Job overview

Fairfax Academy is looking for an enthusiastic individual to take on a specific oversight role of the SEND area of need as directed by the SENDCo.

Joining a well-led and motivated team committed to continuous improvement, you will:

Set high expectations which motivate and challenge students in a productive learning environment
Promote good outcomes by students
Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
Fulfil wider professional responsibilities with high standards of personal and professional conduct

This is an ideal opportunity for a colleague who is ambitious, creative and enthusiastic about helping students to learn in a strong, supportive environment.

In this role, you will work 22.5 hours per week, term time only.

About us

At the heart of Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, Fairfax Academy has been on a path of continued improvement to become an Outstanding provider of education and wellbeing. With attendance above the national average and improved behaviour, Fairfax is a school that nurtures holistic development. We’re a large Academy with just over 1,500 students from Years 7 to 13, but we value creating a sense of belonging, with a House System that generates a family feel amongst our students – and we want you to be part of it.

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust

At Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, we enrich lives and transform futures. Our four academies in and around Birmingham offer an outstanding quality of education, recognising that all our children are individuals and delivering exceptional pastoral care to ensure their happiness. Whilst we place strong emphasis on academic achievement, we take a holistic view of education and maintain exciting extracurricular programmes to create the well-rounded young adults of tomorrow. We’re also creating outstanding careers that could take you anywhere within our network – and take your future anywhere you want to go.

Benefits

When you join Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, you join a nurturing family where your professional satisfaction and personal happiness really count. You can expect heavy investment in your career development alongside an outstanding package of benefits, including:

Educational support
Flexi perks
Salary sacrifice scheme
Perkbox subscription
Professional learning and regular training
Counselling, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a Wellness Hub
Wellbeing updates and stress management guidance
Menopause awareness training
Free flu jabs
Access to fitness programmes, including yoga, HIIT and more
Access to physical activities during our Trust-wide Wellbeing Week
Diet and nutrition webinars

Closing date: 9.00am on 14 July 2025.

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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About Fairfax School

Fairfax School

Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7JT

United Kingdom

+44 121 378 1288

From the moment you enter the gates of Fairfax Academy, you realise what a unique school this is; one that develops students through its traditional values, ethos and sense of community, whilst also excelling academically.

Our core values and beliefs form the foundation of who “we” are. Excellence, Dedication, Ambition, Integrity and Tradition embodies all we do. Every decision, action and strategy centres around them, to ensure we collectively produce the very best outcomes for all.

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