7 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    20 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    12 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher
  • Head of year or phase
  • Head of department or curriculum
  • Other leadership roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time: 1265 hours per annum, as per the Teachers Pay and Conditions.

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Main Pay Scale 1 to Upper Pay Scale 3, plus TLR 2b (£5,647) and an SEN allowance £2,679. Actual pro-rata salary, £39,976 - £57,410

Additional allowances

SEN allowance (£2,679).

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a Connect Lead who is enthusiastic about making a difference and helping young people with complex needs overcome their barriers to learning.

As Connect Lead, you are required to have ambition and drive to develop the Connect Pathway. You will be an inspirational leader, implementing methods to enhance teaching and learning across the Connect Pathway.

If you are a strong team player who can think creatively and continually reflect on how to improve outcomes for young people, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer you clear career pathways, excellent opportunities for professional development both in the school and the wider Trust and commitment to promoting your wellbeing at work. We fully recognise that our staff are our greatest asset, and we work hard to support them.

We are delighted to be part of a family of schools within the Oak Learning Partnership. Oak Learning Partnership is passionate about inclusion and improving the life chances of all children within the Trust. As a school in the Trust, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming school with a strong emphasis on pastoral care, alongside a rigorous academic education tailored to the needs of the individual.

If you would like to know more, we would be delighted to welcome you to our school. Visits prior to application are both welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school on 0161 766 1597 or by e-mailing enquiries@elmsbank.oaklp.co.uk to arrange an appointment.

We ask that you do not send CV’s, please complete and send your application form and a personal statement to hr@oaklp.co.uk

We look forward to receiving your application. Please visit our school

website for further information. www.elmsbank.co.uk

What the school offers its staff

Excellent CPD opportunities and fantastic staff wellbeing.

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 hr@oaklp.co.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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Additional documents

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

About Elms Bank

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 19
School size
338 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Elms Bank website
Phone number
0161 766 1597

Arranging a visit to Elms Bank

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@elmsbank.oaklp.co.uk.

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