Primary Teacher
Cloughwood Academy
Cheshire West and Chester
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main or Upper Pay Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st January 2022 (or sooner if possible)
- Apply by:
- 21 October 2022
Job overview
Cloughwood Statement
The Governors of this Outstanding Specialist Academy are seeking to recruit an exceptional primary teacher to join our successful and expanding team from January 2022 (or as soon as possible).
The successful candidates will enjoy an enhanced Academy pay offer and specialist allowance as well as the opportunity of a comprehensive annual CPD package and other benefits.
Cloughwood Academy is the founding Academy of Kaleidoscope Learning Trust and it specialises in teaching children who present with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, often with other complexities.
Successful candidates will understand the difference between this and other types of educational provision, know the challenges and demonstrate a desire to, and knowledge of what it takes to work successfully in this field.
Visits to the Academy are strongly recommended and will be available on the week commencing the 10th October 2022 until the 15th October 2022.
Primary Teaching Post
M1 – U3, plus SEN Allowance of £2,270 pa
We are seeking to appoint an exceptional primary practitioner to our successful and growing primary team.
The successful candidate will have experience of teaching the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2, in Years 3,4,5 and 6. Knowledge and experience of ‘Thrive’ or Nurture in teaching pupils with special educational needs would be an advantage.
At Cloughwood Academy, our primary teachers are highly effective at providing a rich, enabling curriculum as well as contributing to our pupils’ development of self-care, pro-social, interpersonal and functional skills that enable them to attend well and make the transition successfully into our Upper School.
Although we offer an extensive training package to all of our teaching staff, in addition to being an exceptional classroom teacher, knowledge of attachment disorder, sensory difficulties and autistic spectrum condition would also enhance any application.
For further information and to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs N Couch on 01606 537690 or email: admin@cloughwood.com
Closing date: Friday 21st October 2022 at 12 noon
Interviews: Friday 28th October 2022
Kaleidoscope Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
All appointments are made subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service.
Due to the high number of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from the academy within two weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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About Cloughwood Academy
- Cloughwood Academy
- Stones Manor Lane, Hartford, Northwich
- Cheshire
- CW8 1NU
- United Kingdom
Cloughwood Academy is an outstanding specialist day and residential provision. Situated in Hartford, near Northwich in Cheshire, Cloughwood serves families from all areas of Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East, as well as a number of pupils coming from nearby counties such as Fintshire, Wrexham and Warrington.
Cloughwood School converted to an academy in September 2013 as a single academy in a multi-academy trust (MAT). In September 2016 Cloughwood became the founding academy of Kaleidoscope Learning Trust (KLT) and has continued to go from strength to strength, enjoying 3 consecutive ‘Outstanding’ judgements from Ofsted from 2013 to date. The Boarding provision at Cloughwood is also rated as Ofsted ‘Outstanding’.
Cloughwood Academy caters for male pupils from the ages of 8 – 18 years all with a diagnosis of Social, Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties. More often than not, our pupils have other co-morbid conditions increasing their complexity of need.
Currently, Cloughwood has 120 pupils spread across KS2,3, 4 and 5.
Cloughwood is a highly inclusive, innovative, forward thinking academy with a strong emphasis on producing young people with the skills and character needed to go on into society and become purposeful, independent, confident young adults.
We pride ourselves at Cloughwood on providing bespoke, personalised learning pathways for all our pupils and we are constantly looking for new, creative ways to increase engagement and participation and attendance at all age groups.
We are a relatively small school with big ambitions and are currently seeking to expand our MAT with the addition of similarly-minded partner schools in our mission to further improve outcomes for our pupils and staff.
We have a comprehensive, modern, fit-for-purpose CPD package for all staff and an enhanced salary scale to attract the best talent possible.
There has never been a better, more exciting time to join our wonderful academy than today.
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