SEND Unit (C&I / C&L): Lead Teacher ELTMAY10 - Hardwick Green Primary Academy (Enquire Learning[...]

Stockton Academy Vacancies; Stockton-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Hardwick Green Primary Academy is seeking a SEND Unit Lead Teacher to join their team. The role involves leading teaching and learning for children with complex SEND in a newly established unit. The ideal candidate will be experienced, compassionate, and ambitious for student achievement. This is a full-time permanent position with extensive professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Access to high-quality resources

Extensive professional development

Qualifications

• Experienced teacher of children with complex SEND.
• Passionate about children's rights and achievement.

Responsibilities

• Lead on teaching and learning in the SEND Unit.
• Be the class teacher for one of the two classes.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Patience

Job description

Hardwick Green Primary Academy Job Advert – SEND Unit (C&I / C&L): Lead Teacher

Job Title: SEND Unit Lead Teacher

Job Reference: ELTMAY10

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Hardwick Green Primary Academy

Grade: MPS / UPS + TLR2A (£3214)

Hours: Full time

Reporting to: Assistant Principal: Inclusion / Deputy Principal / Principal

Application Deadline: Wednesday 11th June @ 12 noon

Shortlisting: Friday 13th June 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 18th June 2025

Start Date: Monday 1st September 2025

Hardwick Green Primary Academy is seeking to appoint an experienced SEND Teacher to join our ambitious and committed team.

In September 2025, Hardwick Green is opening a brand-new SEND Unit for 16 primary-age children (two classes) with complex Communication & Interaction / Cognition & Learning needs. The SEND Unit is a joint venture with Stockton-on-Tees Local Authority, and access to the Unit will be through the Local Authority.

This role is to lead on teaching and learning in the Unit and be the class teacher for one of the two classes in the Unit.

We are looking to appoint someone who:

• is an experienced teacher of children with complex SEND
• is passionate about the rights of children with SEND and ambitious for their achievement every day
• shows compassion, resilience and patience in their care for children with SEND
• holds every child and their family in the highest possible regard and lead by example, having high expectations of what every child can achieve

You will benefit from a newly refurbished setting, with high-quality resources. The appointed candidate will work alongside our Assistant Principal: Inclusion and will be well-supported by the Senior Leadership Team and The Enquire Learning Trust who are committed to providing the very best teaching and learning for all our children and are ambitious for their achievement. As part of our team, you will have access to extensive continuous professional development from both the Trust and Local Authority.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development of SEND provision from the very start, and you will have the opportunity to bring your expertise to shape our future work.

Come and join the team – be bothered!

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged before application. Please contact Mrs Brown – Academy Business Manager on 01642 677968 to arrange an appointment.

Appointments are available on:

• Thursday 22nd May @ 4pm
• Friday 23rd May @ 9am
• Monday 2nd June @ 4pm

To apply, please complete the online application form on the Enquire Learning Trust website: https://www.enquirelearningtrust.org/job-vacancies/

Further information about our Academy can be found at www.hardwickgreenacademy.org

The Enquire Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All ID and qualification checks will be made prior to appointment, as will online searches of candidates (Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023). Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service check and Disqualification by Association Disclosure.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING AND RECRUITMENT CHECKS

The Trust is legally obligated to process an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before making appointments to relevant posts.

The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings, and any other information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate.

For posts in regulated activity, the DBS check will include a barred list check.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are on a barred list.

We’ll use the DBS check to ensure we comply with the Childcare Disqualification Regulations. It is an offence to provide or manage childcare covered by these regulations if you are disqualified.

Any data processed as part of the DBS check will be processed in accordance with data protection regulations and the trusts information governance policy which can be found on the website.

Please note this post is in regulated activity and exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS criminal records and barred list check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks. Only applicants who have been shortlisted will be asked for a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable for the position. Any convictions that are self-disclosed or listed on a DBS check will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

All documentation will be treated confidentially and processed in accordance with Data Protection regulations.