Job Opportunities

Would you like to join our team? Our staff are the best advert for attracting our future workforce!

Newfield School is developing itself as a model employer and a true centre of excellence to offer integrated services to meet the needs of children and young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.

We believe we can do this by unlocking the potential in our staff.

Newfield School is an impressive, well-resourced special school situated in Blackburn, Lancashire providing high quality specialist education, care and therapy for children and young people aged 4 - 19 years with a wide range of learning difficulties including autism, PMLD, SLD, complex medical needs, sensory impairments and physical disabilities.

We are looking to appoint a number of enthusiastic and committed staff in the following roles…

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Live Consultation

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Live Consultation

We want to know what you think about some proposed changes to Newfield School.

What are the changes?

To establish a satellite site to Newfield School, a local authority maintained special school.

The proposal involves the expansion of Newfield School onto an additional site in order to provide additional specialist provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The satellite site will operate as part of Newfield School, with pupils remaining on roll at the main school.

We want to know if you support the proposal, don’t support the proposal, or don’t have a view either way.

We also want to know what your reasons are for the way you think, and any other comments you might have.

Please visit the councils website at https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/consultations/newfield-school-consultation

The consultation runs from Friday 8 May to Friday 12 June 2026.

We look forward to working with you.

Newfield School
Old Bank Lane
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2PW

01254 588 600

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Safeguarding

Newfield School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority.

Full copies of Policies and Procedures related to all aspects of Safeguarding, and the Complaints Policy, are available on request from Rachel Kay, Head Teacher and Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding and Child Protection.

Equality Duty

Newfield School complies with the general and specific duties of the Equality Act (2010). In accordance with the duty we publish information that demonstrates that we have due regard to the need to;

  • Eliminate unlawful discrimination
  • Advance equality of opportunity
  • Foster good relations

These specific duties have been considered in relation to all our policies and procedures in school. Our objectives will be reported on and published as part of the Governance public documents available for inspection under the Freedom of Information Regulations and Data Protection duties and in the school newsletter to parents.

Our Equality Objectives are set, reviewed and published annually in our School Development Plan.

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