Post: Class Teacher (0.8 FTE)
Required: 1st September 2024
Pay Scale and Salary: MPS/UPS + 1 SEN point
Contract type: Permanent
Hours of work: 26 hours per week (4 days a week, Monday-Thursday)
We are an alternative provision which is part of the South Area Inclusion Partnership, a satellite provision of Middleton Primary School and part of Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust, located in South Leeds. We have thirty six pupils in our Centre, all with S.E.M.H needs. Our main aim is to help them return to mainstream education or the appropriate specialist provision.
You will be joining a team of inclusive, supportive, positive and forward thinking individuals. The Reach team are passionate about working together with pupils, families and other professionals to identify and deliver approaches to support our pupils with their SEMH needs. You will play a key role in creating a creative, learning-focused culture and supporting an ethos which leads to high standards, a caring approach and a safe and happy environment.
We will provide you with high quality CPD and leadership time to support the development of the curriculum.
We are looking for a teacher who will;
1. Support our school values of include, engage and celebrate
2. Build positive relationships with all pupils and staff
3. Follow our ethos of inclusion and unconditional positive regard to ensure all children are included
4. Plan and deliver teaching and learning in all areas of our curriculum in an engaging, inspiring, challenging practical way, using effective pedagogical approaches
5. Have a high drive and resilience to support children with their SEMH needs
6. Be innovative, resilient, creative and professional
7. Be responsible for the leadership of subjects (to be discussed)
8. Celebrate success at every opportunity
9. Be ambitious and dedicated to their own development and that of others
10. Has access to a vehicle with business insurance
11. Ensures that safeguarding is paramount in every aspect of school life.
What we can offer:
12. A supportive staff team
13. An exceptional CPD programme which is research led, valuable and bespoke
14. Allocated PPA per week for teachers, giving more time for planning, preparation and assessment.
15. Additional time is allocated for staff with a responsibility.
16. A sensible approach to feedback based on a diet of whole class feedback, peer and self-assessment. No more marking for the sake of it.
17. No implementation of gimmick teaching ideas, only evidence-based research that drives improvement and further innovation is adopted.
18. A Staff Wellbeing group that regularly reviews our approach to workload and operates a wellbeing policy.
19. All staff have access to counselling, mental health support, physio and virtual GPs.
20. A highly experienced, visible, and supportive Senior and Middle Leadership Team
21. A sensible approach to everything that we do, taking staff workload into consideration.
You must be fully committed to optimising the opportunities that are available to children and young people, secure in the knowledge that you will be joining an ambitious, forward-thinking Academy Trust that sets the standards for our family of schools and academies.
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The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, and applicants will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
This post expects the successful candidate to safeguard the welfare of CYP and uphold your professional responsibility.
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK-either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation.