Ossett Academy & Sixth Form College
Wakefield
£21,871 - £23,723 per year
Salary:
Scale 5, £21,871 to £23,725 actual salary (Pay Award 2025/2026 inclusive)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
6 October 2025
Job overview
Are you looking for your next challenge? Do you want a varied and interesting role, which stretches you as an individual? If so, then Ossett Academy & Accord Sixth Form are seeking to appoint to the role of Associate Teacher.
The Academy needs an enthusiastic individual with the creativity and passion for education to provide cover for classes in the absence of teachers as and when required across the whole curriculum through Years 7 to 13, and who can create an enriching and orderly environment in which pupils can learn. Successful candidates will also be required to utilise specialist skills for activities which enhance the learning and progress of pupils in subject areas.
The successful candidate will be qualified to a degree level in a subject area of relevance to the curriculum at the Academy. The role would be an ideal opportunity for someone looking to gain teaching experience and/or move onto an unqualified teacher role.
This position is on a full-time basis working Monday to Friday 8.15am to 3.15pm, with a half an hour unpaid lunch break per day.
At Ossett Academy, we strive to create an environment where pupils enjoy learning and are given the opportunity to stretch themselves both academically and through a wide range of other extra-curricular activities. Our success is founded on traditional values set in a warm, friendly environment.
Ossett Academy is an Ofsted 'good' rated secondary academy with great facilities and fantastic staff. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a forward-thinking, ambitious team in a welcoming, friendly school.
We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits, and we also encourage prospective candidates to look at our website for further information regarding our 'People Pledge' and our recently launched Employee Benefit package Working For Our Trust - Accord ).
Here are a few examples of employee benefits that focus on our employees' Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing:
* Membership to either the Teachers' Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
* Technology scheme via SmartTech*
* Access to an extensive discounts platform via Accord Rewards
* Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme
* 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner through Healthcare Cash Plans
* Cycle to Work Scheme*
* Free annual flu jab
* Free, on-site parking at every site
* Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
* restrictions apply
The Accord Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2016 and is currently made up of five academies, four of which were the founding members of the Trust. The Trust is committed to providing world-class education for all our young people within our community, and as such, we recognise the pivotal role that our staff team have in this respect. The Trust places at the heart of its development a commitment to high-quality professional development for all staff who join the Trust. We understand that by investing in our staff, we will create an organisation with a shared vision and values that will transform education for young people.
We offer a supportive work environment with a dedicated and approachable central operational team and an educational strategy group who will work with you in order for you to reach your career goals and aspirations.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact or call on
Closing Date: 9.00am on Monday 06 October 2025.
Interviews likely to be held: week commencing 06 October 2025.
Application forms are available from
Completed application forms to be returned to
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Accord Multi Academy Trust reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
We are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high-quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles at the Trust. We welcome and encourage applications from, but not limited to Black, Asian, other ethnic minority groups, individuals who identify as LGBT+; and/or are registered with a disability. Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of the application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information.
The Accord Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Attached documents
Recruitment brochure
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School prospectus
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About Ossett Academy & Sixth Form College
Ossett Academy & Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett
West Yorkshire
WF5 0DG
United Kingdom
Ossett Academy is an 11-19 academy with over 1670 pupils, including 300 in our Sixth Form. It has gained a reputation for excellence, maintaining high standards across all aspects of academy life with high academic attainment and an explosion of extra-curricular opportunity and talent. As a result of these factors and their strong reputation, they are significantly over-subscribed.
Their strong tradition of success is built on a firm foundation of personalised pastoral care, ensuring a climate for learning that is calm, well ordered and secure. Recognising the hard work and efforts of pupils in their lessons, the academy puts learning and positive recognition of both staff and pupils, at the heart of its approach.
The academy understands that collaboration is an important aspect to the ongoing development of schools and academies and, with this in mind, it continues to play a key role alongside its primary pyramid, as a member of Education Ossett Community Trust (EOCT). EOCT aims to provide world-class opportunities for the community of Ossett, supporting young people aged 3 to 18 to develop a lifelong passion for learning, across a range of experiences.
Further to this partnership approach, Ossett Academy works alongside Horbury Academy, Horbury Primary Academy and Middlestown Primary Academy as part of the
Accord Multi Academy Trust
. The vision of this partnership is to enhance both practice and knowledge of learning across primary and secondary education, whilst also providing access for pupils and staff to an even better range of opportunities in order to achieve excellence.
Executive Principal - Nicola Walker
View Ossett Academy's latest Ofsted report
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