for working with colleagues and sharing the development of effective practice with them

• Ensure that colleagues working with you are appropriately involved in supporting learning and understand the roles they are expected to fulfil

• Take part as required in the review, development and management of the activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the school

Recording and Assessment

• Accurately access pupil progress

• Set effective and detailed targets for raising achievement among pupils within class group

• Collect and interpret specialist assessment data

• Complete quality annotation and/or marking to support accurate assessment

• Update the SLT on the impact of the curriculum on pupil progress

• Cross moderate work with subject leads and the other Primary Teachers

• Have a firm understanding of complex learning needs and the importance of raising achievement among pupils

• Attend meetings and consultation evenings and keep parents informed about their child's progress

Standards and Quality Assurance

• Support the aims and ethos of the school

• Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance

• Attend and participate in open evenings and school events

• Uphold the school's Behaviour management policy

• Participate in staff training and development

• Attend team and staff meetings

• Develop links with Governors, LEAs and neighbouring schools

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• An area of responsibility as designated by the Headteacher e.g. EVC, SCITT, FOBs, ISA etc

• Other duties that the Headteacher may from time to time ask the post-holder to perform and which fall into fall into school teachers terms and conditions

What the school offers its staff

Brackenfield is a successful and expanding special school in the South of Derbyshire. The Executive Headteacher and Governors are looking to appoint a passionate and committed Teacher to join our established, experienced team. The successful candidate will work with our Teaching Team, including Specialist teaching and Learning Assistants and Learning support Assistants, our Leadership Team and our extended support team to meet the needs of our children with profound and multiple, severe and complex needs.

We are a school for children with complex learning and communication needs ranging from 3-19yrs. Brackenfield is a research based school and we work with external partners to ensure that our approaches reflect best practice in preparing young people with complex needs for adulthood.

We are looking for someone to join our highly skilled team, who can build excellent relationships with our children and is committed to high standards in the classroom as part of a highly motivated and hardworking team. You should have knowledge and understanding of specialist education and early childhood development. Successful applicants will need an understanding of the issues and support strategies relating to children with complex special educational needs.

Applicants are encouraged to come and meet the Executive Headteacher and Head of Site and have a tour of the school (please see contact below).

Brackenfield SEND School is committed to the safeguarding of all children. Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Brackenfield SEND School is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, preventing unlawful discrimination in all of its activities and to valuing diversity.

If you would like more information please contactrecruitment@brackenfield.derbyshire.sch.uk

Please note the DBS clause is compulsory and will automatically be added to your advert

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

Brackenfield School is committed to the safeguarding of all children.
Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Brackenfield SEND School is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, preventing unlawful discrimination in all of its activities and to valuing diversity.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Full-time Teacher job pack - 2026 (4).docx - 958 KB (opens in new tab)

About Brackenfield Special School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 18
• School size: 206 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brackenfield Special School website
• Email address: mtopliss@brackenfield.derbyshire.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0115 973 3710
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brackenfield-special-school

Brackenfield is an oversubscribed South Derbyshire special school for children from 3-16 years old. Over the last 4 years we have streamlined our offer to become a specialist school for pupils with communication and comprehension difficulties and we have a growing population of children with complex physical needs. All our pupils are significantly cognitively impaired operating developmentally between 0 – 6 years of age.

Arranging a visit to Brackenfield Special School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mtopliss@brackenfield.derbyshire.sch.uk.

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