Teacher of SEND

Brackenfield Special School, Nottingham, Derbyshire, NG10 4DA

30 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 September 2026

• Closing date

  4 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 January 2026

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: Monday - Friday. Full-time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main Pay Scale – Upper Pay Threshold
• Additional allowances:

  1 SEN POINT

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone to join our highly skilled team, who can build excellent relationships with our children and is committed tohigh standardsin 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.

Please see our Job Pack.

What the school offers its staff

Brackenfield is a successful and expanding special school in the South of Derbyshire. TheExecutive Headteacherand 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 Specilaist 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.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Closing Date: 04.03.2026

Pre-Interview meetings: 11.03.2026

Formal Interview: 18.03.2026

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 (1).docx - 896 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: recruitment@brackenfield.derbyshire.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01159733710
• 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 recruitment@brackenfield.derbyshire.sch.uk.

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