SEN Classroom Teacher Sunnyside Academy

Internal Advert - This post is restricted to current employees of Sunnyside Academy

SUNNYSIDE ACADEMY

Manor Farm Way, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 0RJ

SEN Classroom Teacher (SEN Allowance 1 £2,787) Full-time to commence 1st September 2026. Permanent.

The school is seeking to appoint a talented and dynamic SEN teacher to work in our Higher Needs Base, who is able to engage and excite team members and young learners within a diverse, inclusive setting. We are seeking to appoint a passionate, highly-skilled teacher to join our dedicated, caring team, and who, in turn, will benefit from access to a wide range of professional opportunities as an employee of Ad Astra Academy Trust.

Applicants are asked to demonstrate their skills and experience that they will bring to the post and how they will meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

• Have substantial experience of working directly with children with special educational needs.
• Have knowledge and an understanding of the National Curriculum and its implications for children with complex learning difficulties.
• Demonstrate outstanding teaching skills.
• Embrace and continue to uphold the caring, nurturing ethos of the school.
• Demonstrate real enthusiasm and commitment towards raising standards within a diverse school community.
• Be able to contribute to creative curriculum development.
• Demonstrate excellent behaviour management and communication skills.
• Have opportunity to further develop their skills through a variety of professional development opportunities within an inclusive and supportive environment.

The successful candidate will work in a designated Higher Needs Base classroom, teaching pupils with SEN which will require the exercise of a teacher's professional skills and judgement in the teaching of children with SEN and for this a SEN Allowance 1 will be payable.

Sunnyside Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).