Please be aware that this role is based at the Bearsted College Are you a dynamic English Teacher ready to empower exceptional learners through the magic of language and literature? Snowfields Academy, an Outstanding specialist SEN setting, offers an exciting opportunity to join our passionate team! Here, you'll have the chance to unlock potential and encourage a strong foundation for communication, creativity, and lifelong learning in students with diverse needs. At Snowfields Academy, we're dedicated to a holistic approach, understanding the vital link between strong literacy skills and academic success for our amazing students. You'll design and deliver engaging, inclusive English experiences that celebrate progress and foster a love of reading, writing, and discussion in a highly supportive environment. Your creativity in adapting texts and activities, and your belief in every student's ability will truly shine here. Why Make Your Mark at Snowfields Academy? Be Part of Excellence: Join a school officially recognized as Outstanding, where high standards and a nurturing ethos go hand-in-hand for our incredible SEN students. Directly Impact Lives: Use your English expertise to boost students' confidence, communication skills, self-expression, and overall engagement in learning. Innovate and Adapt: Bring your creative flair to develop English lessons that are both challenging and accessible to a wide range of abilities. Thrive in a Supportive Community: Collaborate with a dedicated team that values your contributions and prioritizes both student and staff well-being. Champion Holistic Growth: Contribute to a school that understands the crucial role of strong literacy skills in the overall development of our students. Experience the profound satisfaction of seeing your students achieve and grow. Be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team that values your expertise. Access opportunities for professional growth within a specialist setting. Shape the literary futures of truly remarkable young people. Apply now to become our English Teacher at Snowfields Academy! Please be aware that it is not required for candidates to hold a specific SEN qualification in order to be considered for this role. This is a permanent opportunity offering MPS/UPS commensurate with experience SEN Allowance. For those interested in visiting the academy or arranging an initial phone call, please contact Amy Wenban (Recruitment Advisor) on amy.wenban@latrust.org.uk in the first instance. Do you know a great Teacher who would like to hear about opportunities with Leigh Academies Trust? If so, make a referral today for the chance to receive 100 as a 'thank you'. Simply complete the referral form by clicking here. T&C's apply. Working with us at Snowfields Academy: Snowfields Academy opened in September 2020 in Bearsted as a new secondary provision for students with ASD. In September 2022 will opened an additional Campus at Cranbrook. When full we will offer 240 places across year groups 7-13 for young people who are working at or close to age-related expectations. Class sizes are small with 12/13 in each class, supported by 2-3 teaching assistants according to need. We offer a range of GCSEs and other qualifications for young people on a blend of academic and vocational pathways. The academy benefits from being a brand new school with a design tailored to the students it provides for, carefully considered to make the most of both its inside and outside environments in order to enhance the learning of its students. The environment supports specialisms in horticulture and catering at Bearsted with a Cafe and Teaching kitchen and horticulture facilities at Bearsted and a working farm at Cranbrook. We will work closely with local businesses to offer an outstanding range of work experience opportunities and supported internships. At Snowfields Academy we: Inspire and engage our children so they develop a lifelong love of learning, working towards the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme at Key Stage 3 Deliver a quality, inclusive education so all children are able to achieve to their full potential Create a learning environment where barriers to learning are overcome and students feel safe and happy and are ready to learn Ensure that all children feel valued and celebrate their individuality and success at every opportunity Always work within a multi-disciplinary framework alongside families and other professionals Use personalised approaches to manage behaviour and reduce anxieties Ensure safeguarding, pastoral support and embedding British Values are at the heart of all we do Create a culture where staff work collaboratively as part of the wider team, sharing ideas and good practice and offering support to each other. Snowfields Academy Student & Staff Charter: Work Hard Be Kind Communicate Stay Safe Be Happy Being part of Leigh Academies Trust As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be Outstanding which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three clusters of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website. As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation. Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one. Our commitment to safeguarding : Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. Our commitment to equality and diversity : As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds. Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged. Not quite the opportunity for you, but would like to stay in touch? Join our Talent Network by clicking here .