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Primary Teacher (0.40)

Church Lawton School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 3EL

This job expired on 28 February 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time: 14.80 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £12,660 to £17,442
• Additional allowances:

  SEN Allowance (pro rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a dynamic team and be part of the school’s continuing journey in establishing excellence in the education of autistic pupils.

As a Teacher working across our Primary Department, you will be able to help us transform the lives of autistic children and young people by delivering the highest level of education and experiences.

Every child is entitled to an education and every child deserves the best possible developmental opportunities so that they learn more and do more, preparing themselves for life after school. Our autistic pupils learn in happy and safe environments that are able to support their individual needs as autistic learners.

We are seeking to appoint a qualified and experienced Primary Teacher who has a wide range of skills and experience, with a passion for teaching and working with students and the ability to drive them to be outstanding.

A good understanding of assessing progress of students within a specialist SEN environment would be advantageous.

What the school offers its staff

At Church Lawton, we provide an exceptional environment for both students and staff, including:

• Specialist Induction Programme and Autism-Specific Training: Gain the skills and confidence to support our students effectively.

• Fantastic Facilities: Work in a school designed to inspire, including a brand-new Purpose-Built Quality of Life Hub and Quiet Working Spaces tailored to meet the needs of our staff and students.

• A Supportive and Inclusive Environment: Be part of a team that values your contributions and invests in your development.

We offer a competitive salary and pension, as well as a range of benefits and a focus on staff well-being. More importantly, we offer the opportunity to play a part in highly rewarding work, as part of an ambitious and supportive team.

Further details about the role

The Trust pays full regard to ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance 2024. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult including volunteers and staff employed by contractors.

Our safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history, and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job. It also includes undertaking online checks and an Enhanced DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role, including those with protected characteristics, and particularly welcome from neurodivergent individuals. We are very happy to discuss adjustments to the recruitment process for those that need it.

Please note that we can only consider applicants who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

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.

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Additional documents

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

Primary Teacher - 0.40 - Job Pack - February 2025.pdf - 398 KB (opens in new tab)

About Church Lawton School

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 75 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Church Lawton School website
• Email address: stacy.booth@churchlawtonschool.org.uk
• Phone number: 01270877601
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nas-church-lawton-school

The Liberty Academy Trust is an education charity established in 2022. Our vision is to create a world that works for autistic children and young people, by providing an exceptional educational offer so that they achieve success now and are well-prepared for adulthood. We work towards this vision through our core values of courage, determination and teamwork.

We are currently a small Trust of three academies, but we have plans to grow so that our reach and impact can extend further. Committed to providing an excellent education for autistic children and young people, our approach is to support the whole child, offering a balance of personalised teaching and therapeutic support as standard.

We opened Church Lawton School in 2015 and provide a curriculum for students from across the spectrum who have a range of learning needs. This covers an age range from age 4 to age 19, building each child’s development week by week, term by term and year by year.

Arranging a visit to Church Lawton School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email stacy.booth@churchlawtonschool.org.uk.

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