Teacher Of Pshce

Star Academies; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Valley Leadership Academy, part of Star Academies, is seeking an outstanding teacher to join our driven team in Bacup. You will deliver high-quality teaching and help pupils achieve strong GCSE outcomes, inspiring a love of learning and leadership in a disadvantaged community.

We value collaborative professionals with excellent organisation, a track record of raising attainment, and the ability to innovate in the classroom while maintaining high standards of progress and pupil welfare.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to deliver quality teaching to GCSE standard.
• Experience improving pupil attainment and progress.
• Strong organisational skills and collaboration with colleagues.
• Creative and innovative approaches to engage learners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality teaching and learning to GCSE level.
• Demonstrate impact on pupil outcomes and progress.
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop and share best practices.
• Maintain high expectations and safeguarding standards in class.

Skills

GCSE delivery

Behaviour management

Curriculum development

Team collaboration

Education

Degree-level qualification

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Do you have what it takes to nurture today’s young people and inspire tomorrow’s leaders? Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding learning and teaching to young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, becoming a Star teacher might just be the best career move you ever make.

About The Valley Leadership Academy

is a secondary school for 11 to 16-year-olds in Bacup. We joined Star Academies in 2019 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

When inspected by Ofsted under the new framework and ‘report card’ grading system in April 2026, the school secured its best-ever outcomes. We achieved ‘Expected standard’ in three areas and ‘Needs attention’ in the remaining three areas, reflecting the significant progress made since the previous inspection.

We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for an outstanding teacher with a proven track record of success and raising pupil outcomes. As a Star teacher, you’ll join the Star Academies family, a high-performing and supportive network of primary and secondary schools with some of the best teachers in education.

The successful candidate will have the ability to deliver quality teaching that drives achievement and inspires a love of learning. You will be able to demonstrate experience of achieving positive outcomes for pupils, as well as being passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people. As a committed team player, you will have excellent organisational skills and the natural ability to motivate both pupils and peers.

You will have:

• A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status.
• The ability to teach to GCSE standard.
• Experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement.
• Experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners.

About Star Academies

is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub, . With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.