Teacher

The Fusion Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 8AG

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027 - earlier start times may be considered

• Closing date

  8 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (708)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £52,835.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS + SEN Allowance

Teacher job summary

Teacher (Secondary) required for our Communication and Interaction School

We are looking to recruit a secondary practitioner for our Key Stage 3 provision. The teacher should have a willingness to be adaptable to work across the year groups. This could mean delivering lessons across a range of subjects whilst also having the opportunity to deliver lessons on your subject specialism.

We support young people who are aiming to achieve GCSEs and/or functional skills but who find accessing learning within a mainstream environment challenging. Teachers who are secondary subject specialists and those who are primary trained but have the skills to teach across KS3 are encouraged to apply.

This is an exciting opportunity to change lives in a challenging but highly rewarding environment. Our staff are committed and dedicated to helping establish and grow this school as an outstanding provision for young people with communication and interaction needs. If you are skilled and committed to adapting your teaching to meet the individual needs of students, come and join our team. The role will include being a form tutor, planning and delivering learning within all areas of the secondary curriculum to a Key Stage 3 cohort of pupils. You will also plan and deliver our bespoke social communication curriculum and work with pupils to develop life skills that prepare them for their next phase of education.

The Fusion Academy, a school for children and young people aged 7-19 with communication and interaction needs and/or autism, supports 99 pupils. We are located in a purpose built school in Barwell. The Fusion Academy is part of a Multi Academy Trust called Open Thinking Partnership.

A flexible solution focussed approach to teaching young people of mainstream academic ability while addressing their communication and interaction barriers to learning is crucial.

Applications from ECTs will be considered.

Salary - MPS/UPS (depending on qualifications and experience) and SEN allowance .

The start date for this position is January 2027. However, earlier start times may be considered.

If you would like further information about the role please contact the school office on 01455 243 689 office@thefusionaacademy.co.uk and they will arrange a mutually convenient time for you to speak to Tunde Read or Katie Noon (Co-Heads of School). Visits to the school prior to applying are welcome.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 8th October 2026 at 12 noon

Interview date: 14th October (whole day required)

The Open Thinking Partnership is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS will be required for this post.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to a check being carried out at an Enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Service regarding any previous criminal record.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Fusion Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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.

About The Fusion Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 7 to 19
• Size: 97 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Fusion Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-fusion-academy

The Fusion Academy is for young people with autism and/ or communication and interaction needs who do not have a learning disability.

To come to The Fusion Academy, students must have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that states communication and interaction and/ or autism as their primary area of need.

The Fusion Academy is not set up for young people with cognition and learning needs. It is designed for young people who, despite their difficulties around communication and interaction, have the potential to learn at an age appropriate level and will be looking to access qualifications and potential employment in the future.

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