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Teacher of SEND x 3

Brackenfield Special School, Nottingham, Derbyshire, NG10 4DA

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 March 2025

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 to Friday - In line with FTE Teaching hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS to UPS
• Additional allowances:

  SEN allowance

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 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 Head Teacher and have a tour of the school (please see contact below).

What the school offers its staff

Brackenfield is a successful and expanding special school in the South of Derbyshire. We are delighted to be opening additional premises from September 2025. The Executive Head 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.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

Full-time Teacher job pack March.pdf - 424 KB (opens in new tab)

About Brackenfield Special School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 16
• School size: 175 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brackenfield Special School website
• Email address: hr@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 hr@brackenfield.derbyshire.sch.uk.

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