Year 7 Nurture Teacher
The Duston School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6XA13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
25 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full Time Term Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS (£32,916— £45,352) (£47,472 — £51,048)
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS (£32,916— £45,352) (£47,472 — £51,048)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Year 7 Nurture Teacher MPS/UPS (£32,916— £45,352) (£47,472 — £51,048) The Duston School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Start Date: September 2026 Closing Date: Wednesday 25th March 2026
The Duston School is looking to appoint a Year 7 Nurture Teacher.
The Year 7 Nurture Teacher plays a pivotal role in supporting pupils who require a gentler transition into secondary school, particularly those with social, emotional, or learning vulnerabilities. Rooted in the Nurture Approach, the role focuses on creating a safe, structured, and emotionally supportive environment where pupils
can develop confidence, resilience, and readiness for mainstream learning.
Working with a smaller group of learners, the Nurture Teacher delivers a blend of academic teaching, social–
emotional development, and pastoral care. The role involves providing highly adaptive lessons that bridge
learning gaps, pre‑teach key concepts, and build the essential skills needed for pupils to engage successfully
with the wider curriculum.
The Nurture Teacher collaborates closely with the SENDCo, pastoral team, subject teachers, and external professionals to ensure that each pupil receives a personalised package of support. This includes tracking academic progress, implementing targeted interventions, and guiding pupils through gradual reintegration into mainstream lessons by the end of year 7.
As a consistent and positive adult presence, the Nurture Teacher models emotional regulation, promotes positive relationships, and supports pupils in developing self-esteem and independence. The overarching aim is to
equip Year 7 pupils with the social, emotional, and academic foundations they need to thrive within the mainstream school environment.
We welcome applications from qualified teachers, who can demonstrate the highest standards of delivery in
order to raise attainment and are committed to motivating young people. We welcome applications from
ECT’s as well as experienced applicants.
What the school offers its staff
The school offers competitive working conditions and packages, including: • Future progression resides at the heart of the school’s ethos • Personalised and bespoke CPD is offered to all staff • Opportunities to attend external CPD courses and visiting other schools are positively encouraged • An enhanced induction programme to support all new staff to the school, with a bespoke package of support for ECT’s. • Westfield Health - Private Health Plan for permanent, salaried employees • On-site car parking • A laptop • A detailed Workload Charters, which sets out the school’s commitment to support all staff with their workload • No emails are sent at weekends nor holidays, we respect as a school the need to rest • Co-planning is a guiding principle upon which our curriculum is built, with the use of workbooks and knowledge organisers across the school • On-site restaurant for staff to use on a daily basis • The lion share of directed meeting time is handed to staff to work on the curriculum • Two faculty away days • 4 traded days (which includes one day off to thank staff for the extra miles that they go) • A priority place for staff children at the school • Face-to-face meetings for all staff with the Principal to discuss your wellbeing, professional development and career aspirations • Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme for teaching staff • Membership of the LGPS Pension Scheme for non-teaching staff For support staff • Generous Holiday entitlement, including bank holidays (or pro-rata of) which increases with service Candidates are welcome to visit the school prior to application
Applying:
Please complete an application form (we do not accept a CV alone) along with a letter of application to the Principal.
Please email the application form and letter to: jobs@thedustonschool.org
If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful
on this occasion.
The Duston School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and all appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS checks. In addition references will be requested for short listed applicants prior to interview and will form
part of the interview process.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum
criteria for the vacancy/ies.
Online searches will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Duston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- All through school
- School size
- 2018 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Duston School website
- Email address
- jobs@thedustonschool.org
- Phone number
- 01604460004
Arranging a visit to The Duston School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@thedustonschool.org.
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