Outwood Academy Shafton
Barnsley
£17, £18,539.45 per year
Salary:
Grade 3, Points 5–6, £17,850.92 – £18,539.45
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 October 2025
Apply by:
5 September 2025
Job overview
30 hours per week over 5 days, term time plus 5 INSET days (39 weeks)
Outwood Academy Shafton places students at the centre of everything it does, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased student attainment, achievement and social and emotional development.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join us. Our single goal is 'students first', and you will be joining a strong team working to this sole aim. You must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual with outstanding ICT skills, excellent communication skills, good time management skills, the ability to multitask, and the ability to work to tight deadlines. You will also need to have strong accuracy, attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
Experience of working within a school environment and the use of SIMS is desirable but not essential, as training will be given. More importantly, you should be proficient in the use of Excel spreadsheets.
The Academy benefits from being part of the Outwood Family of Schools, and you will be joining a highly innovative, inspirational and ambitious organisation. The Trust guarantees every member of staff CPD and development opportunities.
About our Academy
Outwood Academy Shafton is an academy bursting with potential for excellence. The students and staff are passionate about their school, and there is a strong sense of belonging within the Academy. The Academy is a large 11–16 school with just over 1,400 students on roll. It sits at the heart of its community. The Academy is full, annually, with first-choice preferences, and we have a large number of families who are waiting for a place for their child. We are a new-build academy, opening almost a decade ago. As a learning community, it is a vast space covering four floors with excellent suites of classrooms, labs and specialist learning facilities.
We are proud that Outwood Academy Shafton is a welcoming and supportive academy with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning. In 2023, the Academy was recognised by the Inclusion Quality Mark as a National Inclusion Champion, placing in the top six schools nationally for our work on creating a place where all young people feel that they belong and can succeed.
The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2015, and as a member of the Outwood Family, we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives.
Our key aim is to create a positive, happy ethos and culture where our students behave well, have good manners, develop age-appropriate self-discipline, engage positively with their learning and show integrity in their words and actions.
Student voice is a huge strength of the Academy, serving to raise student engagement and encouraging participation in charity, community, learning and peer support. We strongly believe our student voice makes students feel valued and included in their schooling.
Praise culture for staff and students sits at the heart of our vision of belonging. Our system of praise values and celebrates the achievements of all students and staff, both within and outside the classroom. This culture of praise is visually represented in each classroom, with teachers encouraged to praise students for going above and beyond. Students receive a Praising Stars report every six weeks, which reviews and praises their effort in their classes. The academy calendar is built upon a number of regular weekly, termly and annual praise events, such as our weekly PROUD Thursday, which we welcome you to come and view when you visit us.
Our learning environment is equipped to the highest possible specification, and we would be proud to show you around our academy. Should you wish to see us in action, please just report to our reception, and a member of staff will be very happy to show you around.
We believe that all teaching and support posts within our Family of Schools are key posts in terms of supporting student success and achievement across a broad range of subjects and experiences. As such, we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our academy in both academic terms and through involvement in the fabric of learning and success beyond the classroom.
Applications are invited from suitably experienced individuals with the energy and confidence to become an integral part of the academy.
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Closing date: Midday on 5 September 2025.
Interview date: 11 September 2025.
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About Outwood Academy Shafton
Outwood Academy Shafton
Engine Lane, Shafton, Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S72 8RE
United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Alison McQueen
Outwood Academy Shafton is an Ofsted Good rated, 11-16 academy and we are delighted to be based in the picturesque village of Shafton, in the South Yorkshire metropolitan borough of Barnsley, near Sheffield. Part of the Outwood Family since 2015, we are delighted that after its latest inspection, Ofsted noted that 'staff morale is high and pupils are positive about their learning experiences' with us.
We are focused on giving students the best life chances by creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased attainment, achievement and social and emotional development. We want learning to be loved and valued by everyone and we aim to create a safe and secure learning community that encourages healthy lifestyles and creates the self-supporting citizens of the future. We are innovators with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential
We are proud to have won numerous awards as a school and to have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award, in addition to being an IQM Centre of Excellence, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us.
We believe we are on a journey to Outstanding. Help to take us to the next level.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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