23 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    13 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    10 March 2025

Job details

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): 32.5 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1 - UPS3

Additional allowances

SEN £2679

What skills and experience we're looking for

Bents Green School is a school for students with autistic spectrum conditions and communication and interaction difficulties.

Our school values underpin all we do. They are ‘we are kind and respectful, we nurture relationships, we are lifelong learners, we communication positively and we celebrate individualism’.

We are looking for teachers who will help us to deliver a high quality provision for our students and their families. We have multiple vacancies for our growing school. These vacancies are currently for our Ringinglow site.

We have developed two curriculum pathways at Ringinglow. These are semi formal and informal, with a high focus on personalisation.

No day is the same in at Bents Green and the students bring personality, surprise and variety to our school. It can be a challenging environment to work in, and the successful candidate will demonstrate they are committed to this student group and have the resilience to start each day afresh with a smile.

We are passionate about ensuring that all our students receive the best education possible, preparing them for adult life outside school, and helping them to become respected and valued members of society.

It is an exciting time to join us and support us with continuous development and change. We are proud of our students, and see the unique potential in each individual. We are looking for teachers with strong ethos and values that can help us lead deliver our provision, ensuring that our students receive the highest quality education in a happy and secure environment.

Our staff are both dedicated and highly skilled and contribute to a very 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. Trauma Informed Practice has informed the development of our behaviour policy and practice, and any successful candidates 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 student’s learning and well-being.

Bents Green Learning Community operates across three sites – Ringinglow, Gleadless and Westfield – and staff may be required to work across all sites in order to meet the needs of the students.

At Bents Green Learning Community, we are immensely proud of our students and the calibre of our staff is a key strength. We are excited and committed to delivering a high quality provision driven by our desire to continually improve.

** Please note, Bents Green School is currently in the process of academising and will be joining Nexus in May 2025.

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.

Please be aware that an online soft search will be made for those offered interviews.

For an informal conversation with the Co-Headteachers, Aileen Hosty and Laura Rzepinski, please contact the school in the first instance.

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 is 13th April 2025.

Shortlisting week beginning 14th April 2025 and Interviews on either the 1st or 2nd May 2025.

What the school offers its staff

Westfield Scheme

CPD

Cycle Scheme

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.

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Please complete the online application.

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About Bents Green School

School type
Special school, ages 11 to 19
School size
292 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
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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