Lead Teacher, Primary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Teacher to join ACE Schools, part of Transforming Futures Trust, at our Primary base in Ford, Plymouth. 

ACE schools is an alternative provision academy based across Cornwall, Plymouth, and Devon. We support up to 500 pupils each year ranging from Year 1 to Year 11. Pupils that we work with often have complex needs and as a result of this don’t currently attend mainstream or special schools’ settings. Our aspiration for all pupils is that we can support them to return to a specialist or mainstream settings and our focus is providing our young people with the skills necessary to make this transition successful.  

As Lead Teacher you will oversee and shape the lives and education of primary aged children who receive a personalised curriculum. All our primary children have one-to-one teaching assistant support and are on an Education Health Care Plan pathway. 

You will be responsible for ensuring each young person’s educational needs are met and that they are provided with as many enriching curriculum and extra-curricular experiences as those young people who are in traditional education settings.  

We have up to 12 pupils at our Primary base who have been excluded from mainstream education. There is also a Pastoral Lead who is responsible for safeguarding and interventions related to our trauma informed practice. The base has a part time administrator and is supported by our Head of Provision for Primary, WRAP Plymouth and Devon and our SENCos who split their time across our Plymouth sites. We also have a part time Forest School provision linked to the Ford site but based at Poole Farm in Plymouth. This provision has 6 places, three days a week for pupils referred by local primary schools and is led by a qualified teacher who is Forest School trained. 

There is a strong team of subject specialists at ACE who visit regularly to support teachers at other bases and you will be part of several teams who work collaboratively to ensure our curriculum meets the needs of our pupils and all teaching staff and mentors have what they need to deliver high quality teaching and learning. 

As well as leading and managing the staff team on base you will provide some 1:1 and small group taught sessions each week. 

Our core curriculum focuses on Maths, English, Science and PSHE and we particularly welcome applications from staff who specialise in these areas. Other areas of the curriculum are often delivered thematically and through practical learning out in the local community.  

We are keen to meet experienced candidates from special and mainstream settings who want to take on the challenge of supporting young people whose needs can only be met by the exceptional staff at ACE.  

You will be at the forefront of making life changing differences to a group of young people who deserve the same high level of education as their peers.  

If you believe that you can lead a team of people that will shape the lives of the young people we serve in Plymouth, we would love to hear from you.