Instructor/Teacher Connect

Elms Bank, Bury, Lancashire, M45 8PJ

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  16 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 November 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 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale 1 – 6 plus SEN allowance; Main Pay Scale 1 - Upper Pay Scale 3 plus SEN allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic and adaptable Instructor/Teacher to join our dedicated team in the Connect Pathway.

The Connect Pathway is tailored to the needs of our students whose main barrier to learning is complex learning difficulties with autism, sensory processing disorder and/or present challenging behaviours.

This is a rewarding opportunity to teach across a broad curriculum, supporting students with a range of additional needs.

Elms Bank School & College is full of energy, care, and a strong sense of community. Guided by our vision, “Excellence for All,” we are committed to providing high-quality education tailored to each pupil’s individual needs. We offer specialist pathways and a broad, meaningful curriculum enriched with real-life experiences; all designed to raise aspirations and develop confidence, independence, and resilience.

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 emailing enquiries@elmsbank.oaklp.co.uk to arrange.

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.

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 contact hr@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’.

What the school offers its staff

You will benefit from:

• Enrolment into the Teacher Pension Scheme
• ExcellentContinuous Professional Development (CPD)
• A strong and caring ethos among staff and students
• Networking opportunities across our trust
• Salary sacrifices cycle to work scheme
• Healthcare plan through Medicash and is an easy to use health insurance. The health cash plan 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.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

Instructor Teacher JD Person Spec.pdf - 206 KB (opens in new tab)

Recruitment Pack - Elms Bank.pdf - 823 KB (opens in new tab)

About Elms Bank

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 344 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Elms Bank website
• Email address: hr@oaklp.co.uk
• Phone number: 01615530030
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/elms-bank

Arranging a visit to Elms Bank

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

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