Cedar Mount Academy are part of Bright Futures Educational Trust, a multi-academy trust set up in 2011. The Trust is made up of a richly diverse group of schools in Greater Manchester and Blackpool.  We are passionate about working together within and beyond the Trust to achieve our aspirational vision: the best for everyone, the best from everyone. We are an organisation that is underpinned by values of: Leadership, Integrity, Passion, Community, Equality and Resilience. In everything we do, we remember that we are accountable to the children, families and communities that we serve.

Cedar Mount Academy opened in 2000 and is co-located with Melland High School, an outstanding special school which is also part of Bright Futures Educational Trust as is Rushbrook Primary Academy which also shares the campus.

 The Cedar Mount Academy Way

“Leaders’ strong moral purpose and unwavering focus to create a positive culture for learning has transformed the school into a better place.” Ofsted 2023

Cedar Mount Academy is a fantastic school. We believe that all students should learn to be the best version of themselves so that they leave school after five years as happy, caring and knowledgeable scholars.

We are a school designed to support and develop our local community, driven by our core values. Our firm belief in these values ensures our commitment to high-quality education for all students. Parents who choose to send their children to Cedar Mount Academy know they will be giving their child an opportunity to learn in a hardworking, academic culture that brings out the best in everyone.

At Cedar Mount Academy we ensure students have access to a wide range of educational opportunities, both academic and extra-curricular, that prepare them for their future and open up their prospects for further development. We are proud to give our students authentic experiences that excite and interest them. We have notable success in sports (we are City Champions in a range of events), public speaking, drama (students have taken part in a range of performances) and much more. Students enjoy many trips, visits, and residential opportunities, enabling them to enjoy the very best experiences so they thrive in all they do.

We are a diverse and multicultural community where differences are celebrated and where students are given high quality pastoral care from our wonderful staff team. The school offers a vibrant, studious, calm and welcoming environment. Ofsted (2023): “…the school is like a second family”.

We have been on a strong journey of improvement and are ambitious about our next steps. Leadership is strong and ambitious, and the curriculum work has been extensive. Our last inspection in April 2023 gives us much to celebrate with three areas of school judged as securely ‘Good’:

• Leadership and Management – Good
• Behaviour and Attitudes – Good
• Personal Development – Good

Exciting work is underway to embed the curriculum work and secure ‘Good’ for the ‘Quality of Education’. This is an exciting time to join our thriving school community and we are proud of the difference we are making to children’s lives.

“Cedar Mount is a welcoming and inclusive school. Pupils share highly positive relationships with staff and their peers. They know that staff care deeply for them. This helps pupils to feel happy and safe in school. Pupils say that the school is like a second family” and “Leaders have developed a rich, varied and ambitious curriculum. Pupils enjoy learning new knowledge and ideas”.

We offer a great opportunity to join an organisation which really lives its values. Our working environment is very inclusive and whilst you can expect to be challenged in your role, you will be supported through professional learning, and treated fairly and with dignity and respect. Please see the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion statement on our website

Our school is a fantastic place to work. We have been on a strong journey of improvement and are ambitious about our next steps. We are a team of staff and students who are working together relentlessly to ensure a world class education for all our students.

You will benefit from supportive colleagues, a forward looking Principal, a supportive Trust, engaged parents and students. In short, we have a very warm and welcoming school team.

We are open, supportive and flexible with high-quality CPD opportunities through our Teaching School Hubs and Professional Development Institute where we are able to harness the very best practice. At Bright Futures, we are proud to have a large Maths Hub (NW1 Maths Hub) .

We welcome people from all backgrounds to our rich and diverse community; a community of which we are extremely proud. We believe that every member of our community deserves the utmost respect and we will endeavour to ensure our school environment achieves the best for everyone and the best from everyone.

 What we can offer you:  

• CPD and Training opportunities. We invest heavily in staff development and exclusive access to our Bright Futures Professional Development Institute and can offer:
• Flexible studying and apprenticeships
• Fully funded access to National Professional Qualifications
• Fully funded wide range of CPD programmes and training opportunities
• Access to the work of North West 1 Maths Hub
• Having the support of 11 other schools within Bright Futures Educational Trust to share best practice
• Staff Wellbeing & Support. Access to Occupational Health, an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling services and HR Wellbeing & Employee support on our intranet with 100s of resources
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• Cycle to work and technology salary sacrifice schemes
• Flexible working  - please  discuss at interview stage
• Enhanced family leave pay and special leave
• Employer pension contributions  

Please see our Great Place To Work booklet below for more details on our employment terms

We encourage you to watch our new school video which perfectly sums up who we are: https://cedarmount.bright-futures.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cedar_mount_academy-720p.mp4

To find our vison, values and culture  and aims please visit   Vision and Values - Cedar Mount Academy (bright-futures.co.uk)

For further information about the school please visit the website found at the top of this page 

To find out more about the  Trust please visit Bright Futures Educational Trust - Multi-Academy Trust (bright-futures.co.uk)

Keeping People Safe in Education

Bright Futures Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out and references will be sought for shortlisted candidates and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.