Job Description

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About The Role

Contract Type: Fixed Term, 12 months maternity cover

Working Hours: Full Time

Number of Positions: 1

Qualifications Required: Qualified Teacher Status

Salary:

Main Scale + SEN1

35,703

to 4

8,139

per annum

Start Date: 1st January 2026

We wish to appoint a Qualified Teacher 1 SEN point (Candidates on UPS will be considered) required for January 2026.



North Ridge is an Outstanding specialist high school for pupils with persistent and complex special educational needs, aged 11-19 years. We area fast developing school split across two sites, that incorporates a range of student led businesses, located at our 6th Form Hub in Cheetham Hill.



What we are looking for:



The leadership team and school governors seek to appoint a dynamic, hard working individual who will live up to our school motto of "do your best". The suitable candidate to this post will be able to teach pupils with a range of learning disability and associated needs. The successful applicant will benefit from working in a school with a positive, caring, ethos where team work is important.




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About the Candidate

Step into a role where every day is an opportunity to spark curiosity, ignite creativity, and shape futures!



As a teacher at North Ridge, you'll lead your own class or a small group of classes (similar to a primary school model) tailored to your unique strengths and passions.



Our students range in ability from Early Years to Year 3, and your teaching will be dynamic, hands-on, and imaginative.



You will bring learning to life through active, practical lessons delivered via a spiral curriculum that builds and reinforces knowledge through repetition and exploration.



If you're not an Early Career Teacher (ECT), you will also take on the exciting challenge of being a curriculum coordinator--leading whole-school development in a subject area.



You will be supported by a team of experienced, enthusiastic professionals and benefit from our staff development and training programme designed to help you flourish.



But your impact goes far beyond the classroom...



You will play a vital role in helping our pupils grow into confident young adults, being as independent as possible depending on their needs.



You will equip them with the social and life skills they need to thrive in their communities. At the heart of your work will be a commitment to nurturing each child's individuality and zest for life.



This is more than teaching. It's transformation. It's heart. It's hope.



Please refer to the 'school's offer' poster for more information.



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About Us

T

o apply for this role please download the application form and email it to

hr@northridge.manchester.sch.uk

We

welcome

applications

from

teachers

who

have

been

trained

to

teach

in

primary

schools

as well as

secondary

,

in

both

SEN and

mainstream

settings.

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We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here




This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.




We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.