Qualified Teacher of the Deaf

Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.

Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve –and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.

Full-time Qualified Teacher of the Deaf, required for two terms from January 2026

Mainscale/UPS plus TLR

Hackney Education is a department within Hackney Council that is responsible for Hackney’s children’s centres, 27,000 pupils in 73 schools and early years and adult education. Our vision is to provide excellent education for every child, young person and adult learner.

The Inclusion and Specialist Support Team provides high quality early intervention and support for children and young people with SEND, from birth to the age of 25. Within this, the Deaf and Partially Hearing (DPH) team is a vibrant, child and family centred, innovative team which has strong relationships with our local audiology clinic, settings, schools and Colleges.

Our aim is to support Deaf children and young people and their families so that they have the very best educational and life outcomes.

We are looking for a Qualified Teacher of the Deaf full time for 2 terms, to cover a member of our team on Sabbatical. Experience of working in secondary and post-16 settings is desirable but any experience will be considered.

Interested?

Please apply via our application form.

Job Title: Qualified Teacher of the Deaf

Salary: MPS (£40,317 to £52,300) – UPS (£57,632 to £62,496) + TLR

Terms and Conditions: Full-time, Fixed Term

Closing date: 03 December (22:59)

Interviews: 17 December

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and global majority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.

DBS check required for this role: Yes