Curriculum leader - English and communication; MFS

Education Impact Academy Trust

Post: Curriculum leader – English and communication

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday full time

Contract type: Permanent

Salary including allowances: MPR/UPR - £32,916 – £51,048 and SEN allowance - £2,787, TLR 2 - £5,865

Closing Date: Monday 13th April 2026

Start date of role: September 2026

Enhanced DBS Check

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Mayfield School is looking for an experienced teacher to join us as Curriculum Leader for English and communication. Our school is a special academy 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 are proud to be a Unicef Rights Respecting School, on a journey to achieve the gold award.

More information about our curriculum offer can be found here:
Curriculum – Mayfield School.

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 students with complex SEND would be an advantage.

At Mayfield School, teachers are valued and their CPD is supported and invested in. We recognise that working with young people with SEND can be challenging and a full programme of training and support is offered. We expect 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.

We are looking for reliable, consistent, positive and solution‑focused people who will seek every opportunity to provide rich learning experiences for our pupils, who have the experience to support and develop other staff, and who can show personal resilience and a commitment to children’s universal rights.

Applications are welcomed from qualified and experienced teachers who have experience of teaching children or young people of any age and who are willing to work with others as part of a strong team. Special school experience is advantageous but not strictly necessary providing you have a commitment to children and young people with SEND, a willingness to learn and a dedication to securing positive outcomes for all pupils.

This post is unsuitable for ECTs or unqualified teachers.

A recent Wellbee staff survey showed Mayfield as being in the top 20% of schools showing that risks of work‑related stress and staff wellbeing are effectively managed and controlled. Our team tells us that they value the in‑house training offered by the school and welcome the professional development opportunities available to them. All teachers and curriculum leaders at Mayfield have the choice of working either 4 or 5 days per week and all teachers and curriculum leaders have the option to take their PPA time from home each week to aid work‑life balance and wellbeing.

This post will involve working with pupils who have persistent differences with social interaction, social communication and understanding emotions. Mayfield pupils need consistent responses, clear boundaries and predictable and planned support with engagement, learning and sensory regulation.

In addition to the salary, we offer a benefits package for all employees through BSHF and regular opportunities for professional development and growth through the school and as part of the Trust.

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 Description s and Person Specification for details. Informal conversations are warmly welcomed. If you would like to arrange an informal visit please email

• A collaborative and inclusive culture
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