Job Description

Salary: 32,916 - 51,048 per annum

Grade: MPS & UPS + SEN allowance

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Location: Sunderland,

North East

The Ascent Academies' Trust was founded in 2012 and is a family of six special academies in the North East and North Yorkshire, over four different local authorities. We are a collaborative group of academies who work closely with one another in order to achieve the best outcomes for our young people. As a result, our academies have improved year on year and all academies are currently at least Good from an Ofsted rating, with some individual areas rated Outstanding.



This is an exciting time to join our Trust as we look to set out our next steps in creating brilliant schools. We are an ethical Trust whose vision and values are aligned to equality and diversity, collaboration and lifelong learning.



The principal responsibility of these posts is to teach a variety of subjects to students with a range of abilities. Candidates should possess excellent teaching skills, be well organised, be able to work as part of a team and flexible. Candidates will posses QTS/QTLS and have experience of teaching students with a wide range of SEND in a primary setting.

What we need:

Outstanding practitioners with obvious professionalism, expertise and enthusiasm

An organised, digitally competent person, able to formulate and secure school improvement

A commitment to and a passion for building a brighter future for young people with Special Educational Needs

Someone who will embrace being part of a family of schools, sharing good practice and collaborating with others across a Trust.

An enthusiastic and positive approach within the classroom part of the wider school and family of schools


o Commitment to own professional development and to enhance those of others in order that we can respond to the needs of our young people o Consistently high expectations and aspirations for our young people and yourself


A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum

A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for all young people in our academies

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Complete commitment to the core values of Ascent




This advert is open for applications for vacancies at the following Academies within our Trust:



Mowbray, North Yorkshire (Ripon and Bedale)



Ash Trees, Stockton



Springwater Academy, Starbeck Harrogate



If you are interested in applying for a Teaching post and are successful at the shortlisting stage, you can specify which academy you would like to work at during your interview.

We can offer you:

An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals who love what they do

Chance to work with our amazing young people and their families

Excellent career development and progression opportunities

Comprehensive induction programme

Opportunity to work across all ages and abilities within the Trust

Opportunity to work in settings which value multi-disciplinary ways of working

Access to a range of subject and SEND specific networks, regionally and nationally

An exciting and extensive commitment to high quality professional development, identified through a strong appraisal process

A comprehensive wellbeing and support package for staff. These are exceptional opportunities to make a difference within a positive and exciting environment.


If you our community's ethos of diversity and collaboration, then we would be delighted to hear from you.



The and Person Specification can be found in the Supporting Documents section of this advert. To apply for this post, please follow the link below, click on and login/create your NEJobs account.

https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/SEND_Teachers_Springwater_Academy_Ash_Trees_Academy_and_Mowbray_Academy_Ascent_Academies_Trust/288516

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 9.00am Thursday 15th January 2026



Interview Date: Tuesday 10th February 2026

Key Documents:

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Person Specification.doc





The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people with Special Needs and expects all staff and volunteers to this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Please note - if you are shortlisted, you will be subject to an online search. This is not part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.



North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

SEND Teachers

Salary:

32,916 - 51,048 per annum

Posted:

08/12/2025

Closing date:

14/01/2026

Closing time:

23:59