Bury is 9 miles from Manchester and set in beautiful countryside - it is proud to be town and proud to be country! It has good transport links both with an excellent public transport network as well as good motorway connections. Click on the following links for information on the history of Bury and Bury now. View the following link to see the Education attainment of pupils in Bury (113kb 3 page pdf).
Primary, secondary and special school vacancies available in Bury and are split into teaching and school support staff jobs.
There is a link to on line application forms, job descriptions and person specifications. Schools also choose to advertise in The 
Times Educational Supplement (TES).
How to apply if you are an NQT, Experienced Teacher or Returning Teacher
Primary Register
Bury Children’s Services operates a Primary Teacher Register which is advertised in the January edition of the “The Times Educational Supplement” (TES).
Primary teacher applicants are requested to complete an application form downloadable on the “Rewarding for you and rewarding for them” CD and on the Bury website.
Applicants need to return their completed Bury application form, attach a supporting letter of application and return it to Children’s Services Personnel. It should be marked for the attention of: Director of Children’s Services, Children’s Services Personnel, Athenaeum House, Market Street, Bury, BL9 0BN.
Bury Children’s Services collects references on behalf of schools and both the application forms and 2 references are held for each applicant. Summary details of all primary applicants to the Register are circulated to Bury schools. Head teachers are able to request full details of applicants matching vacancies. Schools with relevant vacancies will contact applicants to arrange an interview. The closing date for the register is 29 February 2008. Schools also advertise posts in the TES.
Secondary Register
A register of secondary applicants is held and circulated to Bury secondary schools. These details are collected at North West ITT job fairs. Schools with relevant vacancies will contact applicants to request further details and/or arrange an interview. Schools also advertise posts in the TES. The closing date for the register is 29 February 2008.
We will be visiting job fairs in the North West including University of Cumbria, Lancaster, Edgehill, Ormskirk and University of Chester, Cheshire. Registration forms for the Primary (128kb 1 page pdf) and Secondary NQT Register Forms 2008 (106kb 1 page pdf) can be downloaded from this site.
Newly qualified teachers are offered a supportive and well established centrally run Induction Programme (204kb 2 page pdf) and well established centrally run Primary (22kb 1 page pdf) and Secondary Schools and Colleges NQTs Training Programme (25kb 1 page pdf). This includes a residential conference, support from the Quality and Advisory Service and networking opportunities. In subsequent years there is a wide range of professional development opportunities on offer to schools. Some useful information can be found on the Training and Development Agency for Schools website.
Bury has an Affordable Housing Scheme which is part of a Government initiative designed to allow individuals and families better access to housing and aid first time buyers in getting a foot on the housing ladder by providing low cost housing. Teachers can apply for this scheme after 6 months in post.
Use these links to obtain further information about the Affordable Housing Scheme (42kb 1 page pdf) and a list of properties which are available through Affordable Housing (1.1MB 1 page pdf).
Here are some information you may find of interest:
Newly Qualified Teachers
A graduate and want to find a route into teaching as a career?
Look at the post graduate certificate of education courses full time and part time on the Graduate Teacher Training Registry website (GTTR).
To view career, training and development opportunities nationally, locally and within Bury Schools see the Framework of Opportunities (345kb 3 page pdf).
The Teacher Learning Academy (51kb 2 page pdf) seeks to offer public and professional recognition for teachers' learning, development and improvement work.
General Teaching Council for England website - Teacher Learning Academy.
Coaching and Mentoring Framework (345kb 5 page pdf) was produced by CUREE in 2005. It unpicks the different types of coaching and the difference between coaching and mentoring.
Useful websites and documents
Teachers TV.
Training and Development Agency for Schools.
Voice Care Network UK.
Voice Care - National Union of Teachers Health and Safety Briefing (55kb 4 page pdf).
Every Child Matters - Extended Schools Prospectus: Building on Experience (474kb 15 page pdf).
