Classroom Teacher SEND

Kickstart Academy became part of the Learning Community Trust in September 2023, previously part of Telford College. 

Kickstart Academy is a Key Stage 4 Pupil Referral Unit based in Telford. We provide learning programmes for 48 pupils who are referred from within the Telford and Wrekin area. 

This referral takes place through the well-established Fair Access Process (FAP), due to behaviour concerns or being at risk of permanent exclusion or those that are permanently excluded from school. 

We pride ourselves in supporting learners with a wide range of difficulties, with the intention of them returning to mainstream education. Where this is not viable, students remain with us and we look to achieve the best possible outcomes for our young people.

Our ethos at Kickstart Academy is for students to learn and develop as a young person in the most positive way possible, we pride ourselves on giving students the opportunity to better themselves. 

Our curriculum includes Mathematics, English, Science, Art, Home Cooking and Physical Education. Social skills/education permeates through the curriculum preparing our students for life as young adults. 

All students are encouraged to take a range of examinations which best meet their needs from the differentiated curriculum which is individually designed by the experienced staff team.

We have individual subject teachers, support staff and highly experienced teaching assistants. Safeguarding is at the heart of all that we do. We are fully staffed but are exploring different staffing models to support the children, the Headteacher appointed in February 2022 will lead on this.

You will join a Trust steeped in a culture of wanting the very best for our children and is very ambitious for its schools. As a school, you will be joining a community that will do anything to make their children’s lives successful whilst preparing them for the next steps in their lives.

We are proud that our MAT spans education from 2-year-olds in our nurseries through to 25- year-olds within our specialist settings. We are currently made up of 5 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 3 specialist settings and we believe in providing education for the whole community in the areas where we operate. In line with our vision, we have established a great partnership with Telford College and work with them on post-16 transition and curriculum, ensuring our students have clear progression pathways. 

Our schools are in close proximity to each other, allowing staff to move quickly between sites for collaboration. This also presents opportunities academically, sporting and within the arts for our students to work together. Our Trust offices are at the centre of this and have excellent facilities for our schools to hold CPD and networking events, with a dedicated conference room and breakout spaces.

We keep our aims at the forefront of all we do; they represent our values as well as our intentions:

• To focus on excellence by achieving the best possible educational outcomes for our children and students by engaging and inspiring them, building their resilience and preparing them for work and adult life.
• To drive a collaborative culture across our schools which drives and supports improvement and develops all our staff as leading professionals.
• To provide the highest levels of care and support for our children so they can succeed, including those that are the most disadvantaged, vulnerable or with special needs in our community.
• To ensure our schools are at the heart of the community they serve and are truly inclusive organisations with equality for all across our community.
• To engage positively with our families and wider community, building partnerships and programmes that develop opportunities beyond the school sector. 

If you wish to receive further information, visit of the school and have an informal discussion please contact, Emma RennieGibbons, Headteacher at Kickstart Academy on 01952 387890. 

Please send completed application to:

emma.renniegibbons@LCT.education

Interviews to take place week commencing 27th May 2024

We look forward to hearing from you.