Teacher Development Leader ITT/ ECT


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Birmingham, B19 1HJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	3 Nov 2026
Closing date:	16 Nov 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

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'.

Mayfield School is looking for an inspirational, dynamic and innovative Leader for Teacher Development to join our growing team. The successful postholder will be an experienced teacher with a track record of excellence in the classroom.

Our school is a special school for 310 pupils aged between 2 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.

Mayfield School has a significant cohort of initial teacher trainees and early career teachers, and we are committed to providing the support and working conditions for them to flourish and develop as professionals. This post involves planning, co-ordinating and providing regular and robust training and development opportunities for all ITTs and ECTs so that they can complete their training and induction successfully and become competent and confident teachers.

The successful postholder will be a qualified teacher with a minimum of three years post NQT/ECT experience. It is vital that applicants have been a school based ECT mentor and have delivered training to teachers in their current or previous roles. Other coaching and mentoring experience would also be beneficial.

The Leader for Teacher Development will own the integrity of Mayfield Schools ITT/ ECT offer, working closely with associate partners to ensure high quality delivery. This role would suit someone holding the National Professional Qualification for Leading Teacher Development, or someone willing to undertake this qualification.

There will be a teaching commitment attached to this role. This will allow the postholder to role model excellent classroom practice to others. You will be working with pupils who have persistent differences with social interaction, social communication and understanding emotions. Our pupils need clear boundaries and consistent support with engagement, learning, emotional regulation, and sensory needs.

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. We welcome applicants with EYFS, primary, secondary or post 16 experience in special or mainstream settings.

We are looking for positive, collaborative, supportive and solution focused people who will seek every opportunity to provide rich learning experiences for our staff and pupils and who can show personal resilience and a commitment to children’s universal rights. Mayfield is a “can-do” school, committed to inclusion and participation.

A recent Welbee staff survey showed Mayfield as managing the risks of work-related stress and staff wellbeing effectively. Our team tell us that they value the support of their colleagues and the in-house training offered by the school and welcome the professional development opportunities available to them.

If you are determined, hardworking and think that working at our Trust might be for you, then we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to arrange an informal visit or discuss the role, please contact hr@mayfield.eiat.org.uk

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• A collaborative and inclusive culture that values every employee.

• 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.

• 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means completing training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions.

• An Employee Assistance Programme via the BHSF App – including free totally confidential support, access to a GP 24/7 and counselling.

• Access to discounts and offers at many well-known retailers and other organisations via the BHSF App.

• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) 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. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions.

• Family friendly policies.

• Onsite parking at all sites.

We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides and Drivers.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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