Middle Phase Teacher

Finch Woods Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L26 0TY

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 Teaching
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £32916-£45352
• Additional allowances:

  Sen 1

What skills and experience we're looking for

Due to our improving popularity and success our school is growing rapidly, which means we are looking to recruit a candidate with a proven track record of excellent teaching and experience of teaching pupils with special educational needs. The post-holder will work as a form and general teacher for a primary or middle year group, who are a part of our lower school department and who enjoy a primary/middle school structure. There is also a requirement to offer a specialist subject to Key Stage 3 and, potentially, as an option to Key Stage 4. An ability to offer any of the Expressive Arts and/or Computing would be an advantage.

What the school offers its staff

Finch Woods Academy is part of Manor Hall Academy Trust, a MAT which places the wellbeing and care of its children and staff at the heart of all its work. Working for Manor Hall provides all staff with high quality support and professional development.

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.

Closing date for applications - 1.12.2025

Interviews to be held w/c 8.12.2025.

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.

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About Finch Woods Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 9 to 16
• School size: 82 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Finch Woods Academy website
• Email address: cmartin@finchwoods.mhat.org.uk
• Phone number: 0151 294 2707
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/finch-woods-academy

Finch Woods Academy is a co-educational specialist school for pupils with EHCPs primarily for social, emotional and mental health difficulties, many of whom who also have additional complex needs. We cater for pupils from Y4 through to Y11.

Arranging a visit to Finch Woods Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cmartin@finchwoods.mhat.org.uk.

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