SLD / PMLD Lead Teacher

Jamesbrindley; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent education provider in Birmingham seeks a dedicated SLD / PMLD Lead Teacher to impact vulnerable children's lives positively. This full-time role includes teaching young people needing alternative education approaches. Ideal candidates will have QTS, resilience, and a commitment to inspiring young people. Join a team that values professional development and work/life balance to enable all children to achieve their potential. Closing date: January 9, 2026, with interviews on January 13, 2026.

Benefits

Flexible work/life balance

Professional development opportunities

Additional training days

Qualifications

• Experience of teaching all phases required.
• Passion for ensuring access to education regardless of barriers.
• Creative teaching strategies to reduce educational disadvantage.

Responsibilities

• Teach young people unable to access mainstream education.
• Develop and support the needs of the whole child.
• Implement strategies to enable expected progress.

Skills

Self-motivated

Resilient

Dynamic

Ability to build trust with families

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Location: Based at Birmingham Children Hospital; may be required to work across other sites

Contract: permanent

Hours of work: Full-time

‘Think Differently’ to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.

This is the Vision Statement of Think Differently Education Trust.

• Do you want to have a positive impact on some of the most vulnerable children’s lives in Birmingham?
• Do you want to work in an organisation that recognises the benefits of a good work/life balance for their workforce?
• Do you want to work in an organisation that invests heavily in CPD and allocates additional training days to develop their staff?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to all these questions, join our team!

The SLD / PMLD Lead Teacher role involves teaching young people who are unable to access mainstream education. Many of our young people have gaps in their education and we strive to implement creative teaching strategies to reduce the impact of educational disadvantage, enabling all our young people to access learning and make expected progress.

We are looking for a self-motivated, resilient and dynamic teacher who can inspire young people and support them to thrive. You should be able to develop and support the needs of the whole child and be committed to enabling all young people to achieve their potential. You must demonstrate tenacity coupled with experience of teaching all phases. You should have QTS and further qualifications appropriate for the post.

Are you passionate about making sure every child has access to education—no matter the barriers? Do you have a talent for building trust with families and keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes? If so, we want you on our team.

Closing date and time: Friday 9 th January 2026 at 9am

Interviews will be held on / location: Tuesday 13 th January 2026 at BCH

Start date: January 2026

For further details please visit our website at:

If your application is shortlisted, you will be contacted via email within 2 to 3 weeks of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spaminboxes.

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.