Teach somewhere truly different

Do you want to be part of a team where you will help make a transformational impact on our students’ lives and rapidly improve their outcomes?

Do you want to work in a school where you are free to teach, with high standards and expectations, with CPD for all a priority?

Do you align with our staff vision of every child, every lesson, every day: excellence without excuses.

1. Improving Attendance
2. Raising Outcomes
3. Teaching & Learning - Atlantic Approach
4. Behaviour for Learning  - Atlantic Best

Aligned with our relentlessness to ensure the best educational experience for our students?

If so, we would love to receive your application to join us at Atlantic Academy.

We are looking to recruit an exceptional candidate for the role of Year 7 Teacher to join our team at Atlantic Academy.

This will provide an exciting and challenging opportunity for an ambitious practitioner wishing to further develop their career and make a real impact on further driving up attainment and progress at Atlantic Academy.

This is a unique role and opportunity to be part of a new model for education. It is suited to an individual who has the ability to and enjoys building strong classroom relationships with their students. Although you may have a specific area of subject expertise, you will be adaptable and able to deliver in multiple areas of the curriculum.

You will work closely within a team of teachers, with allocated time, to develop curriculum and resources. Ideally, you will have experience of teaching in upper KS2 or KS3 and have good subject knowledge across the curriculum, teaching English, Maths, Science, Humanities and Personal Development to your class.

The successful candidate will be able to offer engagement, support and challenge to all students. They will be able to accurately assess the progress and achievement of students, groups and cohorts and provide appropriate provision to ensure progress of all is maximised. Ultimately, we are looking for a committed professional with an uncompromising belief that all students deserve an excellent education. They will uphold our inclusive ethos and provide opportunities for all students to progress well.

This post would suit both an ECT at the beginning of their teaching journey or an established teacher ready to take on new opportunities, and as your professional development is important to us, we offer a comprehensive package of CPD opportunities including nationally recognised qualifications that suit all types of career progression. These are widely available, free of charge through the ALI (the Aspirations Learning Institute) at all of the Aspirations Academy schools. 

Ready to join the journey?

If you want to teach in a school where creativity is valued, expectations are high and your impact will be visible every day, we would love to hear from you.

For further information, please contact:
Mrs Kate Biddle, Vice Principal
[email protected]
01305 820262

Why join Atlantic Academy?

We know recruitment is competitive — so we focus on making this a place where teachers genuinely want to stay and grow.

You will benefit from:

✔️ Disruption-free learning supported by visible SLT
✔️ High expectations and excellent student behaviour
✔️ A collaborative, fully qualified team
✔️ Fortnightly research-led CPD (including cognitive science and raising achievement)
✔️ Visualisers and iPads in every classroom
✔️ Free on-site fitness suite
✔️ Career development across the Aspirations Academies Trust
✔️ On-site parking and pension scheme

At Atlantic, staff wellbeing, professional growth and ambitious teaching go hand in hand.

About us

Atlantic Academy Portland is an all-through academy that has transformed opportunities for young people across the island in recent years.

We are proud members of the Aspirations Academies Trust, working collaboratively across the South Coast and South West region.