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Teacher of SEND (1 yr Fixed Term)

Teacher of SEND (1 yr Fixed Term)

Manchester Communication Academy

Manchester

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Salary:
M1 - M6
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
September 2021
Apply by:
9 May 2021

Job overview

Manchester Communication Academy is a vibrant school that is at the heart of the community and is committed to improving educational outcomes for all of our students. MCA is proud to be a community hub and our outward facing work is exceptional.

In our Ofsted inspection in 2019 we were recognised as a GOOD school and want to build on this by recruiting excellent practitioners that are driven by evidence informed practice. MCA received Research School status in September 2019 and we are proud of the work that we conduct in partnership with the EEF and how this drives our teaching practice.

The School

Manchester Communication Academy serves the community of Harpurhey and its surrounding districts. We are an 11-16 secondary school with a primary school also on site. Close collaboration between the two schools is fundamental to our way of working.

Not only is the Academy committed to offering our students the highest quality learning experience but the Social Investment Department is dedicated to offering opportunities and support to our local families and wider community. Together, our driving force is to mitigate the impact of disadvantage and ensuring that the young people that we serve are equipped and ready to be successful and happy adults who we are proud to know.

Everyone at MCA shares these same values and this is important to us. If you share these values too, then we would love to hear from you!

Are you a teacher that can bring about excellence for our young people no matter what their start points or social context? If so, please apply for the post by completing the TES online application form, which should include a supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4 (minimum font size 10) explaining, with examples, how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 9th May 2021

Due to the covid-19 pandemic we will conduct interviews and tasks in school whilst observing social distancing and protecting all staff and candidates.

If I’m still interested, what should I do next?

We think that applying for a new role should always be seen as a 2-way process, you have to be right for us, but the school also has to be right for you. So if you are interested in applying, please do feel free to get in touch to discuss the role.

Manchester Communication Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure for a Regulated Activity via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About Manchester Communication Academy

Why Join Us?

Manchester Communication Academy is a highly successful 11-16 comprehensive school in north Manchester. In 2023, the school was placed in the top 10 % of schools nationally based on key stage 4 outcomes and has consistently secured student progress outcomes that are significantly above the national average.

Manchester Communication Academy is also host to Manchester Communication Research School, part of a national network of schools that is partnered with the Education Endowmment Foundation to support schools to effectively embed evidence informed practice that will break the link between family income and educational attainment. This means that the school is at the forefront of evidence informed practice and offers opportunities for involvement in wider national partnerships with other successful schools.

Manchester Communication Academy is part of Greater Manchester Academies Trust. Leaders and teachers across the Trust are driven by the aim of mitigating the impact of social disadvantage. This is achieved through a collective ownership from all leaders and teachers to prioritise the highest quality teaching and learning combined with effective partnerships with families and the wider community. We achieve this through recruiting on values; a significant investment in the highest quality, evidence informed professional development; and a highly skilled family partnership and social investment team.

The Trust is fully committed to it’s ethos of with you…for you…about you…Not just for our students but also for all of our staff.

Student and Staff well-being is high on our agenda and your professional development and interests are a priority for us. We want our young people to get the best possible deal and that can only be achieved if their teachers are happy, healthy and know that they are valued. Our commitment to you includes but is not exclusive to:

 No marking policy-feedback policy is evidence informed.

 No written reports.

 One Flexi-Day a year, fully paid.

 All quality assurance is collaborative and transparent-we do not apply judgements.

 All funeral requests granted without question.

 We expect you to attend your child’s nativity or open morning.

 No meetings after school.

 No additional cover outside of directed time.

 Teaching staff have 20% protected non-contact time.

 All detentions are centralised and facilitated by pastoral team, not teachers.

 We develop leadership positions and undertake shadow-staffing/succession planning

exercises to see who we need to retain.

 PM is called Performance Development and we focus on how to continue to thrive and excel

in the areas of your role that you already enjoy and demonstrate brilliance.

 All new staff are buddied up with a mentor outside of their faculty area.

 We make a big deal out of events that support your well-being, such as random acts of kindness, Macmillan coffee mornings, cultural diversity celebrations, Thank a Teacher. Staff are recognised and rewarded through our staff recognition scheme

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