Graduate Internship

Have you recently (within the last two years) graduated from university and not yet decided on a career? Would you like a paid internship working with an outstanding Family of Schools? As well as having our own teaching school leading to a career in teaching, we also offer careers in education support as well as areas such as Finance, HR and Estates.

Our Outwood Internship could be just the opportunity for you.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is an education charity and not-for-profit sponsor of primary, junior and secondary academies. We are a dynamic organisation, recognised nationally as one of the highest performing family of schools in the North of England, and we currently sponsor over 30 schools.

We are recruiting graduates who may have considered teaching or working within an education setting who wish to gain paid experience prior to starting either a teaching training course or other professional qualifications.

The initial role is for a period of one academic year and you will be involved in a range of tasks from providing pastoral support to supporting students with their studies in small groups and 1:1 tuition, to assisting class teachers across all departments including your specialism and getting involved with planning/ delivering your own lessons! Upon successful completion of your one year’s internship, there will then be two pathways available to you - either an opportunity to join our teacher training programme to become a qualified teacher or an opportunity to become a member of our support staff either working directly with students or providing services to support their education.

You will receive training and professional support in a highly successful organisation. Whether you’re joining us as a support staff member, an NQT, in a leadership position, and everything in between, we will invest in you and your development throughout your time with the Outwood Family.

By all working together, supporting and motivating each other, we believe we can raise current standards, and transform the lives of our students. If, as a Trust, we support you to help you reach your potential, we can help ensure all the children whose education you will play a role in, will also reach theirs.

At the end of the year, graduate interns who progress to a further training placement with us will be paid a bursary of £4,000. After a successful second year, there will be an additional bursary payment of £6,000 along with a permanent role within the Trust.

Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, able to work as part of a team and committed to making a difference to improving the life chances of our students.

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. Our learning environment is equipped to the highest possible specification and we would be proud to show you around our academy.

We believe that all teaching and support staff 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.

Outwood Academy Shafton is located in the village of Shafton near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. It is a mixed school for both girls and boys ages 11-16, the number of students is constantly growing and we have 1175 students currently on role. We are an increasingly popular choice of secondary school for families in the local and wider area and current Y7 intake numbers demonstrate that the school gained over 100 more students than the number leaving in Y11.

The academy was inspected in January 2018 and we were thrilled to announce the judgement of ‘Good’ in every category, with Overall Effectiveness also judged to be ‘Good’. Ofsted praised leadership in the academy stating that ‘Leaders have established a culture of high aspirations. They are relentless in their determination to see every pupil succeed’. In addition to this they noted the high expectations that staff set for students: ‘Standards of behaviour are high due to the rigorous implementation of the school’s code of conduct’ The judgement was a huge accolade for the academy and the community it serves and rightly recognises the transformation in outcomes for young people over the 3 years since joining Outwood Grange Academies Trust.

For more information and to apply online, please go to: www.outwood.com > Careers.

Incomplete application forms and CV’s will not be considered.

Closing date: Midday on Friday, 6 November 2020.

Interview date: Thursday, 19 November 2020.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.