Millwood School, Bury Temporary teacher (maternity leave cover) Required from 1 January 2025 Millwood Primary- Where new adventures begin. Millwood is an outstanding primary special school for pupils who have significant additional educational needs. Our School Vision: To open up the world for our school, family and community. Driven by our values we will ensure a magical journey and memorable discoveries through our aspirational, engaging curriculum. We will inspire confidence and a love of learning in a happy, safe and nurturing environment with respect for all. We invite applications from excellent practitioners including ECTs from mainstream or special settings to deliver our broad and balanced curriculum with pupils with a range of SEND needs across the primary age range. What our pupils say about Millwood: I belong at Millwood Millwood is a magic school I love Millwood What our parents say about Millwood: My son wakes me every morning at 5am saying school and clapping. He can t wait to put his uniform on. O loves school to the point he wakes me up every weekend holding his uniform he loves it so much Teachers and staff are lovely, friendly and helpful What staff say about Millwood Millwood really is a fantastic place to work. Everywhere you turn there is always a friendly smile and support readily available; all you need to do is ask. Being a teacher at Millwood is an absolute privilege. From the moment you walk through the doors you are welcomed by everyone. The children make each day so wonderful and to see them smiling and enjoying school brings me so much happiness.It is a joy to work alongside like-minded, enthusiastic colleagues at Millwood who really do strive to bring out the best We are led by an incredible leadership team who ensure that work life balance is an absolute priority and they are all extremely supportive in all aspects of teaching life. Millwood has and will continue to be my dream job, I feel very lucky to be able to teach the most wonderful children. The successful candidate will: Demonstrate excellent teaching skills and team leadership. Be warm, supportive, resilient and nurturing, demonstrating unconditional positive regard to all pupils. Be hardworking, organised and creative. Be proactive in their professional development. Forge positive working relationships with parents, carers and professionals. Have specific experience/ interest in working with pupils with SEND and Autism. Be committed to raising pupil achievement. Be dedicated to inclusion and strive to open up the world for pupils at Millwood and their families. Millwood can offer: Wonderful children who will make you smile everyday. A robust induction and comprehensive professional development programme An inclusive, nurturing and friendly working environment. The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service. In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted. Closing date for applications is: 20 November 2024 Shortlisting will take place on: 21 November 2024 Interviews will take place on: 29 November 2024 Visits to school will take place (by appointment only): 12 or 14 November at 4.00pm (by appointment only). The interview will include an observation of teaching at Millwood school, an interview, including a pre-prepared presentation and a short meeting with pupils on the school council. Employees of Millwood Primary Special School have a responsibility for, and must be committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm. Our safeguarding policy can be found here: https://www.millwoodschool.co.uk/school-information/policies Millwood is a Disability Committed School. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), two suitable references, health clearance and right to work in the UK. We will conduct an online search of shortlisted candidates in line with KCSIE. Application Forms are downloadable from this page and returnable via email to r ecruitmentmillwoodschool.co.uk by the deadline.