Lead Practitioner
Kensworth CE Academy
Bedfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- LD1
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 16th April 2018
- Apply by:
- 5 February 2018
Job overview
Lead Practitioner
To start: 16th April 2018
Contract: Initial one year contract with the potential for the right candidate to extend the contract, dependent on the growth and needs of the Trust
Salary: LD1
Closing date: Monday 5th February 2018 (10.30am)
Interviews: Thursday 8th February 2018
As part of the expansion and growth of the Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust, a vacancy has arisen for a Lead Practitioner for Years 5/6 at Kensworth CE Academy. This is an ideal position for an ambitious and committed practitioner seeking career progression and the opportunity to develop and work with senior leaders in a Multi-Academy Trust to shape and enhance provision across Years 5 and 6 trust-wide.
In the first instance, the post will be based at Kensworth CE Academy with a teaching commitment and time to undertake the lead practitioner role. It is envisaged that the teaching commitment will be a maximum of 0.8. The teaching commitment is to cover a maternity vacancy.
The ideal candidate will have Level 2 DSP (Designated Safeguarding Person) training or be willing to undertake this training once in post.
The Trust offers
· Opportunities to undertake accreditations linked to the role, including NPQSL/NPQH
· Networking opportunities across schools both within the MAT and across the Diocese, and with local authorities
· A commitment to ensuring staff well-being
· Training and development to fulfil the needs of the role effectively
Visits to Kensworth CE Academy are encouraged. If you would like to arrange a visit or discuss the role in more detail, please contact Sharon Reid (Office Manager & PA to Senior Leadership Team at the Trust) on 01525 840183 or email office@stalbansdmat.co.uk
To apply, please download an application form from the Trust website
www.stalbansdmat.co.uk/vacancies/ and email completed application to kensworthhead@cbc.beds.sch.uk
In accordance with Safer Recruitment procedures, the Trust cannot accept CVs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to under child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Attached documents
About Kensworth CE Academy
- Kensworth CE Academy
- Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable
- Bedfordshire
- LU6 3RH
- United Kingdom
Kensworth CE Academy is a small village school in Bedfordshire. It is a happy and vibrant school which aims to provide children with a thirst for knowledge, confidence and independence through excellent teaching and our Christian ethos. It provides a warm, caring environment where staff work in partnership with parents to provide a high quality education for every child.
OFSTED
The school converted to become a new Academy in August 2017 and there is currently no formal designation of Ofsted grade. The predecessor school was placed into Special Measures in October 2016. Since then the school has undergone change and improvement including the appointment of an experienced Headteacher.,
· Pupils behave very well in class. They are kind, friendly and support each other’s learning. They are sensitive to the needs of others.
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· Staff have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and pupils respond accordingly.
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· The school site is a secure and safe environment.
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· Pupils spoke of how safe they now felt within the newly secured school site. Pupils spoke of how the school supported their social and emotional development through class activities.
SIAMS
In its SIAMS inspection in November 2015 the school was rated Good.
“The distinctiveness and effectiveness of Kensworth Church of England Primary School as a Church of England School are good”.
There is a Pre-School where early years pupils attend in a part-time capacity.
Longstanding and strong links with St Mary the Virgin Parish Church contribute to the pupils developing understanding of Anglican tradition and the Christian faith.
The reflective and creative atmosphere fostered by Christian text and imagery and the explicit Christian ethos within the whole school environment enhances the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all pupils.
The school community values, understands and expresses the importance of collective worship.
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