Teacher Vacancy from September 2025 for our Specialist Resourced Provision

Short Heath Federation

Full Time

M1-UPS3 Plus SEND Point

1 x Maternity Cover – KS2 SEMH

We are really excited to be opening the federation’s third Specialist Resource Provision in the coming academic year at Rosedale. These are specialist places commissioned by the local authority in mainstream settings.

We already have one for children with Communication and Interaction needs at Rosedale and one for children with SEMH needs at Short Heath (teacher going on maternity leave soon).

We are extremely proud to be able to offer these specialist places to children with complex additional needs but who can benefit from all that a mainstream setting has to offer too.

This is an outcome of Walsall’s Specialist Provision Review and part of the development of a number of similar settings across Walsall. You will be working alongside teachers and support staff in other SRPs as we develop them across Walsall – with significant training and development. This is a real opportunity to shape the future of SEND provision in Walsall and a significant professional development opportunity for the right people.

It’s a really exciting phase in our Federation’s development, as we are the West Walsall Nurture Hub, leading in schools on developing Restorative Practice, active members of the Attachment Research Community, working collaboratively on delivering Autism Education Trust training and continuing to develop our own specialist learning provisions in response to an increased number of children with specific additional needs! This is great news for our current staff and for you! We can offer more opportunities for career development over time and more CPD than ever before! We are a fully inclusive school and enjoy the challenge of meeting the needs of every child in a unique way. Our practice is recognised as exceptional.

If you are an energetic, enthusiastic and outstanding teacher, we want you at Short Heath Federation where ‘Every Day, In every way, Everyone matters’. You will inspire our children, ensuring they make good progress and enjoy learning. Specialisms in SEN and SEMH would be an advantage, but we’ll give lots of training anyway.

You should:

be an inspirational teacher;
create an irresistible learning experience for every single child;
believe that all behaviour is communication of an unmet need;
believe that ‘every day, in every way, everyone matters’;
love working as part of a team;
be a courageous, innovative teacher who’s not afraid to try something new and learn from that;
be a reflective practitioner, adapting your practice in response to children’s changing needs;
support our Federation Christian ethos.

We can offer:

a tailor-made induction programme (whatever your career stage) including opportunities for developing practice in our own and other schools in Walsall;
a personalised professional development plan;
a career coach;
Local Authority staff well-being programme;
an exciting opportunity for extensive professional development across a federation of schools, working with good and outstanding teachers and a range of specialist practitioners in all phases;
laptop;
discounted childcare;
ongoing weekly professional development meetings;
the support of a leading practitioner and 6 specialist leaders of education spread across all phases;
the best children and families;
opportunities to shadow other colleagues, learning from the best;
supportive, fun, dedicated, creative and talented colleagues;
opportunities to support colleagues in a range of settings;
an exceptionally strong Governing Body;

If you can see yourself being part of our team and our exciting future, you can download an application pack from our website - https://www.lane-head.walsall.sch.uk/more/federation-jobs. Email Cathy Draper, Executive Headteacher (cdraper@shortheathfederation.org.uk) if you want more information.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 12.00 noon on Wednesday 21st May 2025, with interviews being held Thursday 22^nd May & Friday 23^rd May.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, keeping children safe in education and promoting British Values in school, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to 2 satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check, and proof of the Right to Work in the UK.

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