Teacher of English and Humanities

School:                                                Endeavour Academy Bexley (SEMH School)
Location:                                             Woodside Road Bexleyheath Kent DA7 6LB
Status:                                                 Permanent
Hours/Percentage of Week:                 32.5 (part time would be considered)
Weeks per year:                                  52
Grade:                                                 Qualified / Unqualified Teachers Scale (MPS / UPS / Post Threshold)
Closing Date for Applications:            13th November 2020
Interview date:                                        TBC

Aspire Academy Bexley, Endeavour Academy Bexley and Horizons Academy Bexley are all part of the New Horizons Hub which provides a continuum of education, and support and guidance for pupils in Bexley and beyond whose needs are not best met in a mainstream school.  We work closely with local stakeholders including primary and secondary schools in Bexley and the Local Authority as well as a wide range of support agencies to ensure that we can deliver the best education, interventions and opportunities for our pupils.  Our offer is not only in our schools but beyond them in supporting pupils at risk of exclusion in the local community.  Our aspirations are high for all of our children and young people and we believe in inclusion in the widest sense.  Our ethos is of engagement and positive participation, a message we communicate to pupils, our staff and our stakeholders. For further information about the school please visit the school website: www.endeavourbexley.org.uk

London South East Academies Trust currently comprises seven schools, providing high quality education for 5-19 year olds across the boroughs of Bromley and Bexley. Our schools, all rated Good by Ofsted, include a mainstream primary alongside special and alternative provision.

Formerly known as Bromley Educational Trust, our expanding multi academy trust was renamed in 2016, reflecting our aim to develop excellent education across the wider region.

Further details about this vacancy are available to download from the downloads section below. Alternatively, if you wish to discuss the post further please contact Beverley Evans on 01322 553787.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the application form, available to download from the downloads section below, paying particular attention to Section 4 of the form, to indicate how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Once you have completed this, the form should be submitted via email to hayley.jobson@newhorizonsfederation.org.uk . Alternatively, paper applications should be sent to Hayley Jobson, New Horizons Federation, c/o Aspire Academy Bexley, South Gipsy Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1JB

The closing date for your application is as stated above.

References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview.

Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers.  The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks.

The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.