Role: Curriculum Leader (Sixth Form) Contract Type : Permanent Hours : Monday to Friday (1.0 FTE) or Monday to Thursday (0.8 FTE) Salary : MPR/UPR SEN TLR2 Start Date : 1 January 2026 Address : Mayfield School, Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B19 1HJ Closing date : Monday 22 September 2025 EIAT is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is 'Better Never Ends'. About the school Mayfield School is looking for an experienced teacher to lead our sixth form provision. Our school is a special school for 315 pupils aged between 3 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities, including PMLD, cognition and learning needs, and autism. We currently have a target enrolment number of 63 students in our sixth form, in years 12 to 14. We are proud to be a Unicef Rights Respecting School, on a journey to achieve the gold award. The school is split across two sites - Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Successful applicants can be asked to work at either site depending on the needs of the school. We welcome applicants with mainstream or special school experience but experience of working with post 16 students with SEND would be a significant advantage. At Mayfield School, curriculum leaders are valued and their CPD is supported and invested in. Several members of our existing senior leadership team were middle leaders in curriculum roles before being promoted to the leadership team. We recognise that working with young people with SEND can be challenging and a full programme of training and support is offered. We expect all teachers to adopt creative, innovative, and highly personalised approaches to engaging young people in learning and enabling them to make progress. This is a joyful and rewarding job and one where you can really make a difference to the lives of young people and their families. This post will involve working with pupils who may have persistent differences with social interaction, social communication and understanding emotions. Mayfield pupils need clear boundaries and consistent support with engagement, learning, emotional regulation, sensory needs, and behaviour management. Mayfield’s sixth form provision is split across our two sites and all sixth form pupils attend for 4 days per week (Monday- Thursday). In our current cohort, fewer than 5% of pupils joined us as post-16 transfers, whilst the remaining number chose to continue their post-16 study with us beyond year 11. Our sixth form caters to a wide range of SEND, including autism, PMLD and cognition and learning. In our most recent Ofsted inspection, the sixth form curriculum was praised for its ability to provide pupils with the precise skills and knowledge they need in adulthood. With an increasing focus on independence, pupils are encouraged to learn about employability, making the most of their leisure time and how to resolve problems. Pupils leaving our sixth form do so after year 14 to access a range of destinations and provisions, reflective of the diverse cohort. Some pupils access apprenticeship or traineeship opportunities, some continue in further education, whilst others access adult social care settings. Pupils in the sixth form are working between pre-entry level and level 1. They follow accredited and non-accredited pathways, with some gaining qualifications including The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Life Skills Challenge awards, Personal and Social Development certificate, Sports Leadership award and Arts Award. The sixth form leader is class-based and released for management time equal to that of curriculum leaders in comparable posts. The class that the successful candidate will be attached to could be at either site, working with pupils with a range of different SEND profiles. About this role In expanding our team, we are looking for: Experienced, reliable, consistent, positive, and solution focused people People who will seek every opportunity to provide rich learning experiences for our pupils People who have the experience to support and develop other staff People who can show personal resilience and a commitment to children’s universal rights The curriculum leader will take lead responsibility for providing leadership and management to secure: High-quality teaching Effective use of curriculum budget & appropriate resources Improved standards of learning and achievement for all Please see job descriptions and person specification for details. We can offer A collaborative and inclusive culture A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth. Employee Assistance Programme via BHSF – free totally confidential support, Access to discounts and offers via BHSF Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme for Teachers Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service. Applications are welcomed from qualified and experienced teachers who have experience of working directly with children or young people in any setting and who are willing to work with others as part of a strong team. Special school experience is not necessary providing you understand Mayfield’s cohort and have a willingness to learn and a dedication to securing positive outcomes for all pupils. This post is unsuitable for ECTs. Informal conversations are warmly welcomed. If you would like to arrange an informal visit please email hr@mayfield.eiat.org.uk The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. To read a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please click on the link below: Policies (educationimpact.org.uk) To read our policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders please click on the link below: Policies (educationimpact.org.uk) This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020, which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Closing date: Monday 22 September 2025 Interviews: Wednesday 1 October 2025 Please apply on our website: Job search Early applications are encouraged, and applicants may be invited to interview prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is appointed before the closing date. Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) or accept them instead of an application form. If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful.