Unit Provision Teacher

Corby Business Academy; Corby; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Corby Business Academy in Corby invites an enthusiastic practitioner to provide tailored support to pupils, helping create an outstanding learning environment and safeguarding health and wellbeing. The role requires a proven track record of working with young people in an educational setting, a proactive approach, and the ability to collaborate with colleagues, parents and external agencies.

Join a supportive community where every day brings new challenges and the opportunity to make a real

Qualifications

• Proven track record of working with young people in an educational setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored support to pupils and enable an outstanding learning environment.
• Collaborate with colleagues, parents, and external agencies to ensure students’ health and wellbeing is prioritised.

Job description

Contract: Full Time Time, Permanent

Location: Corby Business Academy

Closing Date: Monday 12 October 09:00

Interview Date: 15 October 2026

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our pupils. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning. Your intervention will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our young people, providing the support they need to succeed. You will have a proven track record of working with young people and working in an educational setting.

The successful candidate will bring a proactive, organised, and caring approach. You will work closely with colleagues, parents, and agencies to ensure students’ health and wellbeing are at the forefront of school life. This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine difference to young people’s lives within a supportive and caring community. If you enjoy working where no two days are the same and you put pupils at the very heart of all you do, then we would welcome your application.

Our Unit Provision

Corby Business Academy’s Unit Provision is a well-established, Specialist Educational Needs setting that delivers a highly personalised and inclusive curriculum for students with a broad range of additional needs, including cognition and learning difficulties, communication and interaction needs, and autism. The provision is rooted in a strong ethos of nurture, aspiration and individualised support, ensuring that all students are able to access meaningful learning appropriate to their developmental stage.

The curriculum is carefully designed to meet students working from Pre-Key Stage standards through to Entry Level pathways, rather than following a traditional GCSE model. This allows learning to be both appropriate and ambitious, focusing on securing small steps of progress and embedding key skills through repetition and overlearning. Teaching is highly adaptive, responsive to individual needs, and delivered through a multi-sensory approach that enables students to engage, explore and succeed.

Students follow bespoke learning pathways that prioritise communication, cognition, independence and social development alongside core academic skills. Opportunities are carefully structured to develop functional literacy and numeracy, while also placing equal importance on life skills, emotional regulation and personal development. Staff use a range of strategies, including visual supports, structured routines and practical learning experiences, to ensure that all students can access and retain knowledge.

Preparation for Adulthood is central to the curriculum design. Students are supported to develop essential skills for independent living, employability and community participation. This includes opportunities to build confidence in real-life contexts, engage in meaningful enrichment activities and develop the resilience and adaptability needed for their next steps.

The Unit Provision benefits from small class sizes and a high staff-to-student ratio, enabling strong relationships and a deep understanding of individual needs. Each class is supported by a skilled teacher and teaching assistant(s), ensuring consistent, targeted support and a safe, structured learning environment.

Overall, the Unit Provision offers a rich, multi-sensory and highly supportive learning experience where every student is valued as an individual. Through adaptive teaching, a focus on Preparation for Adulthood and a commitment to celebrating progress at all levels, students are empowered to achieve their potential and develop the skills they need for a successful and fulfilling future.

About Corby Business Academy

Corby Business Academy is a school committed to providing the very best for the community it serves. We have already undergone significant change in recent years under new leadership and our goals for further development remain ambitious. We work relentlessly in providing a high quality broad and balanced curriculum with stimulating learning experiences for all our students. This is underpinned by our strong sense of common purpose that is palpable in the Academy’s day to day operation. We aim to actively encourage students to participate in all areas of academy life, motivating and inspiring them to unlock their potential and realise their ambitions. Our staff have an uncompromising commitment to this and work closely with one another to support and develop students as well as one another.

In April 2023 the Academy was judged to be GOOD in all areas by OFSTED, who highlighted that:

“Leaders have brought about significant improvement at this school. They focus on providing an ambitious curriculum for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and / or disabilities (SEND)”.

“Leaders have raised their expectations of pupils’ behaviour and conduct, which is having a positive impact. Pupils behave very well in lessons. During lesson changeover times and at breaktimes, the school is calm and orderly”.

“Parents and carers are positive about the education their children receive. One view shared by many was, ‘My child has thrived, been supported, encouraged, cared for and listened to at this school”.

The Benefits at Brooke Weston Trust we can offer you:

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays. An additional 3 days after 5 years’ service and the ability to purchase up to 10 days additional leave per year.
• One wellbeing day a year, in addition to your annual leave
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, covering high street supermarkets, days out and holidays, health and beauty, dining out plus lots more.
• A freshly prepared breakfast and hot or cold lunch each day when you work in one of our Trust schools
• Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your role requires you to be a member of a professional body, BWT will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Your Care, an independent, external organisation. Your Care is available for you, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, both face to face and online.
• Additional health benefits including a Health Care cash plan and access to an online GP
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Ongoing opportunities for training and development and access to the BWT Centre for Professional Development
• Collaborative and Ambitious colleagues with the support of a committed team who work to maintain high standards and expectations
• Be the difference - At Brooke Weston Trust we believe every child deserves the best possible start, giving them a \"ticket for life.\" If you want to use your skills with an organisation committed to making a difference and improving lives, this is the place for you.

About Brooke Weston Trust

Our Trust was formed more than 30 years ago with a simple and clear mission - to transform educational performance in all of our communities. Working in some of the most challenging contexts, we improve our students’ achievements by making long term commitments to the community and championing new approaches to improve the life chances for young people.

Our members of staff are essential to realising this vision, and a happy, motivated and supported team will deliver the best possible experiences for our young people.

We place great emphasis on creating a supportive and collaborative working environment in all our schools, where all staff can share best practice through our colleague networks. Brooke Weston Trust staff have access to first class professional development through our Centre for Professional Development, which is also home to the Northamptonshire Teaching School Hub.

Safer Recruitment

Care and respect for others are the values that lie at the heart of our Trust. The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. It expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts require proof of identity and as the role is working with children and young people this will also be subject to an enhanced disclosures barring service check. In line with safer recruitment requirements, individuals shortlisted for a role in school will have online checks conducted on their name across social media platforms and google.

A copy of the Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found here Safeguarding and Child Protection

The Trust’s position on the recruitment of Ex-Offenders can be found under section 7 of the Trust SCR, Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy - Safer Recruitment and Staff Files Policy.