The St Lawrence Academy is a thriving Church Academy that has successfully served its local community since opening in 2008 and provides children with fantastic opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Directors of St Lawrence Academies Trust and the Diocese of Lincoln are looking for an inspirational, talented and experienced school leader; one who can lead the Academy towards achieving academic excellence for our students and enable them to fully flourish.
The St Lawrence is an-oversubscribed academy for 11-16 year old students of all abilities. Our PAN now stands at 165. We currently have a roll of 790, which is due to be 810 in September 2023.
We serve a diverse community in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. We are an inclusive Academy striving to meet the needs of all our learners in our caring environment. Students from all backgrounds and faiths, regardless of ability, are welcome. We are sponsored by the Diocese of Lincoln and have a strong Christian ethos.
We are looking for highly motivated individuals to take on the role of:
Cover Supervisor
Hours Term time only + 5 days
(Monday to Friday ( job share / part time hours will be considered)
Start date ASAP
Grade 5 £23,500 to £24,702 (£17540 - £18438)*
This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant and successful staff at The St Lawrence Academy. You will be part of a fantastic and highly motivated team that is determined to provide a transformational learning experience to treasure every individual. The role will focus on supporting students academically and socially; removing barriers to learning and raising levels of achievement. We will consider reasonable requests for a job share or flexibility to the hours/days of work.
The successful candidate will:
1. Have a passion for supporting students to a high standard across both Key Stages
2. Have the ability to support an inspiring and dynamic learning environment
3. Demonstrate and share subject knowledge
4. Demonstrate a clear commitment to raising achievement and developing excellence
5. Be passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people
6. Be well organised, inspirational, ambitious and hard working
7. Have the ability to meet deadlines, whilst remaining calm under pressure
8. Have flexibility in approach, vision and commitment
9. Have the ability to support and communicate effectively with students, parents and colleagues
10. Have the ability to cope with challenging situations and display relentless perseverance, determination and resilience
We can offer:
11. An inclusive and inspirational church school environment within wonderful and vibrant new buildings
12. Superb resources and facilities
13. Supportive and engaged leadership team, with a track record of developing staff to middle and senior leadership
14. An outstanding community of staff and local governing board who work as a strong team to best support our students.
15. A broad 3 year Key Stage 3 curriculum and 2 year Key Stage 4 curriculum with a philosophy of valuing all subjects
16. A bespoke programme of induction and professional development personalised to help develop individual staff
17. A culture that prioritises students, their personal development and wellbeing, above everything else
18. High standards and expectations of academic success and care, support and personal development of our students
19. Access to a laptop and to documents from home via Google documents and web based database
20. Consideration where possible for flexibility to the hours of work
This post would suit:
21. A person who enjoys helping young people
For further details about The St Lawrence Academy and St Lawrence Academies Trust and an application pack please see our website at
The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references, including your suitability to work with students. Applications will only be considered from individual applicants on our standard application form, and not via CV alone or agencies.