Unqualified Teacher

Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4EL

25 days remaining to apply

Closing date
19 April 2026 at 1pm
Date listed
25 March 2026

Job details

Job role: Teacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £22,601.00 - £35,259.00 Annually (Actual) UQ1 - UQ6, dependent on experience

Unqualified Teacher job summary

Provide education for pupils within a specialist setting

To use creative approaches within curriculum development

To develop learning programmes within your specialist area

To supervise support staff within the setting

To liaise with Senior leaders about pupil progress

To maintain an up to date knowledge of key national curriculum areas linked to role

To develop collaboratively curriculum packages and programmes to support pupil needs

To support pupil reintegration from and back into a mainstream setting or post 16 provision

To assess and track progress (social and academic) of pupils, in line with the academy’s policy and procedures

Duties and Responsibilities:

To act as class teacher for a small nurture group

To provide a safe secure educational setting based on nurture principles

To teach pupils within the academy as necessary to their needs (including qualifications up to GCSE level)

To baseline assess pupils in cooperation with the SENDCO so as to develop an individual learning plan and specialist Pupil Profile and Positive Handling Plans, to support learning and behaviour for each pupil

To help develop an ethos that can provide support and education for pupils to help sustain them within education successfully based on the concept of ‘unconditional positive regard’

Collaboratively address deficiencies with any barriers to learning associated with all areas of the national curriculum but with a particular focus upon identified curriculum areas

To provide relevant documentary evidence for all pupils

To work with SEMH Learning Practitioners to facilitate the provision of education to pupils

To attend any relevant training

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

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.