Local School Board Member - The Excelsior Academy (TEA) with Safeguarding
The Excelsior Academy
Hackney
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 26 April 2024
Job overview
What we are looking for
We’re looking for someone to help us oversee the work of our school.
If you have good listening and communication skills and are able to commit to attending six evening meetings per year and, where practical, to attend visits to school, you could be just the person we are looking for.
We are looking to recruit people from a range of backgrounds and experiences. Boards work better where they have diverse opinions and skills and this could be you.
Feel free to give us a call on 0208 534 8666 if you want more information (ask for Jo). Alternatively, email your interest to joanne.bullard@communityschoolstrust.org.
We really hope you will apply.
Read below to find more information about the voluntary role.
The Excelsior Academy
The aim for every student at The Excelsior Academy is for them to be inspired and supported to be the best that they can be. This is achieved by focussing on every child as an individual, through the offer of a broad, holistic curriculum, high quality teaching and the provision of a wide range of activities and opportunities beyond the classroom.
Students are encouraged and supported to pursue their ambitions. The school offers free extra-curricular clubs run by staff members, from Karate to bee-keeping, to encourage students to participate and try new things. The school expects a commitment to study, social responsibility and respect.
The school is a non-denominational school and students of all religious and cultural backgrounds are respected and welcomed. Knowledge and understanding of diversity is developed and celebrated through academy-wide events in a climate of respect and inclusion.
About Community Schools Trust
Community Schools Trust is a thriving multi-academy trust with a proven track record of creating extraordinary outcomes for students from all backgrounds.
The trust’s aim is simple - to provide a first-rate education for every child and to create outstanding schools that change perceptions and expectations.
Equal Opportunities
The Trust and the school have a strong commitment to achieving the equality of opportunity in both services to the community and the employment of people and expects all stakeholders to understand and promote its policies in their work.
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About The Excelsior Academy
The Excelsior Academy is part of the Community Schools Trust. We serve a wonderfully diverse community, many of whom face challenges through no fault of their own. It is for this reason we want to level the playing field for all of our students, regardless of their background, by providing a world class education.
We care about outcomes at The Excelsior Academy. We know good grades lift life chances and impact health, wealth and even mortality. We know that teachers have the greatest impact on pupil outcomes and so we take professional development seriously, whatever our role in the school. Whether we have taught for two months, two years, or twenty years, we believe in our capacity to always improve in the classroom.
Our CPD provision is comprehensive and fundamental to our commitment to improve. We are invested in our own and each others’ development and use principles of instructional coaching to provide feedback to each other. Our CPD involves deliberate practice, video models of excellent practice and lots of fun! The desire to improve a little bit everyday permeates the culture in our school.
Our approach to teaching is evidence informed. We avoid ‘discovery learning’ methods and instead, we teach explicitly. Our teachers are experts in the classroom and lead from the front. We focus on perfecting routines for behaviour, like entry into lessons and transitions between tasks so that we can maximise time spent on learning. We have excellent behaviour systems which mean teachers can focus on what we love doing most - teaching!
As well as excellent outcomes, we want our students to be well rounded individuals who will thrive beyond school years; that’s why we deliberately teach prosocial behaviours like making eye contact when greeted, listening attentively and showing gratitude. We know these skills will set all of our students up for life, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
When students fall behind, our teachers run interventions outside of their lessons. We provide an extra session after school for all year 11 students so their families don't have to worry about paying for a tutor. Teachers work hard at TEA. Our students deserve nothing less and we expect the highest of standards from them because we know they are capable of achieving them.
But we invest in working smart too: we have a 3 week Christmas holiday, no retrospective book marking, no student report writing and no formal lesson observations!
We recognise talent and impact at The Excelsior Academy. There are lots of opportunities for promotions within the school and Community Schools Trust. Our staff body at all levels is a true reflection of the makeup of the community we serve - we are proud of this and welcome anyone who will add value to our wonderful school community.
We would love to hear from you if you think this sounds like the right place for you! We welcome visits; come and speak to our Headteacher, our staff and check out our lessons! Get in touch with us: email jobs@excelsiorcst.org or call 0207 275 1500 to speak to a member of the HR team.
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