Lead Practitioner - ECT

Are you seeking a new opportunity to join a highly successful comprehensive school that is committed to providing an outstanding education of excellence for all? Would you like to be a successful Lead Practitioner who would thrive when working with other committed and innovative practitioners? The Halley Academy is now recruiting a Lead Practitioner who will lead on coordinating the support for our ECTs at the Academy. 

This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate educator to become part of a well established, collaborative and successful Lead Practitioner team which ensures that the highest teaching and learning standards are modelled and developed across the Academy. Lead Practitioners do this work through whole-academy initiatives and bespoke support which enhance the learning of staff, students and parents/carers. 

This vacancy has arisen as the current post holder is retiring after decades of happy service at the Academy. We have a long track record of providing excellent support to our trainee teachers, many remaining at the Academy and progressing in their careers with us. Within the role, you will coordinate the support for ECTs through mentorship, observations and internal training sessions to support teaching and learning. You will work closely with our ECT training provider, and will be responsible for ensuring ECTs meet the program deadlines and requirements. In September 2024, we will be a newly established training hub for ECTs and mentors across the local community. As part of this role, you will act as the facilitator for these sessions, working with our training provider to lead training for ECTs and mentors from several schools and academies, throughout the year.

This permanent opportunity offers a competitive MPS/UPS + Inner London salary, commensurate with experience + TLR2A (£3,214). We welcome applications from prospective colleagues who would wish to work part-time, as well as full-time. Colleagues from across all curriculum areas are able and welcome to apply. 

Suitable and interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Principal, Ben Russell, by contacting him at ben.russell@thehalleyacademy.org.uk

We deem this to be a great position on the basis that;

• We offer a vibrant and committed Academy, passionate about all subjects and dedicated to supporting students throughout their learning experience and securing the best possible outcomes for them. 
• We offer pupils the very best in learning opportunities by delivering high-quality teaching via our bespoke curriculums, alongside inspiring extracurricular opportunities. 
• We believe in developing staff into outstanding practitioners through our excellent CPD programmes. 
• This is further supported through our membership of the Leigh Academies Trust which provides regular teach-meets and co-operative training sessions within the trust to facilitate staff and student growth.

Key responsibilities, as outlined in the job description, include;

• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students.
• Promote good progress and outcomes by students. 
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
• Plan and teach well-structured lessons.
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students. 
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment. 
• Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.

Welcome to The Halley Academy - Click here to view a message from Ben Russell (Principal). 

I am delighted to welcome you to The Halley Academy. We are an aspirational, disciplined and inclusive academy where human-scale education, a dynamic curriculum, and excellent teaching and pastoral care, maximise student achievement. 

Our core values - respect, achievement, collaboration, integrity and resilience - permeate everything we do. We believe in the potential of every student. We champion the highest outcomes for all young people. Our staff are driven by the belief that education can transform our students’ lives. We take our role as educators seriously and sincerely - we know that the culture of our academy affects the character of our students, which in turn shapes the culture of our society. 

It is for this reason why we are so proud to be a caring community where everybody feels empowered and supported to be the best version of themselves. Students are inspired to work hard, play an active role with the world around them, and to achieve more than they thought possible. Safeguarding is of paramount importance; our students are happy, safe and successful in our care. 

The Halley Academy has a diverse and dynamic staffing body of committed, creative and hardworking educators who enjoy coming to work as they benefit from: 

• A calm, organised and professional learning environment; 
• An academy culture that is committed to the holistic development of children; 
• Evidenced-based teaching and learning policies rooted in the strongest possible evidence about how children learn best; 
• A clear and consistent behaviour policy which ensures that disruption to learning is minimal; 
• A visible and approachable leadership team; 
• A comprehensive weekly CPD programme that supports all staff in their academic and pastoral roles; 
• Opportunities to collaborate with, and learn from, colleagues across the Leigh Academies Trust.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.