Teacher

More than one location, Central England Academy Trust

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  21 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 October 2025

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: 27.58 hours per week Monday - Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 - UPR 3
• Additional allowances:

  SEN Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Oak Wood Secondary School is a successful specialist setting for children and young people aged from 11 to 19 with a broad spectrum of special educational needs and learning disabilities. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and skilled qualified Teacher who are or aspire to be outstanding practitioners. We particularly welcome applications from teachers with experience of teaching in a primary or secondary setting who have the ability to transfer their skills to working with pupils who may have severe or complex learning difficulties and social and communication learning needs.

Are you:

• Positive and passionate about working with pupils with SEND?
• A good or outstanding practitioner with experience of teaching pupils with SEND needs?
• A reflective practitioner who strives to offer a creative curriculum?
• A team player who can work as part of the multi-disciplinary team?
• A problem solver who likes to support pupils to overcome barriers?
• Committed to self-development and learning

What the school offers its staff

At Central England Academy Trust, our staff are our most precious resource. Our offer to staff includes: -

• A wonderful school with the most rewarding pupils and families.
• Competitive remuneration package;
• A generous defined benefit pension scheme;
• Excellent continuous professional development;
• Bespoke training and support from the Trust team to meet your needs;
• We provide a supportive Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support
• Employee benefits scheme, offering discount on everyday and lifestyle essentials.
• Free, onsite parking
• Subsidised eye care for extended users of VDU.
• Health Cash Plan
• Gym memberships scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

• A nurturing group of staff who are committed to helping pupils to achieve their potential.
• A strong ethos and collaborative working.
• Dedicated teaching assistants and pastoral support.
• A rigorous induction programme and opportunities for quality, professional development.
• Close links with the local community

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and will be taken through the Trust's vetting procedure.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks:
childcare disqualification
DBS
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must let us know about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Central England Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Central England Academy Trust website
• Email address: apearson@centralengland.co.uk
• Phone number: 02476 740 901
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/central-england-academy-trust

Thank you for your interest in joining Central England Academy Trust. Central England Academy Trust provides excellent education to learners in Nuneaton and the surrounding areas. Our growing Trust currently consists of a diverse family of 5 schools: a primary special school, a secondary special school, two mainstream secondary schools and a mainstream primary school. We have a brand-new sixth school joining us in September 2026.

Our Trust’s core values summarise what is important to us and what we actively promote:

Collaboration: working together and with others to achieve the very best for the staff, pupils and families that we serve.

Equity: recognising the individuality and uniqueness of our staff and pupils, and that we do not all start from the same place. We strive to provide all of our staff and pupils with what they need in order to have equal access to opportunities, to thrive and to succeed.

Aspiration: to be ambitious for all of our staff and pupils and have the highest
expectations of them, supporting them to achieve to the very best of their potential.

Trust: ensuring that everyone in our MAT feels safe and supported in all that they
do.

School Details

Oak Wood Secondary School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• School size: 175 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oak Wood Secondary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oak-wood-secondary-school

Arranging a visit to Central England Academy Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email apearson@centralengland.co.uk.

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