- School type
- Free School, ages 7 to 16
- School size
- 22 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Compass School website (opens in new tab)
Teacher
More than one location, Unity Schools Partnership26 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
25 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
28 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time 33.25 hours plus directed hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £36,413 - £53,997
Pay scale
- Outer London - MPS 1 - UPS 3
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you ready to change the course of children's lives?
We are looking for great people to join the founding team at The Compass School, a small school for pupils with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs.
We are growing and are looking for excellent teachers and support staff from Primary (Key Stage Two) and Secondary (Key Stage Four).
Come to our Recruitment Evening on Tuesday 11th February 2025 from 4.15pm to 5.30pm at The Compass School (373 London Road, Romford RM7 9NU) to find out more.
As we are growing, we are looking for inspirational teachers with a passion for SEN and a creative, innovative approach to developing and delivering the curriculum.
Join us and to make an impact on the learning and life chances of our students. We are recruiting for primary and secondary, including subject specialists for Science and Humanities.
We are looking for candidates with the motivation, resilience and determination to ensure that students make progress, improve their experience of education and prepare them to lead fulfilling lives.
We will educate young people between the ages of 7-16 who have a wide range of Social Emotional and Mental Health needs. Many of the pupils may also be on the Autistic Spectrum.
The school serves a catchment area that covers Havering and surrounding areas of East London. The school will also be adding to our network of special schools, alongside Sir Bobby Robson School, Ipswich, The Bridge School, Ipswich and Churchill Special School, Haverhill and Sir Peter Hall School, Bury St Edmund’s.
You will be supported in your role by experienced special education leaders who will be available to offer advice and guidance as the school moves forward under their leadership. Significant training and development are available through opportunities for professional development, research, teacher training and collaboration between schools and across phases.
For more information, to arrange a visit or an informal discussion about the role please contact the Headteacher, Catharine Wensley by email cwensley@thecompassschool.org
Closing Date: 25 February 2025
Interview Days: Thursday 06 or Friday 07 March 2025
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site. In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required. Unity Schools Partnership is committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required. This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2018 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.
What the school offers its staff
You will be supported in your role by experienced special education leaders who will be available to offer advice and guidance as the school moves forward under their leadership. Significant training and development are available through opportunities for professional development, research, teacher training and collaboration between schools and across phases.
Commitment to safeguarding
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Unity Schools Partnership
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- cwensley@thecompassschool.org
Academy Trust
School Details
The Compass School
Arranging a visit to Unity Schools Partnership
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cwensley@thecompassschool.org.
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