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Primary Teacher

Excelsior Academy

Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary:
Main Scale Salary - negotiable depending upon experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2021
Apply by:
24 May 2021

Job overview

Primary Teachers x3
Excelsior Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 6AF

Main Scale Salary - negotiable depending upon experience
2 x Permanent posts, 1 x 1 year Fixed Term Contract
Full Time

The Trustees are seeking to appoint 3 x Primary Teachers for Rainbird School within Excelsior Academy with effect from September 2021.

Excelsior Academy was opened in 2008 and became the first All Through school in Newcastle, offering education to pupils from 3 to 19 years of age. Excelsior serves one of the most challenging communities both in the region and nationally. All pupils in our primary, secondary and sixth form provision have access to the same high-quality teaching, exceptional facilities and fabulous resources. Our purpose-built building provides excellent facilities for the 1500 pupils who study here. Approximately 200 pupils attend our primary school (Rainbird), 1150 in the secondary phase and 200 in the sixth form. A new Principal, James Andriot was appointed and took up post in June 2020 and his vision for Excelsior is to provide the highest standard of education and care for all children in the community and to ensure that Excelsior is a warm and dynamic place to work.

Excelsior is part of the Laidlaw Schools Trust (LST) established by our patron, Lord Laidlaw of Rothiemay, in 2008. The Trust supports seven schools in the North East of England, two All Through academies, one secondary and four primary schools. LST prides itself on being a progressive, inclusive trust that supports every child to develop their talents whatever they may be. LST academies enjoy strong support from an experienced central team based in Newcastle.

Laidlaw Schools Trust is a growing multi-academy trust in the North East of England, serving children and families in the west end of Newcastle, Sedgefield and in Pennywell, Sunderland.  We pride ourselves in being a progressive, inclusive trust that supports every child to develop their talents whatever they may be and to reach their academic potential.  It is important that as a learning organisation we adapt and change to the needs of our pupils.  We take care to value and develop all colleagues to make sure they can do their very best for children across the Trust’s schools.  Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website http://laidlawschoolstrust.com/careers/ or on the Excelsior Academy website https://excelsior.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/.  

If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post please contact Vicky Kirtley, Senior Administration Assistant (HR) – Vicky.kirtley@excelsiornewcastle.org.uk

Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 24th May 2021
Candidates who have not been contacted by Wednesday 26thMay 2021 may assume they have been unsuccessful.
Interviews will take place: Week commencing 24th May 2021
Applications should be returned to:  exahr@excelsiornewcastle.org.uk
Start Date: September 2021

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the DBS and a range of other recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding.

Please note that we do not accept CVs. 

About Excelsior Academy

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Excelsior Academy is an all-through school located in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. The school was first established in 2008, as a secondary school and sixth form (later split into three separate schools), and in 2012 it was decided that the school would merge with a local primary school, creating a new school for pupils aged 3-19. With around 1200 pupils, Excelsior Academy is larger than the average secondary school, and covers a culturally and economically diverse catchment area, a fact reflected in the school’s intake.

Principal

James Andriot 

Values and Vision

Excelsior Academy works hard in order to ensure that the transition of pupils from primary to secondary provision is as smooth and non-disruptive as possible. As a relatively young school, it is able to make extensive use of a wide range of modern facilities and learning resources, and offer a diverse and far-reaching curriculum, with older pupils having numerous academic and vocational qualifications to choose from. Excelsior Academy also works hard to provide for pupils with special educational needs.

Ofsted

“Students are most enthusiastic about the academy and talk about being ‘privileged’ to have so many opportunities. They say that they particularly like the fact that they are respected and listened to. The percentage of students gaining five good passes at GCSE, including English and mathematics, has risen by an average of six percentage points each year since the academy opened in 2008. This was from a very low baseline.”

The full report into Excelsior Academy can be found here.

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