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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    10 February 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    30 January 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time: Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Teachers Main/Upper Pay Scale plus TLR 3

Additional allowances

TLR 3 - responsibility for Reading at KS3/4

What skills and experience we're looking for

Join Team FCAT

Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT) was established in 2012. Our trust aims to ensure first class learning opportunities for all young people across the Fylde Coast and across Lancashire. The trust has grown to include 10 academies with primary, secondary and all through as well as the Central Services and School Improvement team. Our values of excellence, integrity and resilience guide us to be the best we can be. Learners are at the heart of what we do and their outcomes and successes are what drive us.

As a Multi-Academy Trust we work in partnership with educational institutions locally to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing, which is critical to our culture of continuous improvement. Full information about the trust and its work can be found on our website www.fcat.org.uk

About Unity Academy Blackpool

Unity Academy is an all through school for children aged 2-16, we are an inclusive academy which is committed to providing the best possible education for all the children within our care. Our curriculum is developed to ensure progression across all ages with many of our systems and processes being designed to work for children right the way through the school. The school motto is ‘In Unity, we succeed’ and this is at the heart of what we believe, In Unity everyone works together to be successful. The staff team and supportive ethos amongst colleagues is second to none and this complements the support, care and guidance we provide to children. The academy is absolutely committed to developing our staff and this is achieved through twice weekly deliberate practice sessions for classroom facing staff. These sessions are underpinned by our Trauma Informed Practice and Arbinger Outward Mindset which is shared with all staff.

This post represents an excellent opportunity for any individual who wishes to join a strong team at our academy as we continue our journey to being the best we can be.

What the school offers its staff

Why choose FCAT?

  • Ongoing CPD including New - Developing and Implementing an Outward Mindset
  • New - Automatic annual pay progression for all teachers
  • New - 25% discount for FCAT in house Breakfast and After School Club provisions
  • Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) with employer contributions of 23.68%
  • Modern school building with excellent facilities for learners and colleagues
  • 24/7 access to free health support services via Smartclinic
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free annual flu vaccine
  • Blackpool Council travel discount
  • Childcare voucher scheme
  • Free eye tests
  • Commitment to our Team FCAT Work and Wellbeing Charter

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

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About Unity Academy Blackpool

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 16
Education phase
Through
School size
974 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 16

Unity Academy is an all through school for children aged 5-16 in Blackpool. The academy was the first in the Fylde Coast Academy Trust.

Arranging a visit to Unity Academy Blackpool

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.derby@unity.fcat.org.uk.

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