Student Engagement Practitioner
Knutsford Academy
Cheshire East
- £19,497 - £21,957 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- 37 Hours per week for 40 weeks
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2022
- Apply by:
- 5 July 2022
Job overview
Can you lead by example? Do you have the ability to engage both students and parents? Do you have the resilience to persevere with parents and young people to engage them in the importance of education?
We are looking to appoint an innovative and committed individual to join the safeguarding team. You will be expected to work with a wide range of students and parents, developing positive relationships which lead to successful and sustained changes in educational engagement. We are looking for someone with the ability to communicate well with others as well as being creative when faced with challenges. You will also be expected to develop positive relationships with professionals both in school and beyond.
The successful candidate will support families and young people to effect improved attendance. Home-school liaison will focus on developing and improving confident young people who are ready to engage fully with with education and learning. You will be part of a vibrant, committed and successful team of people and we will want you to further enhance its excellent reputation.
Attached documents
- Welcome Letter to applicants from Knutsford Academy and Cheshire Studio School.pdf175.83KB
- Trust information.pdf196.49KB
- Welcome letter to applicants from Trust (1).pdf130.4KB
- Job Description99.27KB
- School prospectus7.95MB
- Brochure4.42MB
- Inspection report469.21KB
- Letter from the headteacher172.59KB
- Privacy Notice317.51KB
- General details7.39MB
About Knutsford Academy
Knutsford Academy provides secondary education to over 1200 students aged from 11 to 18 in the historic town of Knutsford, less than 20 miles from the centre of Manchester and minutes from the M6 motorway. Students arrive in Year 7 from the local primary schools in Knutsford and we also attract a number of students from the south Manchester and Northwich areas. The school formed in 1953 as Knutsford High School and still operates from the original site in the centre of the town, it transferred to Academy status in 2012.
Knutsford Academy and Cheshire Studio School are part of The Learning Partnership.
The Learning Partnership is a new multi-academy trust that was formed on 1st September 2023 as a merger between The Learning Alliance and The Learning for Life Partnership. The trust consists of fourteen schools, eight of which are primary schools and six are secondary schools, all based across East Cheshire and North Staffordshire.
Our School Vision:
Academic Excellence - We provide a supportive and challenging environment to ensure our students achieve academic excellence at Knutsford Academy.
Strong Community - We draw on the strength of our community within Knutsford Academy and work with our local community around Knutsford.
World Class Opportunities - We aim to prepare our students for life beyond school by providing world class opportunities.
Our School Values -
Ambition - We have high expectations of ourselves and work hard to achieve them.
Respect - We respect ourselves, our environment and other people.
Kindness - We look after ourselves and others and celebrate our differences, because they are what make us unique.
The Knutsford Academy Team
Knutsford Academy is led by Headteacher Karen Key, who oversees the strategy and running of the school. There are currently over 60 teachers at the school and a support team who all work collectively to deliver the very best for our students.
Professional Development
We provide a range of training programmes through our own teacher training school, including a PGCE run in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University, together with a personal development programme for those looking to progress to the next step, offering the NPQML and NPQSL, run in partnership with the Star Institute.
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