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Learning Enrichment and Safeguarding Teacher

Learning Enrichment and Safeguarding Teacher

Westbury Academy

Nottingham

  • £25,714 - £41,604 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
MPR/UPR
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
1st May 2021
Apply by:
28 December 2020

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Trust’s Westbury Academy, which is a special school for pupils with a statement of special educational needs related to their behavioural, emotional, social and mental health difficulties.  There are approximately 116 pupils on roll and, despite being a mixed academy, there are currently only boys on roll, who are aged between 7 and 16.  All pupils have an EHCP in place prior to their admission to the school.

Westbury is one of two special schools within Raleigh Learning Trust, which comprises five diverse academies including a larger than average primary and PRU’s. The common thread that unites the academies is their unwavering inclusive beliefs and practice.

We are looking for a qualified teacher who has recent SEND / safeguarding experience at a senior level within a school who can bring their knowledge together with good practice approaches and apply this to our pupils.  We are looking for an individual who has a clear understanding of how the national curriculum presents challenges to SEND pupils and how approaches can be adapted and adjusted to engage children in learning and allow them to gain independence.  You will also have a broad understanding of therapeutic models, their use in interventions and how they can be used to enhance learning.

You will be a trained and experienced DSL and will play a key role in the academy’s safeguarding team, in ensuring the protection and welfare of children in the school.

You must be compassionate in your approach with clarity in your focus on what you will to do and achieve to improve children’s learning and ensure that Learning Enrichment provision is an integral part of school life.

Unfortunately, our COVID-19 risk assessment limits our ability to allow you to see our academy in action, however, if you are interested in this role and in joining us, we can arrange a Zoom / Teams meeting, or a telephone discussion, if you prefer, with a member of our senior leadership team.  Please contact Christine Bradshaw by e-mail C.Bradshaw@westbury.nottingham.sch.uk  or by telephone on 0115 915 5858 and she will organise this for you.

Interviews are provisionally planned for week commencing 8 February 2021.

The Raleigh Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this ethos and we will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.  References will be taken up for those candidates short-listed for interview.  The successful candidate will be subject to DBS checks together with other required pre-employment checks.

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About Westbury Academy

  • Westbury Academy
  • Chingford Road, Bilborough, Nottingham
  • Nottinghamshire
  • NG8 3BT
  • United Kingdom
+44 115 9155858

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Westbury School is a locally maintained special school providing education for pupils who experience social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.  Pupils are admitted to the school following completion of a Statementing Process and with agreement that placement at the school is appropriate for their needs.  Places at Westbury are at a premium within this and other authorities, and there is often a waiting list for pupils requiring full-time educational provision. 

The school is designated as a mixed school but currently has only boys on roll.  Pupils are aged between 7 and 16 with a total of 46 boys at present.  In line with Local Authority expansion plans for the school, this number will continue to rise throughout the year as pupils are gradually admitted, to a full capacity of 55.

The school is subject to regular review of its performance and both previous inspections by OFSTED have resulted in judgements of good with outstanding features.

Pupils experience the full range of the National Curriculum at Key Stages 2, 3 and 4.  The school has developed a strong ethos around the Achievement Agenda, and over the last three years, has demonstrated year on year improvements at the end of Key Stage 2 and 3 assessments, with 100% pass rate at GCSE.

The school is a National Support School and the Executive Headteacher is a National Leader of Education designated by the National College for School Leadership. The school is a partner in the Westbury Woodlands Federation and a partner in the Transform Teaching School Alliance.

There has been significant investment in the school financially over the last four years.  Curriculum resources are of a high quality and support the extensive curriculum development that has taken place during this period.  The buildings are of a high standard, well-maintained and provide an outstanding learning environment.  The school has recently completed the development of a second E-learning suite within the school, which we believe will further enhance curriculum and learning opportunities for all of our young people. 

There are well-equipped Food Technology, Science and Design Technology rooms and Vocational Education workshops supporting both vehicle technology and construction. Provision for vocational learning is judged to be outstanding.  The school has a full-sized Sports Hall on site and a small, newly refurbished, well-equipped fitness suite.  This level of investment clearly demonstrates the school’s commitment to its ongoing development. 

 

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