Teacher
Underwood West Academy, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3LF3 days remaining to apply
Closing date
15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months
Pay scale
- M3 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Full Time Experienced Teacher
Underwood West Academy, part of the Aspire Educational Trust, are looking for an ambitious and inspirational temporary, full time, experienced Teacher to join our school from September 2026 until the end of the academic year.
Would you like the opportunity to be part of a unique school community within a supportive and collaborative Multi Academy Trust?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an outstanding teacher to join our unique school. Underwood West Academy is a Good with Outstanding primary school for children aged 2-11 years, currently with 489 pupils and 65 staff. ‘This is a school that wraps its arms around the pupils and their families’ – Ofsted 2024
Deployment for this Teacher vacancy will be dependent on the applicant’s experience.
We expect our children to be kind, hard-working, respectful and welcoming with wonderfully enquiring minds. We inspire our children to strive for exciting futures. We do this through our holistic creative curriculum. Being part of Aspire, there is effective collaboration and partnership within the Trust and a strong commitment to continuing professional development.
To be successful you will be an outstanding Teacher with a ‘can do approach’, who is passionate about developing, delivering and articulating the vision, values and ethos of the academy. As an innovator you will develop creative approaches to continue to drive the high quality of teaching, learning and assessment, and ensure that our children enjoy their education whilst reaching their full potential.
We would strongly advise prospective applicants to look at our school website, social media page and the Trust website. Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged for the afternoon of Wednesday 20th May by contacting the school bursar.
For an application form, please go to https://www.underwoodwest.cheshire.sch.uk/page/vacancies/127180 or
www.aspireeducationaltrust.co.uk
Please email completed application forms to bursar@underwoodwest.cheshire.sch.uk before midday on Friday 15th May 2026.
Interviews will be held on Friday 22nd May 2026.
We are proud to beaDisability Confident Committed Employer, we strongly encourage applications from all persons with a known disability. We aim to ensure a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
As a Trust we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. For all shortlisted candidates reference checks and online searches will be completed prior to interview. All successful candidates are subject to satisfactory references, medical checks, right to work in UK and safeguarding checks (including enhanced DBS and a declaration of disqualification (Childcare Disqualification regulations 2009).
For further information regarding this role, please contact bursar@underwoodwest.cheshire.sch.uk.
What the school offers its staff
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The school and the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, medical checks, right to work in UK and safeguarding checks (including enhanced DBS and a declaration of disqualification (Childcare Disqualification regulations 2009)
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Underwood West Academy
- School type
- Academies, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 504 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Underwood West Academy website
- Email address
- bursar@underwoodwest.cheshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01270 260580
Primary School
Arranging a visit to Underwood West Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@underwoodwest.cheshire.sch.uk.
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