English and Reading Lead
Crosshill Special School, Darwen, BB3 1HZ26 days remaining to apply
Job start date
14 April 2026
Closing date
5 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 December 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- UQT or MPS plus SEN allowance plus TLR2B
Additional allowances
SEN allowance plus TLR2B
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an effective classroom practitioner with specialist skills and experience to lead in developing inclusive practice of English and to demonstrate impact across the provision.
If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01254 667713 or by e-mailinginfo@crosshill.blackburn.sch.ukto arrange an appointment.
As you consider this exciting opportunity, I invite you to explore our website and learn more about our ethos, values, and the wonderful work we do here at Crosshill.www.crosshillblackburn.co.uk
What the school offers its staff
Our Employee Benefits
At Oak Learning Partnership, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress, and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.
In return you will benefit from:
- Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- ExcellentContinuous Professional Development (CPD)
- A strong and caring ethos among staff and students
- Networking opportunities across our trust
- Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
- The health cash plan through Medicash provides cashback towards your everyday healthcare bills, benefiting from a range of digital and virtual tools to help you protect and improve your wellbeing. 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals
- Health and Wellbeing through Medicash with access to a 24/7 Telephone Support Service and Face to Face counselling service.
Application
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.
For further information about the role please contacthr@oaklp.co.uk
Oak Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment.
To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.
Oak Learning Partnership
Our trust is cross phase and consists of primary, special, and secondary schools. We have a vision to transform lives through a highly inclusive approach.
‘Inclusion is at the heart of our trust’.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is subject to DBS Enhanced Clearance. This check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Crosshill Special School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 18
- School size
- 175 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Crosshill Special School website
- Email address
- info@crosshill.blackburn.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01254 667713
Crosshill School is an outward looking, inclusive and successful school for children with special educational needs. It makes up part of Champion Education Trust, a multi academy trust that was formed in October 2019.
Our mission is to improve the life chances of all of our young people within our supportive family of schools, providing opportunities to allow young people to achieve beyond expectation, regardless of background, need or prior attainment.
We are determined and passionate to ensure that all of our staff are supported and trained to make a first class provision for all of our young people. Our leaders are encouraged and supported to work at local, regional and national levels to enable our Trust to keep abreast of the most current thinking and research in our profession.
Champion Education Trust has four key values that embody our ethos:
Family and community; a sense of belonging and contribution
Respect and celebration of differences
Partnerships and working as a team
Ambition and striving to do your best
Arranging a visit to Crosshill Special School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@crosshill.blackburn.sch.uk.
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