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An exciting opportunity is available for the right candidate to join our busy Student Services team at Christleton High School. The post holder will lead the schools additional learning provision for a small group of students who are, at times, unable to access mainstream lessons due to behavioural, emotional or mental health issues. You should have an understanding of the statutory nature of education welfare work, a good standard of education and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. You will need to be confident communicating with children, parents, a range of stakeholders and our wider community. Training and mentoring will be provided as part of the induction process.
We believe that Christleton is a great place to work. Results and facilities are excellent, the students are well motivated and the school is situated in lovely surroundings. We try to live by the maxim “Happy, Hardworking and Caring” and expect that all staff should be a role model for these three characteristics.
For an application form and full information about the position, please visit the ‘Vacancies’ page on Christleton High School’s website: <a href="https://www.christletonhigh.co.uk/vacancies/" target="_blank">https://www.christletonhigh.co.uk/vacancies/</a> and apply through MyNewTerm. The deadline for receipt of applications is 9.00am on Thursday 5th February 2026, with interviews to be held w/c 9th February.
For more information please visit&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@christletonhigh.co.uk" target="_blank">info@christletonhigh.co.uk</a>

Specialist SEND Intervention Practitioner

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Thank you for your interest in our job vacancy. Please complete the application as fully as possible and explain any gaps in your employment history. We would like to understand more about how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the job description and person specification for the role.



Teaching Assistant Specialist Skills (Including Class Cover)
Full Time – 37hrs, Term Time Only (39wks): Grade 6 £24,287 - £26,772 (Pro Rata) Actual Salary
To start as soon as possible
The Bridge Short Stay School are looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant who will play a key role in the pastoral and academic support of Secondary aged students who display challenging behaviour. This role will involve supporting individuals and groups both within lessons and delivering withdrawal interventions for targeted students and cover of lessons in the absence of teaching staff.
Due to the diverse nature of students our school operates a number of different pathways to meet need. Our students are all unique and need to experience a range of different adults working with them; we don’t have a fixed model of the ideal person for this role, but sharing in our values is essential as it the ability to support students with their learning, social and behavioural needs.
The Bridge primarily caters for students who have been permanently excluded from mainstream schools, we are passionate about providing a second chance for students who have struggled in their education and putting them on a pathway towards future success. The work is challenging and requires someone who can maintain a focus on the best interests of the student while demonstrating flexibility and resilience under pressure. In return the successful candidate would be supported in joining a committed and friendly team with the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people. This post would be an ideal opportunity for an individual who is seeking experience ahead of a career in Teaching.
A desire and commitment to make a positive contribution to the life of the school and improve outcomes for young people are essential. We are looking for someone who will consistently demonstrate a positive attitude and a belief in the potential for change.
For further details please contact the Headteacher at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:andy.stewart@thebridge.cheshire.sch.uk" target="_blank">andy.stewart@thebridge.cheshire.sch.uk</a>
Closing Date 9am Friday 30th January 2026.
The Bridge Short Stay School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all young people and expect staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, in line with KCSIE guidance an online search will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy is available here: <a href="http://www.thebridge.cheshire.sch.uk/serve_file/314899" target="_blank">http://www.thebridge.cheshire.sch.uk/serve_file/314899</a>

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If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Claire Booth at <a href="mailto:cbooth@nwatrust.co.uk" target="_blank">cbooth@nwatrust.co.uk</a>
All applications should be returned to Claire Booth by the closing date of the 21st of January 2026, an application form can also be obtained by following this additional link <a href="https://northwestacademiestrust.co.uk/job-vacancies/" target="_blank">https://northwestacademiestrust.co.uk/job-vacancies/</a>



Kingsbourne&nbsp;Academy Head&nbsp;of School&nbsp;
Kingsbourne&nbsp;Academy will be the first new school to&nbsp;be&nbsp;built&nbsp;in Cheshire East since the local authority was formed in 2009, marking a significant moment for the growing Nantwich community.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Opening in September 2026, the school will welcome its very first cohort of Reception pupils, with a planned year-on-year expansion as demand for primary places continues to rise. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a brand-new school with no legacy issues, no inherited culture, and the freedom to shape everything from the ground up.&nbsp;
The&nbsp;state-of-the-art&nbsp;new building has been designed to create an inspiring, modern learning environment, with light, flexible spaces and excellent outdoor areas that support imaginative play,&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;and the highest standards of teaching. As the school grows year on year, you will have the opportunity to shape how these facilities evolve to meet the needs of future pupils.&nbsp;
This is a unique chance to grow a school, its&nbsp;ethos&nbsp;and its community from its very foundations.&nbsp;
Job overview&nbsp;
Opening a&nbsp;brand-new&nbsp;school is a rare and exceptional leadership opportunity. Are you an individual who has a vision for teaching excellence, and understands how important the right curriculum is to inspire children to learn? If so,&nbsp;Kingsbourne&nbsp;Academy is the school for you!&nbsp;&nbsp;
We want our new Head of School to see and create opportunity, think differently, innovate and have kindness at their heart for all children. We are looking for an inspiring, ambitious child centred Head of School to help&nbsp;establish&nbsp;and lead our&nbsp;brand-new&nbsp;Academy. This role includes a small teaching commitment across the week, ensuring you&nbsp;remain&nbsp;closely connected&nbsp;to the classroom while shaping the strategic and cultural direction of our school. We are looking to appoint an outstanding school leader to start in April 2026 or as soon as possible after that date.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Our mission is to equip every pupil with all necessary skills for their onward journey, having loved their time at our school.&nbsp;&nbsp;
As part of&nbsp;a highly successful&nbsp;trust, you will&nbsp;benefit&nbsp;from exceptional support, coaching and professional development.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether you are seeking your first headship or looking for a new challenge, we would be delighted to hear from you.&nbsp;
About Us&nbsp;
At&nbsp;the&nbsp;North West&nbsp;Academies Trust we believe that an aspirational and inspirational education is the right of every child. Our success is driven by a commitment to&nbsp;relentlessly&nbsp;work to improve standards and outcomes for our pupils. As specialists in providing high-quality education, we are passionate about supporting schools within their communities and helping to ensure outstanding learning opportunities for every child.&nbsp;&nbsp;
As part of NWAT we believe that the best possible education can only be provided if children are happy,&nbsp;well-fed&nbsp;and well-cared for. We understand that children learn best through experiences and that skills should be learned through fun,&nbsp;excitement&nbsp;and challenges. Residentials, swimming, inter-school sports and special&nbsp;days out&nbsp;take pride&nbsp;of&nbsp;place on&nbsp;all of&nbsp;the Trust school calendars.&nbsp;&nbsp;
We believe our schools should inspire excellence, offering world-class, safe environments where both students and staff can thrive in and out of the classrooms.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<li>Provide professional leadership for the school, inspiring a love of learning.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Lead by example to ensure a&nbsp;high quality&nbsp;education for all pupils.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Deliver inspiring and purposeful leadership for the staff and pupils.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Work with the local governing body,&nbsp;staff&nbsp;and parents to secure continuous school improvement consistent with the ethos,&nbsp;values&nbsp;and&nbsp;objectives&nbsp;of the Trust.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Ensure that all those involved in the school are committed to its aims and motivated to achieve them&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Manage and organise the school building efficiently and effectively to ensure it meets the needs of the curriculum, community use and health and safety regulations.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Work with colleagues to develop staff&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;and improve the quality of education provided at the school.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Promote extra-curricular activities&nbsp;in accordance with&nbsp;the educational aims of the school&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Manage,&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;and review the range, quality and use of all available resources&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;improve the quality of education, ensure efficiency and secure value for money.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Promote an environment which secures good teaching, effective learning,&nbsp;high standards&nbsp;of achievement and good behaviour.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Carefully&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;and evaluate the quality of teaching, learning and standards of achievement.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Develop and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;effective links with parents and the wider community to extend the curriculum and support pupils’ achievement and personal development.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Ensure clear delegation of responsibilities and tasks, consistent with employment conditions.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Promote and&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;professional development, including the induction of newly qualified staff.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Build&nbsp;a&nbsp;good working relationship with trustees, governors, staff, pupils, parents/&nbsp;carers&nbsp;and the community. Foster an environment in which all staff understand they are accountable for the success of the school.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Ensure that parents/carers and pupils are well informed about the curriculum,&nbsp;attainment&nbsp;and progress.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Present&nbsp;an accurate&nbsp;and coherent account of the school’s performance, suitable for a range of audiences, including governors, the Trust, the community,&nbsp;OFSTED&nbsp;and others, to enable them to play their part effectively.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Carry out any duties as reasonably expected of the Head of School.&nbsp;</li>
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PERSON SPECIFICATION&nbsp;
Qualifications&nbsp;
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<li>Qualified teacher status.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Evidence of continuous professional development.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>National professional qualification for Headship (NPQH) or equivalent (clearly&nbsp;stated)&nbsp;</li>
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Skills &amp; Knowledge&nbsp;
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<li>Data analysis skills, and the ability to use data to set targets and&nbsp;identify&nbsp;areas for improvement.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Strategic use of data.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Understanding of&nbsp;high-quality&nbsp;teaching, and the ability to model this for others and support others to improve.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Evidence of leading quality of teaching and learning.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Ability to manage financial resources.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Effective communication and interpersonal skills.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others.&nbsp;</li>
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Experience&nbsp;
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<li>Successful senior leadership and management experience in a school.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Teaching experience.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>As above – leading SEF and planning.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Experience of successful line management and staff development.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Evidence of change and/or project management.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Strong relationship skills, with clear understanding of how to work with all school partners.&nbsp;</li>
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We can offer you…&nbsp;
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<li>A rare and exciting opportunity to lead and shape a&nbsp;brand-new&nbsp;school from its very foundations, with the freedom to&nbsp;establish&nbsp;a strong ethos,&nbsp;culture&nbsp;and vision from day one.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Comprehensive support from a committed governing body and wider trust, ensuring you have everything you need to deliver an excellent,&nbsp;rewarding&nbsp;and impactful education to our pupils.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>The chance to grow professionally while developing a stimulating,&nbsp;state-of-the-art&nbsp;learning environment that evolves alongside the school and its community.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>The opportunity to build and lead a passionate,&nbsp;forward-thinking&nbsp;team of teachers and support staff who are united in their commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>The benefit of joining a collaborative and supportive network of experienced headteachers who are generous with their time,&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;and&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;and who value shared learning and professional dialogue.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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<li>An engaged and supportive parent community, excited about the opening of the new school and the opportunities that come from being part of&nbsp;a highly successful&nbsp;trust.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Local&nbsp;trust&nbsp;schools that are keen to&nbsp;play&nbsp;an active role in school life to strengthen relationships and help build&nbsp;a strong sense&nbsp;of belonging as the school grows.&nbsp;</li>
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Kingsbourne&nbsp;School Visits:&nbsp;As&nbsp;Kingsbourne&nbsp;Academy is still in&nbsp;its&nbsp;building&nbsp;phase,&nbsp;prospective&nbsp;candidates&nbsp;are invited to visit St Martin’s Academy,&nbsp;Chester&nbsp;between 7th-14th&nbsp;January. Please register your interest for a visit by emailing&nbsp;<a href="mailto:admin@kingsbourneacademy.org.uk" target="_blank">admin@kingsbourneacademy.org.uk.</a>

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