Hybrid Science Teacher in Macclesfield

Hybrid Science Teacher

£32,916 - £47,472 (M1 - U1)

Closing Date: 14 October 2026

Interviews: 19 October 2026

Start Date: January 2027

• Fixed term – 1 year initially
• 0.6 working mostly from home for YES Connected, with occasional travel to our Trust schools, home visits and the Central Office when required
• 0.4 based at The Raise Academy, Widnes

Teacher Pension Scheme

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a passionate Science teacher to work across two distinctive areas of The YES Trust: YES Connected and The Raise Academy.

This unique hybrid role combines 0.6 teaching within YES Connected, our innovative online alternative provision, with 0.4 classroom-based teaching at Raise Academy, a fantastic specialist school for students with SEMH. It offers the successful candidate the opportunity to deliver Science in two different learning environments, develop their practice and make a meaningful difference to young people who need a more personalised approach to education.

YES Connected and The Raise Academy are personalised and child-centred, built around our Trust core values:

• Adaptive to need
• Child-centred
• Authentic relationships

YES Connected supports schools and local authorities to reach learners who face barriers to accessing full-time education within a traditional school setting. Our mission is to provide an excellent online education while working closely with home schools to strengthen each student’s knowledge, confidence and wellbeing, with the ultimate aim of supporting successful reintegration into school life.

Alongside this, the successful candidate will teach Science at Raise Academy, providing engaging, practical and high-quality classroom-based learning. Working across both provisions will allow the teacher to build strong relationships with students, deliver the Science curriculum in creative and accessible ways, and support learners with a wide range of individual needs.

The successful candidate will play an important role in shaping the continued development of Science across YES Connected and Raise Academy. Within YES Connected, this will include designing and delivering engaging online learning, from short-term interventions to full curriculum pathways and live lessons delivered as part of individual education plans. At Raise Academy, the role will provide opportunities to deliver face-to-face teaching, practical activities and personalised support within an established specialist school environment.

This is an exciting opportunity for a science teacher who wants to combine the creativity and flexibility of online teaching with the relationships and practical experiences offered through classroom-based learning. The role provides the opportunity to influence curriculum development, explore innovative teaching approaches and help shape Science provision across two very different but closely connected learning environments.

Both YES Connected and Raise Academy are committed to providing high-quality, nurturing education that removes barriers and enables young people to experience success. This role has the potential to be life-changing for learners, families and educators, and will only be limited by our imagination.

If you are passionate about science, inclusion, innovation and making a genuine difference to young people, we would love you to join us on this exciting journey.

We are seeking a qualified Science Teacher to join YES Connected and Raise Academy in this shared role. As Virtual Science Teacher and Science Teacher at Raise Academy you will deliver engaging, high-quality lessons to learners who need a different approach to education. This role combines your subject expertise with creativity to design personalised learning experiences that help students overcome barriers and achieve success.

This role is responsible for delivering high-quality teaching and learning of science and providing comprehensive student support within the YES Connected and The Raise Academy.To deliverthevision,our subjectteachers will work in collaboration with the Head of School for YES Connected and Headteacher of Raise Academy focusing on threekeythemes:

Re-connecting,raisingaspirations and motivating

Awholeeducation,recognisingthatessentialprecursorstoacademicsuccessarepersonal and emotionaldevelopment,independentlivinganddecision-makingskillsanddiscoveringmeaningfulinterestsandgoals

Apersonalisedcurriculumincludingspecificengagementactivitiesbasedontheinterests ofeachindividuallearner

PositiveandtrustedadultrolemodelsintheformofLearningMentorsandqualifiedteachersrecruitedfortheirenthusiasmforworkingwithdisconnectedyoungpeopleandtheirabilitytounderstand and adapt,in order tomeet the needs of the students

Opportunitiestosupport social and emotional needs throughindividualisedprogrammesand a varied curriculum

Unlocking every child’s potential

The curriculum willdeterminetheknowledge,and skills students will learn at each stage.It will be planned efficiently to deliver exceptional lessons where students make outstanding progress, and are able to relate their learning to the wider world

Individualisedlearningprogrammes,basedontheinterestsandskillsofthestudentsandwhichdrawuponthediverserangeofpastoral,vocational,engagementandpersonalandsocialdevelopmentactivities

Smallgroupsofstudents(max1:10)withcapabilitytooffer1 to 1studentsupport

Practicalapplicationofknowledgetodevelopskillsthatprepareforaccreditationandworktowardsindependenceandsocial integration

Recognisingand celebratingachievement

Positivelearningenvironmentswithpraiseforsuccessandrecognitionofachievement

Regular liaison with parents and carers to involve them fully in the education of theirchildren including weekly progress telephone calls

Celebration of success through weekly celebrations with students and staff rewards for targeted elements and high-profile annual celebration events

Relevant vocational learning that broadens the curriculum we offer to students,providingthe opportunity to support their classroom learning by gaining practical skills in the workplace andultimately allowingthem to achieverecognisedqualifications

Key Priorities

Support the vision and direction of the virtual school and Raise Academy

Provide an engagingcurriculum

Deliver andmaintaineffective learning and teaching

Ensure effective pastoral careand behavioursupport throughout the school

Tobe responsible forthe day-to-day impact ofown subjectacross the curriculum

Willingness todemonstratea flexible approach to the curriculum to meet school requirements

Teaching & Learning

Plan and deliver engaging, well-structured online and in-person Science lessons aligned to the National Curriculum and the students’ Personalised learning plans. Online lessons may be live or for students to access and complete more independently.

Differentiate for SEND/SEMH and neurodiverse learners, using evidence-informed approach.

Provide timely, high-quality feedback on all submitted work; use assessment to inform next steps.

Maintain high expectations for behaviour, attitudes to learning and attendance within virtual and in-person learning environments.

Use a blend of synchronous (live), asynchronous and in-person approaches, aligning provision with individual needs/EHCPs

Partnership Working

Support inestablishinga culture and curriculum which fulfils the aims and requirements of the whole YES Connected and Raise Academy communities as set out in the vision

Seek opportunities to communicate with parents and carersto enrich student experience and to promotethevirtual school's value to the wider community

Collaborate with staff, to actively promote British values, as well as the virtual schools and Raise Academy’s spiritual, moral, social,emotionaland cultural well-being of students and their families

Represent YES Connected and Raise Academy at relevant meetings, as and whenrequired

Health and Safety / Child Protection

To help ensure that health and safety standards meet statutory requirements,monitoringhealth and safety matters across YES Connected and Raise Academy, particularly ensuring that all membersof stafftake reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others

To help ensure that Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures and Department of Health assessments of Children in Need are rigorouslycomplied with, and that the welfare and health and safety of students are of prime consideration

To promote the safety and well-being of students and staff

To ensure good order and discipline of students and staff across virtual and in-person settings

Desired Criteria

• Knowledge and experience of current good practice and development in special education provision
• Knowledge of successful practice in teaching hard to reach students
• Knowledge of how to promote independence for young people with complex needs
• Behaviour Management training
• Mental Health training
• Knowledge and experience of supportingdifferent aspectsof SEND, including ASD, ADHD, SLCN
• Knowledge of OFSTED Framework
• Work in the wider community

Essential Criteria

• Qualified Teacher Status
• A degree or equivalent
• Evidence of further professional development
• Proven ability to:
• Sethigh expectationswhich inspire, motivate and challenge students
• Promote good student progress and outcomes
• Demonstrate fullsubjectand curriculum knowledge
• Plan and teach well-structured lessons
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students
• Use assessment effectively to informstudent’sprogress and toanalysedata to help the target setting process.
• Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
• Fulfil wider professional responsibilities
• Communicate and work effectively in a multi-disciplinary school team including parents/guardians and other external agencies
• Commitment to school-wide focus on student attainment
• Ability to motivate and inspire
• Goodorganisationalskills
• Generateenthusiasm fornew ideasin both students and staff
• Communicate effectively to groups and individuals, orally and in writing
• Resolve conflict through active listening and negotiation
• Demonstrate a flexible approach and a willingness to listen to others
• Provide advice and guidance to parents and carers in a positive and clear manner
• Remain calm when working under pressure
• Ability to show patience and empathy
• Ability toanalysesituations,prioritiseand help to implement realistic solutions
• Ability toestablishand develop good relationships with all involved in the school
• Willingness to deliver and support extra-curricular activities
• Ability to inspire all in a love of learning for your subject Evidence of understanding and commitment to equality of opportunity
• Respect for students’ individual difference
• Demonstratea good leveland understanding of ICT
• Knowledge of how to deal with safeguarding issues in school
• Awareness of current developments in education and the implications of these.
• Understand how to planappropriate interventions
• Behaviour management techniques for groups and individuals
• Know how to develop effective rapport with students, this being based onhigh expectationsandestablishinga purposeful learning environment
• Able to delegate responsibility with accountability for area of responsibility
• Communicatewith staffteams effectively
• An ability toestablishand maintain positive partnerships with parents,studentsand communities
• Commitment to the school’s wider community
• Awareness of the need to develop a school culture responsive to the nature of the school’s communities
• Positive recommendation from present employer
• Adherence to standardsestablishedin Safer Recruitment guidance.

The successful candidate would be expected to maintain a well-organised, creative, safe and friendly environment for living and learning and hence enhance the ethos of the school. Candidates are asked to address as many of the person’s specification criteria as possible in their application.

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