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Lead Practitioner- Science

Lead Practitioner- Science

Clacton Coastal Academy

Essex

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Salary:
Highly Competitive Salary
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
3 April 2020

Job overview

Lead Practitioner Science

Highly Competitive Salary

Permanent

September Start

Given school closures, all interviews will be conducted remotely during this period.

Clacton Coastal Academy is a school that has had a poor reputation for a number of years but, from January 2020, is now under new leadership and this reputation will change. There is a great deal of work to be done in the academy but it is our intention that this school will be one of the top in the region in as short a time as possible. To that end, we are seeking exceptional teachers and leaders to join us in turning around this school. 

The Executive Director for the academy was previously responsible for the turnaround of Harris Battersea which rose to become one of the top ten schools in the country after being one of the worst in London for many decades.  With his support, the changes at this school will be rapid and there will be many opportunities for promotion amongst staff who are capable of doing something special for the students within our care. 

As a Lead Practitioner of Science, you will be responsible for driving forward teaching and learning across the whole academy as well as being an excellent teacher in your own classroom. You will work with teachers across a range of subjects to improve their practice and will also be given a whole-school responsibility in keeping with your personal preferences. Academies should be disciplined but also a place of warmth and staffed by people who are caring, smart and hard-working. As a Lead Practitioner you will help shape and embed the ethos of the school and make the academy something that the community can be proud of.

The school believes that teachers should focus on marking, planning and teaching and that everything else is a distraction. This means that teachers will never be asked to make a phone-call home about behaviour, they will never be asked to accept a student from another classroom and they will never be asked to run a detention. The Senior Leadership Team will manage all of this so that teachers can set about filling the gaps in knowledge that too many supply teachers have left in our students. 

Situated in an area of high deprivation, the school mirrors many of the issues that are common to an inner-city school. The academy requires people who will stop at nothing to improve the lives of our pupils, many of whom do not have the easiest of starts in life and, side-by-side with a group of like-minded staff, are intolerant of mediocrity, relentless in the application of high standards and tenacious in their belief that students are always capable of more. Equally, you can expect to be well-compensated: we want the best teachers and it is important that we recognise the worth of exceptional people.

Should you wish to find out more then please email the Executive Director using dmoody@academiesenterprisetrust.org and he will be more than happy to speak to you on the phone or in person at the school. 

Closing Date: Friday 3 April 2020

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s.  Come inspire their remarkable with us, apply today by clicking on the ‘apply now’ button.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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AET is recruiting for School Direct placements.  Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetinet.org/academies-enterprise-trust/work-at-aet/graduates for further details.

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About Clacton Coastal Academy

About Clacton Coastal Academy

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We welcome you to Clacton Coastal Academy (CCA).  The unrelenting focus by staff on the success, achievement, welfare and happiness of students has created a vibrant ethos and an Academy where students want to come every day.

Our aim is to achieve excellence through a full commitment to raising achievement within a framework of equal opportunities and inclusion has meant that we have developed a unique community ethos which is reflected in our statement of The CCA Way.

Our Vision is that The CCA Way leads to successful employment.  We are interested in the lifelong success of our students, not just what they achieve in their years with us. This means we want to ensure they achieve the very best qualifications and have a breadth of experiences so their CV is top of the pile.  We develop in them the confidence to speak well in an interview so they present themselves with great pride.  Then their experiences of working in groups, learning tolerance, problem solving and overcoming challenges, means that they are successful in their employment.

We are a caring community.  Focused individual feedback, which is essential for academy development, is guaranteed to all students.  Our Study Hub provides additional support to students in all year groups should it be required.  Our Student Support Hub provides a single point of contact for parents and our extensive inclusion team support the pastoral needs of our students.

Curriculum

At the Clacton Coastal Academy we aim to ensure that every child ends up in successful employment. To that end we ensure that our curriculum creates opportunities for students to become independent and self-motivated with the ability to be responsible, determined and aspirational. All students are individuals who develop in different ways and at different rates and the curriculum is designed to meet those individual’s needs and provide appropriate technology, qualifications and experiences to support students into their chosen career pathways.

There are opportunities on the curriculum to accelerate (fast-track) or receive ‘booster’ or support lessons as appropriate. Students are set in most subjects as they progress through the academy but flexibility is built into the curriculum to allow movement between sets as the need arises.

Additionally, there are a variety of enrichment activities to enhance our curriculum. There are also various clubs (including in sports and artistic subjects) and there are Personal Development Days and Data Conferences in which lessons are collapsed to allow students to experience a deep learning experience that is challenging, inspiring and opens their minds to new experiences.

Our curriculum at KS3 is centred on the important Core curriculum areas of English, mathematics and science. Students will also study a variety of arts, humanities and languages subjects alongside the core curriculum. Year 9 students gain further transferable skills by choosing subjects to specialise in for the year and year 10 and 12 students begin on their choices for GCSE and A level study. It is our belief that this large discipline of all subjects helps our students to receive a strong traditional academic education, while also having time to find expression in the creative subject areas.

Curriculum for Key Stage 3, 4 & 5

To view details of the Key Stage 3 Curriculum please click here

To view details of the Key Stage 4 Curriculum please click here

To view details of the Key Stage 5 Curriculum please click here

Values and Ethos

At Clacton Coastal Academy we follow "The CCA Way”.

We are Courageous Citizens, in a Caring Community who are Aspiring and Accountable.

This means:

As Courageous Citizens:

  • We try new things
  • We never give up
  • We celebrate the good and speak up when things are bad
  • We respect and listen to different views
  • We are committed to changing the perception of the local area

As a Caring Community:

  • We are approachable and friendly
  • We achieve more together than on our own
  • We ask for help if we need it, without fear of judgement
  • We respect our environment
  • We are proud to serve the community of Clacton

Being Aspiring and Accountable means:

  • We expect the best from ourselves and those around us
  • We are where we need to be, on time, ready for action
  • We go the extra mile
  • We are consistent, so everyone knows what to expect
  • We are proud to be a part of the CCA community

Our vision is that the CCA way leads to successful employment.

This means:

Our students are top of the application pile because the qualifications they have gained, the grades they have achieved and the additional experiences they have had including their understanding of the work place, gives them the most impressive application.

Our students are the most impressive at interview. They confidently look their interviewer in the eye and shake their hand. They can describe with passion the times they have worked in a team, taken on a challenge, led an initiative and made a change in their community.

Then when offered the job, they make employee of the month. They are so prepared for the workplace, they have learnt to be accountable, they have great aspirations and so they are a joy to employ. They enjoy their work. They are happy in their work and so they are successful in employment. Being successful in employment brings money into the household. Money in the household improves housing. Improved housing improves family life. Happy families impact generation after generation.

And so our courageous citizens, who’ve developed in a caring community, who’ve grown to be aspiring and accountable, impact the town of Clacton for generations to come. That’s The CCA Way.

WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY?

Staff Benefits

Development:

We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences  that will support you on your professional learning journey with AET.

Lifestyle:

We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.

Money:

All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme).  Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our AET Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.

Wellbeing:

We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.

OUR TRUST

We are proud to be part of Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).

AET is a national family of 58 schools committed to delivering an excellent education that launches all the children in our care into a remarkable life. It is our deeply held belief that every child has something remarkable to offer and we see it as our duty to help each and every child find this within themselves.

Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

At AET, we want all of our employees to feel included bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and we truly believe that diversity drives innovation.

AET is also an approved Apprenticeship Training Provider (through the ESFA) which allows us to deliver a wide range of apprenticeship programmes across the Trust and our school network. To find out more about what we offer click here.

We also offer teacher training programmes across our network. For more information please click here.

To find out more about AET please click here.

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