SEN Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

About the role

We are looking to appoint a dedicated and professional Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) who is committed to enabling children with SEND to thrive at Oaklands Mead Academy.

The role is a part-time maternity cover, requiring the successful candidate to work Thursday/Friday and every other Wednesday.

You’ll have an enthusiasm for supporting learners with differentiated needs, providing learning support with a positive and inclusive outlook, and managing sometimes complex behaviours within a structured learning environment to ensure differently-abled learners can reach their full potential.

Requirements

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Passion and commitment for supporting learnerds with specific needs
• An empathetic, patient and tolerant demeanour
• Key organisation and communication skills
• Experience with managing complex behaviours and helping SEN learners to achieve

Why Oaklands Mead Academy?

Oaklands Mead Academy is a wonderful place to work with unique learners and a dedicated, creative and supportive staff team. We want to recruit a teacher who has the creativity, ambition and resilience to support our amazing children aged 4-11, all of whom have complex speech, language and communication needs, mostly with a diagnosis of Autism.

We love learning! We can offer you an excellent induction package and ongoing support, as all of our teachers are supported to develop subject and leadership expertise. We invest in all of our staff to develop their knowledge, skills and expertise through (at least) fortnightly CPD sessions and the involvement of all staff in School Improvement Teams (SITs). 

We are a Good to outstanding school, according to Ofsted and Challenge Partners, having been re-inspected in February 2024 (Ofsted report link). We are an Inclusion Quality Mark Flagship School and we are the only city school to have National Autism Society Advanced Accreditation. Oaklands’ families, staff and children are friendly, and our team work closely to ensure all our children meet their full potential, academically, personally and socially. We have distinctive learner pathways and a skills-based curriculum and bespoke assessment system, OPAL. Our class teams are 1 teacher and 3-5 teaching assistants, depending on class size and pathway. Good professional relationships are key to our success and we want everyone in the Oaklands family to thrive and succeed. We have the highest expectations for our learners and our staff, and know that positive wellbeing is essential for good learning. This means we have built in staff wellbeing strategies and attention to workload throughout the school organisation, as well as offering a calendar of wellbeing events from sharing food together, to daily debriefing drop-in opportunities.

One of our current teachers says: “Everyone is at the heart of all we do and this means support and a wonderful place to work every day.”

“Staff morale is high. Staff, including those who are in the early stages of their career, praise the support given for their workload and well-being.”

Ofsted, February 2024

One of our brilliant children says: “Come and teach children and have fun.”

Experience in special education is desirable, but not essential. However, your application should include details on how you have supported SEND pupils in mainstream settings.

Two professional references are required and they will be requested prior to the interview if you are selected. Character references are not acceptable.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

Start date: 4th January 2027

Actual salary: £17,034.50 (MPS1) - £23,470 (MPS6) + SEN Allowance

We would strongly encourage all applicants to come to visit the school prior to submitting an application.