Role in a nutshell

Teachers can and do change the lives of children in our Academy.

As a teacher at Denewood Academy, you will have the opportunity to reach out and be a mentor and a role model for children who need the guidance and support your qualifications and experience will bring to the role.

Classrooms and teachers are learning how to collaborate with our children to secure the very best outcomes they deserve by creating beautiful and important work that they can share with peers and their families.

Suppose nothing makes you happier and more fulfilled than seeing children discover their passion, experience success in learning, or come to understand the importance of perseverance. In that case, this opportunity at Denewood Academy is for you. You will bring a deep love of learning and pass that knowledge and passion onto our children every day.

Children with additional needs deserve to be treated the same as all other groups of children. They deserve to have the same opportunities and learn the things that their mainstream peers learn. Our specialist school is seeking a qualified teacher who cares about unique children. Is keen to see them doing well, but someone who will push their limits to succeed. 

The opportunity

This role is a rare opportunity to combine creativity, intellectual challenge, and fun to light a flame of passion in our children's lives.

You will be supported by an incredibly focused staff team and a leadership group that are relentless in their pursuit of excellence. Together, we exhaust all methods possible to make an optimum learning environment for our children.

The wider school community supports Denewood Academy. These partnerships are quickly secured in our community when you share your passion for learning, exploring, asking questions, and coming up with new and better solutions to problems. The successful candidate will become an essential part of the daily interactions with parents and community members as you build positive lasting relationships that help inspire children in your care and shape their future interests.

Through your kindness and empathy, your class will know you are there to pick them up as they are stretched and challenged through our curriculum.

The candidate

The ideal candidate will be:

·       Passionate about complex children and committed to meeting their personal needs.

·       Committed to school improvement and raising levels of pupil achievement

·       A reflective practitioner with the ability to plan strategically

·       Someone who can demonstrate excellent organisational, communication and inter-personal skills with colleagues and parents/carers

·       will share and support the school’s ethos, and have energy and commitment to all aspects of school life

·       Focused on high expectations of learning and behaviour

·       Committed to inclusion, and have a caring and adaptable approach in supporting children of all abilities

·       A good team player and committed to the wider life of school

·       A suitably qualified teacher, ideally with experience of special educational needs

We welcome applications from everyone who believes they meet the expectations of the role regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. To ensure that our staff composition is representative of the communities we serve, applications from groups who are currently under-represented in education including people with disabilities and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are particularly encouraged. 

About your benefits

The position attracts an excellent remuneration package including a competitive salary, pension scheme, health assured programme (EAP) and the CycleScheme Salary sacrifice.

We prioritise your professional growth with annual training and development opportunities, training bursaries are available upon request. 

About the application process

If you meet the criteria and you are enthusiastic about the role, we would welcome your application.

To complete the application process, you will need to complete the application form and associated documents through the portal which can be found at: https://raleigheducationtrust.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies

Only candidates requested for an interview will be contacted. If you are not invited, we thank you for your interest in this exciting post with the Trust.

Raleigh Education Trust is obliged by law to operate a checking procedure for employees who have substantial access to children and young people. It is an offence to apply for a position within a school or trust if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.