Family Support Coordinator
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,677 pro rata (£29,281 FTE) Negotiable, dependent on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 4 February 2021
Job overview
The Board of Trustees wish to appoint a talented and motivated Family Support Coordinator to join our fast growing and ambitious Academy who will focus on family and community liaison, supporting TKA’s parents/carers in fostering resilience and effective relationships in and out of school through conflict resolution and restorative practices.
The Kingston Academy is a new outstanding Secondary School in North Kingston, which opened for the first time in September 2015 with a cohort of Year 7 pupils. The school will grow annually by an additional year group until 2021. TKA has received a substantial capital grant for the refurbishment of the existing educational facilities and for additional new modern buildings which we have now taken possession of. Our mission is to provide a world-class education for all the young people within our community to ensure that every pupil is safe, happy and succeeds. Now in our sixth year of operation, we now have over 1000 pupils across the six year groups of 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
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The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:
- Relevant professional training or development
- Collaborative and supportive work with colleagues within the organisation.
- Basic understanding of child development and how children learn.
- Committed to add your own distinct skills, knowledge and experience to our team and be committed to ongoing professional development.
Assessment Process
Our selection procedure will aim to identify with rigour whether the candidate fulfills the requirements of the post and will include the consideration of the candidate’s suitability to work with children and young people. The process will include:
- Meeting with a panel of our pupils for informal question and answer session;
- Scenario/Case study given prior to interview
- Interview with Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Attached documents
About The Kingston Academy
The Kingston Academy is an ambitious and outstanding new mixed, mainstream secondary school located in a newly renovated traditional school building and significant, state-of-the-art new extension in Kingston upon Thames, near to the River Thames.
The Kingston Academy was established in 2015 by the Kingston Educational Trust, a partnership between Kingston University, Kingston College and the Royal Borough of Kingston. The school initially opened with a single cohort of Year 7 pupils and has grown every year with an additional year group. It will eventually comprise all year groups including a Sixth Form in 2021-22.
The school's first full Ofsted inspection took place in May 2018 and the resulting report declared the school to be outstanding in all categories with no areas identified as needing improvement.
The announcement of the new cohort for September 2019 revealed the school to be heavily oversubscribed, drawing from a catchment area of less than 1km from the school.
Headteacher
Ms. Sophie Cavanagh
Values and vision
The Kingston Academy has an ethos of inclusion, where all are welcomed and every individual is valued for who they are and what they can bring to the school. The focus on learning and communication is powered by a STEM-focused curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
The secondary school helps to build a strong sense of identity, encouraging students to be global citizens and to value their place in the wider world. Teachers are offered continuing professional development, which allows them to keep up with new technologies and best practices.
'Teaching successfully challenges all groups of pupils to aim high and achieve their best.' Ofsted, June 2018
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