Teacher of Transition/Primary
The Bulwell Academy, Nottingham, NG6 8AQ12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
22 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £34,069.00 - £52,835.00 Annually (FTE)
Teacher of Transition/Primary job summary
Join our dedicated SEND team and help create a culture where every student belongs, achieves and thrives. Supporting potential. Building confidence. Creating futures.
Job Title: Teacher - Transition/Primary
Location: Nottingham
Salary: (MPS1 - UPS3)
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-Time (32.5 hours)
About Our School:
At The Bulwell Academy we are developing a community in which young people understand the importance of academic achievement alongside their own personal development and being accountable for their own actions and decisions as they contribute to the wider community in many positive ways. It is our vision to ensure every student develops a strong sense of optimism, confidence, and self-belief. We want to ensure all students believe in themselves, have the confidence to aim high, excel in everything they do, and go on to lead happy and successful lives.
About the SEND Department
As part of our SEND team, you will join a passionate and collaborative group of professionals dedicated to improving outcomes for students with additional needs. Our SEND team is committed to ensuring that every student is known, valued and supported to achieve their full potential. Through strong relationships, targeted interventions and collaborative working, we remove barriers to learning and create an inclusive environment where all students can thrive academically, socially and emotionally.
About You:
As a Teacher of Transition/Primary at The Bulwell Academy, you will bring your passion for learning and commitment to student success, inspiring young people to develop the confidence, knowledge and skills needed to thrive in secondary education. You will play a pivotal role in supporting a successful transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3, raising attainment, addressing gaps in learning, and nurturing students' personal, social and academic development. Through high-quality teaching, strong relationships and tailored support, you will help students become independent, resilient learners who are fully equipped to access and succeed within the wider secondary curriculum.
Our ideal candidate would:
Foster a love of learning.
Be an outstanding and reflective classroom practitioner.
Set high expectations and be a positive role model - consistently demonstrating the positive attitudes, values and behaviours which we expect of pupils.
Requirements:
To apply for the Teacher - Transition/Primary opportunity you must hold:
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a degree in a relevant field
Experience in teaching Key Stage 3 and 4
Recent and relevant Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.
We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.
CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:
CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.
We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.
Next Steps:
Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method.
We warmly welcome visits to our school or if you would like to arrange a confidential conversation with the Line Manager of this position, please contact our administrative team on enquiries@bulwellacademy.org.uk who would be happy to assist in arranging this.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
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 The Bulwell Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1051 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- The Bulwell Academy website
The Bulwell Academy is an 11-18 academy serving families in and around the Bulwell area of Nottingham. We are part of a family of schools that make up the Creative Education Trust and are on an exciting journey to raise standards and ensure we do all that is needed to help the young people we serve to succeed. They deserve an exemplary education and we’re committed to delivering it. Here at The Bulwell Academy, we want the absolute best for every student, and we believe this is best delivered via the highest expectations of each and every one of our school community members, alongside a growth mindset approach, encouraging all students to aim high and never stop believing in themselves and what they can achieve. This is made possible through our knowledge rich curriculum offer, our CET Knowledge Connected Programme, our clear and concise Behaviour for Learning Policy and our Attitude to Learning Rewards Programme.
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