We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential. We know that every individual is different, so our benefits package aims to offer something for everyone.

Benefits

We offer attractive reward packages for all of our people which include:

• Local government/teacher pension schemes with enhanced employer contribution
• Operational support holidays 28/32/35 + 8 bank holidays (dependant on grade of role, full-time equivalent)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• GP helpline
• Health and wellbeing advice and support
• Eyecare vouchers
• Salary sacrifice schemes – electric car scheme, cycle to work, home and electronics
• Lifestyle savings – discounts and offers on gym memberships, holidays, days out, shopping, restaurants etc
• Health cash plan (personal or family) – where you pay monthly and can claim money back on private treatments such as dental, optical and therapies (e.g. physiotherapy, osteopathy etc)
• Childcare – breakfast and after school provision

Pensions

Teachers’ Pension

If you are a teacher, you are contractually enrolled into the Teachers’ Pension scheme and will pay directly into this from your salary each month, which is then topped up by an employer contribution. It’s a great way to save for your future and also pay a little less tax every month, as you are taxed on your salary after your pension contribution has been taken.

The Teachers’ Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme – that means it offers teachers a guaranteed income in retirement based on annual pensionable earnings, rather than a scheme that is reliant on how investments perform (a defined contribution scheme). So, you can see what pension benefits you have built-up and can work out how much pension you will receive at your chosen retirement date. You can also take part of your pension as a tax free lump sum when you retire. In the event of your death, a pension is payable to your beneficiaries. An enhancement is applied if you die in service or die after retirement on grounds of ill-health with enhanced or total incapacity benefits.

As long as you are in eligible employment, your pension stays with you, wherever you go throughout your teaching career. You can check on what benefits you are building up at any time through the My Pension Online platform.

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

If you are joining us in one of the many other wide and varied roles within the Trust, you will automatically be enrolled onto either the Nottinghamshire LGPS or West Yorkshire LGPS. And, just as with the Teachers’ Pension, you will benefit from a secure scheme with employer contributions.

The LGPS is a defined benefit pension scheme which means your pension is based on your salary and how long you pay into the scheme. Your pension is not affected by how well investments perform. The LGPS provides you with a secure and guaranteed income every year when you stop working. You also have the option to exchange part of your pension for tax-free cash when you take it.

You receive tax relief on the contributions that you pay. You can boost your pension by paying more contributions, which you would get tax relief on. You can also pay half your normal contributions in return for half your normal pension – known as the 50/50 section of the scheme. It is designed to help members stay in the LGPS when times are financially tough.

Your family can also enjoy financial security with life cover and a pension for your spouse, eligible cohabiting partner and eligible children, in the event of your death while contributing. If you ever become seriously ill, you could receive immediate ill-health benefits.

Health and wellbeing

Eyecare vouchers

We have partnered with Specsavers to provide display screen equipment users with a voucher for a free eye test and a contribution towards glasses if the glasses are needed for working with this type of equipment.

Money saving offers and discounts

Through Vivup, we offer a range of money saving benefits including car, bike and technology schemes, plus discounts on gym membership, holidays, days out, cinema tickets, food shops at leading supermarkets, restaurants and top online shopping sites including instant voucher codes.

You will be able to register online to get more information and see how much you can save.

Childcare – breakfast and after school clubs

Members of staff with a child or children attending one of our primary academies within the Trust could access a free place* in their child’s academy-run breakfast or after school club.

Access to the free wraparound care is aimed at supporting an individual’s working hours/pattern within the Trust. So, if you need to access the provision to enable you to work, this may mean you could benefit from either a free breakfast or after school club place, or a combination of the two.

Our clubs

You can access breakfast and after school clubs at:

  • Bracken Lane Primary Academy
  • Tuxford Primary Academy
  • Wainwright Primary Academy

Breakfast clubs only are available at:

  • Samuel Barlow Primary Academy
  • Hillocks Primary Academy

*Please note that an academy reserves the right to withdraw a club if it is unable to cover the cost of running the provision due to insufficient paid for places.