Teacher

Underwood West Academy, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3LF

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• 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: M1

What skills and experience we're looking for

Underwood West Academy, part of the Aspire Educational Trust, are looking for an ambitious and inspirational full time ECT to join our school from September 2025 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 505 pupils and 70 staff. ‘This is a school that wraps its arms around the pupils and their families’ – Ofsted 2024

Deployment for this Teacher vacancy will be dependant 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.

For an application pack, 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

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).

If you are committed to helping children thrive and getting the best start in life, then we look forward to hearing from you.

What the school offers its staff

Continuous professional development within a supportive teaching and leadership team.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to bursar@underwoodwest.cheshire.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

aet-application-form-march-25-v2 ew.docx - 84 KB (opens in new tab)

Class Teacher job description May 2025.docx - 70.6 KB (opens in new tab)

About Underwood West Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 450 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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/underwood-west-academy

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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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