Nurture Teacher (primary/secondary)
The Fusion Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 8AG11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
6th January 2025 (an earlier start date may be available)
Closing date
7 October 2024 at 4pm
Date listed
4 September 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Special Needs
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,000.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS (£30,000 to £46,525) plus SEN1/2 allowance (depending on experience within specialist settings)
Nurture Teacher (primary/secondary) job summary
Nurture Teacher (primary/secondary) required for our Communication and Interaction School
Secondary or primary practitioner with a willingness to work flexibly across the phases to meet the needs of pupils with communication and interaction needs who may be of secondary age but require further specialist primary input to close gaps in learning.
This is an exciting opportunity to change lives in a challenging but highly rewarding environment. Our staff are committed and dedicated to helping establish and grow this school as an outstanding provision for young people with communication and interaction needs. If you are skilled and committed to adapting your teaching to meet the individual needs of students, come and join our team. The role will include being a form tutor, planning and delivering learning within all areas of the secondary curriculum to a Key Stage 3 cohort of pupils. You will also plan and deliver our bespoke social communication curriculum and work with pupils to develop life skills that prepare them for their next phase of education.
The Fusion Academy, a school for children and young people aged 7-19 with communication and interaction needs and/or autism, supports 90 pupils. We are located in a purpose built school in Barwell. The Fusion Academy is part of a Multi Academy Trust called Open Thinking Partnership.
A flexible solution focussed approach to teaching young people of mainstream academic ability while addressing their communication and interaction barriers to learning is crucial.
Applications from ECTs will be considered.
Salary - MPS/UPS (depending on qualifications and experience) and SEN allowance .
The start date for this position is 6th January 2025 (an earlier start date may be available)
If you would like further information about the role please contact the school office on 01455 243 689 office@thefusionacademy.co.uk and they will arrange a mutually convenient time for you to speak to a Tunde Read or Katie Noon (Co-Heads of School). Visits to the school prior to applying are welcome.
The closing date for applications is Monday 7th October 2025 at 4pm
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 15th October 2025
The Open Thinking Partnership is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS will be required for this post.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to a check being carried out at an Enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Service regarding any previous criminal record.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Fusion Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Fusion Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 7 to 19
- School size
- 85 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Fusion Academy website (opens in new tab)
The Fusion Academy is for young people with autism and/ or communication and interaction needs who do not have a learning disability.
To come to The Fusion Academy, students must have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that states communication and interaction and/ or autism as their primary area of need.
The Fusion Academy is not set up for young people with cognition and learning needs. It is designed for young people who, despite their difficulties around communication and interaction, have the potential to learn at an age appropriate level and will be looking to access qualifications and potential employment in the future.
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