Physical Education and Sports SEN Teacher (Activ8)
New Bridge School, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PH14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
8 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
24 April 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: FTE 1.0
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Qualified / Unqualified Teachers’ Pay Scale
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Experience of working with children and young people to overcome barriers to their personal, social or learning development
- A genuine appreciation of the potential barriers to a student’s learning, and sensitivity towards their circumstances and life experiences
- High expectations of young people, and a commitment to raising standards of attainment to ensure that they can achieve their full educational potential
- Experience of developing options and alternatives that will support young people to engage in the learning process
- Experience of planning and delivering Sport/PE accreditations/qualifications including to lower-level students
- In addition to Key Stage 5, a willingness to teach at Key Stage 4 if required
- Experience of current assessment practice and the use of data and student progress tracking to ensure that all students achieve
- Experience of managing challenging behaviour
- The emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with disaffected and challenging young people with a range of complex needs
- The ability to build positive relationships with students, ensuring consistency and continuity on a daily basis
- A commitment to working effectively with all members of the College team
What the school offers its staff
We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief,sexand sexual orientation.
Further information about the job
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
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About New Bridge School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 717 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- New Bridge School website
- Email address
- recruitment@newbridgegroup.org
New Bridge Multi Academy Trust (MAT) presently comprises New Bridge School, New Bridge Learning Centre, Spring Brook Academy, Hollinwood Academy (all situated in Oldham) Hawthorns School and Thomas Ashton School (situated in Hyde), Samuel Laycock School (situated in Ashton-Under-Lyne) Our new Oldham AP free school, Spring Board Project, opened in September 2019.
Arranging a visit to New Bridge School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@newbridgegroup.org.
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