Curriculum Manager
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School:
Prosper Learning Trust -
Location:
Newcastle -
Salary:
MPS/UPS £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 + TLR2A £3,527.00 + SEN allowance £2,787.00 -
Hours:
32.44 hours per week -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
3rd Nov 2025
Are you seeking a new challenge?
Thomas Bewick School, part of Prosper Learning Trust, is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a Curriculum Manager to join their senior management team.
This role is perfect for a positive and professional individual with:
- A good working knowledge of autism / SEND
- A proven track record as an excellent classroom practitioner
- An understanding and knowledge of alternative SEND curriculums and the EYFS / Primary National Curriculum
As a valued member of the team, you will:
- Coordinate, plan and oversee the curriculum in a specific area of the school
- Manage, motivate and lead a group of staff
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of the effective elements of the curriculum, pedagogy and assessment that lead to strong outcomes
Does this sound like the perfect fit for you?
Thomas Bewick School is a specialist school for up to 392 children with autism aged 3-19 based in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The school opened in September 1999 and joined Prosper Learning Trust in April 2019 with the aim of becoming a recognised centre of excellence both locally and nationally. The school is based over four sites: two main sites in West Denton and two smaller satellite sites in Denton Burn and Kenton.
A broad and balanced curriculum with personalised pathways and specialised teaching inspires pupils to learning success, supported by high quality pastoral care. The school’s main priority is to address the autism-specific barriers to learning so that pupils are able to take advantage of a range of learning opportunities.
This is an exciting opportunity. Thomas Bewick School is a well-established and highly regarded provision and plays a leading role in the SEND service for Newcastle and neighbouring communities. It has grown rapidly in recent years to help meet the escalating demand for specialist autism places. You can play a part in the school’s continuing development in the next exciting phase in its journey to excellence.
To learn more about Thomas Bewick School and Prosper Learning Trust, please visit the websites.
Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 to help vulnerable young people succeed against the odds. Four core values underpin everything we do as a Trust, these are Aspiration, Integrity, Resilience and Kindness. We are looking for staff who share those values and want to support our young people.
The Trust currently have 5 schools in the region:
- Newcastle Bridges School – Alternative Provision academy offering education to pupils unable to access mainstream school due to medical needs including hospitalised children and young people (3-19 years)
- Mary Astell Academy – Alternative Provision academy offering education to permanently excluded pupils and pupils who are struggling in mainstream school (11-16 years)
- Thomas Bewick Special School – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (3-19 years)
- Harry Watts Academy – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (5-16 years)
- Gilbert Ward Academy – Special School academy for pupils with SEMH or a diagnosis of autism (11-16 years)
Prosper Learning Trust was also recently named as the lead partner in the opening of a new Free School in Jarrow, South Tyneside. This school will be a Special School academy for pupils with SEMH (4-11 years).
The successful candidate will be deployed initially at Thomas Bewick School but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.
Benefits of working for Prosper Learning Trust
The Trust is proud to say that we match the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:
- A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another
- An exciting and diverse learning environment where hard work and achievement are appreciated, acknowledged and celebrated
- Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust’s Wellbeing Network Group
- Access to either Teacher’s Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates
- Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace
- Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)
- Bike 2 Work scheme
For more information on why we think you should work for us see our Trust website, where you will also find videos of what our current staff think.
Visits and Further Information
To arrange a visit or request a confidential phone call with a senior leader, please email admin@thomasbewick.newcastle.sch.uk
The successful candidate will be welcomed into the Trust, so if this sounds like the job for you please don’t hesitate to apply.
Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.
Prosper Learning Trust
Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Mary Astell Academy. Thomas Bewick School joined the Trust in April 2019, Harry Watts Academy in September 2020 and Gilbert Ward Academy opened in September 2023. We are striving to build further collaboration across the academies and grow as a multi-academy trust, whilst continuing to strengthen our relationships with schools outside the MAT for the benefit of our pupils.
Prosper Learning Trust was formed to help vulnerable young people succeed. Many children and young people face challenges in their lives that many adults will happily never experience, Prosper Learning Trust’s range of academies are here to support them in doing so.
Wherever possible we will help these young people to thrive in a mainstream educational setting. Where that cannot happen, we will provide a safe space for them in one of our Alternative Provision schools until they are ready to return or move on.
Our Specialist Academies offer autistic children and young people the opportunity to learn in a supportive environment, where differences are celebrated, and every pupil is valued and encouraged to achieve their full potential.
Through our academies, we provide high quality teaching, curriculum and care in a range of environments. We provide education from 0 to 18 years old, in normal school settings, in hospitals, and via outreach work and support transition between them at every stage.
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