Lead Teacher - Eden School in Macclesfield

Location: On site / Macclesfield, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Education | Teachers
Annual Salary range:from £ 32,296.00 to £ 43,536.00

Family Care is a small family-owned organisation providing specialist SEN education, fostering and residential care across the North West and West Midlands. We are committed to supporting vulnerable children and young people through nurturing, therapeutic services that have a lasting impact on their lives.

Eden School is a specialist independent school in Macclesfield where every child is valued as part of a close and supportive community. We provide individualised SEN education within a therapeutic learning environment for young people aged 6–16 with autism, ADHD, and/or social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Pupils are taught in small classes of no more than six, each supported by at least one full-time Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to ensure a high level of personalised support.

We are seeking a Lead Teacher with experience teaching across KS2–KS4 in either a mainstream or special school setting, using a primary-style approach tailored to support individual learning and developmental needs. Alongside a full teaching commitment, the Lead Teacher will work closely with the Headteacher, taking a lead role in teaching and learning, curriculum development and the quality of education across the school.

At Family Care we value all of the progress that our pupils make, academic, social and emotional; all teachers at Family Care measure their success by pupils’ progress in all of these areas of learning.

If you are an innovative and experienced teacher who is skilled at engaging disengaged learners, can deliver learning to pupils with a diverse range of needs and is ready to take on greater responsibility for supporting high-quality teaching and learning across the school, we would be delighted to hear from you.

What we offer:

In addition to a pleasant working environment we offer: -

• Salary of up to £43,536 per annum
• A supportive and dedicated team
• Excellent induction and ongoing training
• The opportunity to be part of a values led, growing organisation
• Access to health & wellbeing programme

What we are looking for:

• An excellent, innovative classroom teacher
• Experience of SEN teaching and leadership
• Experience of curriculum and/or subject leadership
• The ability to support and promote high standards of teaching and learning across the school
• A teacher who understands the importance of a therapeutic approach to education
• Qualified Teacher Status (required)
• Ability to teach a range of subjects (required)
• Relevant post-qualifying teaching experience (required)
• Experience of teaching children with SEN (required)

Additional Information:

• Permanent
• Full time, 37.5 hours per week
• Term time only +5 inset days
• Full teaching commitment alongside Lead Teacher responsibilities

Family Care is committed to safeguarding and always promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects the post holder to share this commitment. To uphold this responsibility, we follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we select suitable candidates.

All offers of employment are subject to safeguarding checks. An Enhanced DBS check, comprehensive references, and appropriate online and social media checks will be carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance. We are permitted to ask whether an applicant has any convictions, cautions, reprimands, or final warnings (spent or otherwise) under the current guidance, as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Please note that disclosure of a criminal background will not automatically disqualify you for employment