Primary Teacher (Reading & Transition)
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 3HD23 days remaining to apply
Closing date
19 April 2026 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
26 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
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Primary Teacher (Reading & Transition) job summary
Primary Teacher (Transition & Reading) – Transform Futures at Secondary Level
Are you a passionate primary teacher who believes that every child deserves a strong start to their secondary education?
We are seeking an exceptional practitioner to join our team within a secondary school setting, with a clear and powerful mission: to ensure that our most vulnerable students arrive in Year 7 ready to thrive
You will work at the vital intersection between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3, supporting students who require additional help to access the secondary curriculum.
This is a unique and rewarding role, perfectly suited to a primary specialist who understands the critical importance of curriculum readiness, phonics, and reading development and who wants to apply that expertise where it can have the greatest impact.
Your work will focus on:
✅ Delivering high-quality phonics and reading interventions for students with gaps in literacy
✅ Building fluency, comprehension, and confidence to unlock learning across the curriculum
✅ Supporting curriculum readiness, ensuring students are equipped with the foundational knowledge
and habits needed for success in secondary school
✅ Leading and shaping a robust transition programme for vulnerable learners, including those with
SEND or who are disadvantaged
✅ Working closely with subject teachers, pastoral teams, and feeder primaries to ensure a joined-up,
seamless transition experience
Who we are looking for
✅ A skilled and committed primary practitioner, with strong knowledge of early reading and phonics (e.g. SSP approaches
✅ Someone who understands how to diagnose gaps and deliver precise, impactful intervention
✅ A professional who is passionate about inclusion and social mobility, particularly for vulnerable learners
✅ A team player who thrives in a collaborative environment and is excited by the opportunity to shape provision across phases
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.
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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1065 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Darwen Aldridge Community Academy website
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