Required January 2026 or earlier if available
Suitable for NQT’s
We are an ambitious school that has high aspirations and expectations for our students. We
want to provide an education that is challenging yet accessible and relevant to the young
people in our care. We want to inspire them to become life-long learners that empowers
them to be valuable members of society. We offer all of our students many opportunities to
enhance their learning through trips and visits that are both local and further afield. Our
extensive extracurricular programme provides all students with opportunities to learn new
skills and improve on existing ones outside of the normal classroom environment; make new
friends and develop life skills such as communication, teamwork and resilience.
Knowing each student and member of staff individually allows us to build positive, mutually
respectful relationships that support learning and create a culture of academic aspiration
where success is celebrated. Promoting inclusivity, equality and diversity is fundamental to
our academic curriculum and personal development programme. We want our students and
staff to feel valued, respected and safe and we place great emphasis on their personal
development and welfare.
We are growing in popularity in the local community and we are now the top choice school
for children in our catchment. We are oversubscribed in some year groups and need for a
larger staff team to support this expansion.
Downham Market Academy can offer you:
1. An aspirational culture where students and staff are encouraged to maintain high standards
and be at the forefront of education
2. Students who are ambitious, polite and hard-working
3. The chance to contribute to planning an inspirational and knowledge-rich curriculum that is
inclusive and enhanced by opportunities to learn outside the classroom
4. A supportive and collaborative staff body that works closely with colleagues in other schools
within our Trust
5. Excellent facilities and equipment where all staff have their own laptop; students have their
own iPad to use in lessons and at home and where the school community makes excellent
use of IT to communicate, collaborate and learn more effectively
6. A commitment to providing extensive and tailored CPD that allows all our staff to flourish
7. The opportunity to teach sixth form.
8. A wellbeing package including reduced gym membership rates, partnerships with local
restaurants, cycle to work scheme and a comprehensive mental health service