TEACHER OF THE VISION-IMPAIRED (SEND)

Exhall Grange Specialist School, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 9HP

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  18 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• 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 (Can be done as a job share): This is a full-time post working Monday to Friday.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TMS or UPS
• Additional allowances:

  Low or Mid Point SNA Allowance depending on qualifications

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our ideal candidate will have:

• a passion for improving the outcomes for children and young people with a visual impairment;
• the ability to motivate, inspire and stimulate curiosity, interest and enjoyment across all service users;
• the ability to be an excellent practitioner with up-to-date skills;
• high expectations for all service users;
• good team skills;
• experience of teaching pupils with visual impairments
• a full UK driving licence and access to their own vehicle with business insurance.

What the school offers its staff

You will have the opportunity to work as part of an enthusiastic, supportive and progressive team within this unique Specialist Provision. You will become a valued member of an encouraging and friendly staff group.

Other benefits include:

• Pension through TPS

• Local Authority employment

• Access to employee wellbeing services

• Vivup Employee portal with car leasing options, cycle to work schemes and discounts to numerous retailers and venues.

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.

This is an exciting opportunity for a teacher to join a growing service, which is well established, friendly and supportive. The team consists of QTVIs, Habilitation Officers and Specialist TAs who deliver high quality support across Warwickshire.

As part of the team, you will: -

• have your own caseload which you will be expected to manage. To support you in your role, you will receive regular supervision from your line manager;
• provide peripatetic teaching support, training and advice to children and young people with a visual impairment, parents/carers, educational and other professionals across a variety of settings;
• offer tailored advice and support for staff working with visually impaired learners;
• forge good relationships with key partners and parents/carers;
• through assessment and observation, make clear, targeted recommendations to schools and placements;
• conduct functional vision assessments;
• be required to travel throughout the County, so you must be a licenced vehicle owner with business insurance on your vehicle.

Commitment to safeguarding

Exhall Grange is deeply committed to safeguarding our pupils and, as part of our pre-employment processes, we undertake online searches of all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

A prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants of teaching roles who may undertake teaching work.

All staff will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check for both children and adults.

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.

Supporting Letter.docx - 45.5 KB (opens in new tab)

Privacy Notice for Applicants.pdf - 164 KB (opens in new tab)

EGS Equality Form.docx - 163 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Description QTVI.docx - 54.1 KB (opens in new tab)

About Exhall Grange Specialist School

• School type: Special school, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 275 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Exhall Grange Specialist School website
• Email address: recruitment@exhallgrange.co.uk
• Phone number: 02476364200
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/exhall-grange-specialist-school

Exhall Grange Specialist School is a county-wide specialist provision for pupils aged between 4 and 19 on the outskirts of Coventry. The school meets the needs of pupils who are unable to access the curriculum in a mainstream school owing to their sensory impairment or physical disabilities or the impact of long-term illness or social communication difficulties including autism.

Whilst we are currently a Community Maintained Specialist Provision, we are on the journey to Academisation with conversion from 1 September 2025.

Many of our children and young people are physically or emotionally extremely vulnerable or have life limiting conditions. Some of our pupils are highly anxious and require our calm, predictable and nurturing environment in order to access school.

We are committed to ensuring all our pupils reach their full potential and encourage all of our pupils and staff to “Be Your Best Self” which encapsulates our core purpose.

All pupils follow the National Curriculum at a level appropriate to their ability and needs. We are destination driven and focus on developing the skills our pupils need for independence, employment and life.

We encourage our pupils to develop the qualities of our school values: Respect, Resilience, Confidence, Motivation, Aspiration and Integrity. This is as important to us as the academic and vocational curriculum.

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