Class Teacher - Community Living based at New Bridge Pathways

New Bridge School, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PH

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: 1.0 FTE
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Teachers' Pay Scale
• Additional allowances:

  SEN - £2,787 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to inspire pupils’ learning and development
• Have experience of teaching young people with Special Educational Needs within the secondary sector or have a specific interest in developing their teaching skills in a special school setting
• Have high expectations of young people, and a commitment to raising standards of attainment to ensure that they can achieve their full educational potential
• Have experience of enhancement of pupil progress gains and raising attainment and achievement levels of all students
• Be able to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation through imaginative and differentiated lessons which meet individual needs
• Have experience of current assessment practice and the use of data and pupil progress tracking to ensure that all groups of learners achieve
• Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with young people with a range of complex needs
• Be able to build positive relationships with the class group, ensuring consistency and continuity on a daily basis
• Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, pupils, parents and the wider community
• Be hard working, organised and proactive in their professional development
• Be a team player who can work effectively with all members of the New Bridge team

What the school offers its staff

Occupational sickness scheme, Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Health Benefit Scheme, up to 5 days TOIL during term time

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Verification of right to work in UK MAT 2021.pdf - 262 KB (opens in new tab)

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.docx - 883 KB (opens in new tab)

KS4 SEN Teacher - Community Living JD-PS NBP.docx - 167 KB (opens in new tab)

Privacy-Notice-MAT.pdf - 183 KB (opens in new tab)

About New Bridge School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 717 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: New Bridge School website
• Email address: recruitment@newbridgegroup.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/new-bridge-school-oldham

New Bridge Multi Academy Trust (MAT) presently comprises New Bridge School, New Bridge Learning Centre, Spring Brook Academy, Hollinwood Academy (all situated in Oldham) Hawthorns School and Thomas Ashton School (situated in Hyde), Samuel Laycock School (situated in Ashton-Under-Lyne) Our new Oldham AP free school, Spring Board Project, opened in September 2019.

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