Beechcliffe School

Salary: MPR/UPR with SEN allowance

Permanent - Full time

Beechcliffe Keighley, now part of the esteemed Carlton Academy Trust, is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated teacher to work at our secondary, generic, special school in Keighley, to start January 2025.  

Beechcliffe Keighley is an over-subscribed school which meets the needs of 180 pupils who have severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties and autism spectrum disorder, and many of our pupils have additional complex health, medical and or sensory needs.

Our school ethos is ‘to provide opportunities within a broad and balanced, therapeutic curriculum so that each child can achieve success’, and we do this through a variety of lessons and activities both in school and in the wider community.  As well as structured teaching in the classroom, we have amazing facilities on site that include a hydrotherapy pool, a life skills room, specialist music, ICT and food technology rooms, a multi-sensory rebound area, and fully equipped sensory rooms. We promote outdoor learning through our forest school and in our sensory and wildlife gardens, at our allotment and within the local environment; our pupils gain work experience at a local community café and attend courses at college, and we run both day and residential visits including participation in the Duke of Edinburgh’s award scheme.

Our teachers are key to ensuring that every one of our youngsters makes the best progress and development they can whilst also promoting their happiness and wellbeing. You will have the opportunity to work in range of SEN environments, so you’ll need to be flexible, adaptable and willing to work with pupils with a range of complex needs and challenging behaviours. The work can be physically and emotionally demanding, so it’s essential that you’re emotionally resilient, and physically able to meet the demands of the post.   

If successful, you will join a highly experienced team and will receive ongoing support and training whilst working with us.

It’s a great time to join Beechcliffe Keighley. Our school has consistently been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted for over 10 years, and we’ve just joined the Carlton Academy Trust, where every school is rated as Good or Outstanding. Established in 2019, Carlton Academy Trust emerged from the outstanding success of Carlton Bolling, an inner-city Bradford secondary school. Today, we proudly oversee three secondary schools, three primary schools, and two special schools, collectively educating nearly 5000 students. Carlton staff can access a benefits package offering high-street discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, health plan membership and an Employee Assistance Programme, free use of Carlton Keighley’s on-site gym, and membership of the

Completed application forms should be sent to hr@catrust.uk

CAT employs rolling recruitment methodologies, with shortlisting and interviews for some roles taking place as and when applications are received. This may mean that some roles are recruited to before the closing date, and we therefore advise that applications are made promptly. CVs and incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please note: Beechcliffe Keighley is committed to safeguarding children and young people and all posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, satisfactory references, and 6-month probationary period. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK will be required.

You must be fluent in English – The Immigration Act 2016 has introduced a new requirement for public authorities from October 2016 to ensure that workers in customer facing roles speak fluent English. This is a statutory requirement. 

CVs and incomplete applications will not be considered.   

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by contacting Kate Ashley on 01535 603041.    

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification document and application form here:

Class Teacher Job Description and Person Specification

Carlton Academy Trust Application Form

Carlton Academy Trust Equalities Monitoring Form

Completed application forms should be sent to hr@catrust.uk

Closing date: 9am, Friday October 4th 2024

We look forward to receiving your application

Working alongside the Chair of the District Achievement Partnership and the headteachers of the partner schools, you will respond to the priorities set in the DAP’s annual strategic review by supporting with the development of action plans and improvement projects for school staff to participate in. This will include supporting with the planning and arranging communications and engagement with staff in the DAP schools and supporting the Chair administratively where necessary.

 Pay Scale: PO1 SCP 27 - 30

This is a permanent position, 22 hours per week, term time only plus 5 training days,

There is the opportunity for the post to be 37 hours per week to be based within Beechcliffe School, subject to experience and availability.

Beechcliffe School is committed to safeguarding children and young people and all posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, appropriate references, and 6-month probationary period. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK will be required.

For further information and to apply for this role, please download the job description, personnel specification and our application form using the links below.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification document and application form here:

DAP Project Manager - Job Description and Person Specification.pdf

Carlton Academy Trust Application Form

Carlton Academy Trust Equalities Monitoring Form

Completed application forms should be sent to hr@catrust.uk

Please note CVs and incomplete applications will not be considered.

We look forward to receiving your application

Closing date: Friday October 4th 2024 at 9am