Class Teacher

The Cavendish High Academy, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4YX

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  7 May 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  1 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday in accordance with teachers directed 1265 hours per annum.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 to U1
• Additional allowances:

  SEN Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Cavendish High Academy is a leading edge school that provides exceptional education to young people with special educational needs.

Experience of working with students with special educational needs

Ability to create a safe and stimulating environment for young people to learn, be valued and feel secure

Reflective and resourceful practitioner who strives to ensure their practice is the very best it can be

Committed to developing exceptional SEN education

Solution focused and positive professional who is passionate about pedagogy and their own impact on improving outcomes for all students and their families

What the school offers its staff

The successful candidate will be part of a professional team, committed to achieving the very highest standards for our learners and will have the opportunity to benefit from bespoke training, CPD, dedicated non contact time in addition to PPA time, networking and professional dialogue days with your colleagues and peers both within and outside of Cavendish to ensure that you can reach your full potential.

Flexible working opportunities

remote working for planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time

Dedicated non contact time in addition to PPA time

Further details about the role

Please look at our website www.chs.academy for further information about the school and to download an application pack. Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. To book a visit and/or to request a hard copy of the application pack please contact reception@chs.academy or call 01928 561 706.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to reception@chs.academy

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

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

Class teacher job description.docx.pdf - 2.38 MB (opens in new tab)

Teacher Person spec.docx.pdf - 41.5 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Cavendish High Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 108 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Cavendish High Academy website
• Email address: reception@chs.academy
• Phone number: 01928 561 706
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cavendish-high-academy

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Arranging a visit to The Cavendish High Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email reception@chs.academy.

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