Teacher of Literacy & Numeracy - Alternative Provision
Netherwood Academy
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
- £30,701 - £47,001 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS & TLR 2B
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2021
- Apply by:
- 14 May 2021
Job overview
Position: Teacher of Literacy & Numeracy – Alternative Provision
Salary Range: MPS/UPS + TLR 2B (currently £4,987)
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Netherwood Academy
Netherwood Academy is an 11-16 academy which opened in September 2012, set in an extensive £35 million campus. As part of Astrea Academy Trust, Netherwood Academy is in an exciting period of development.
The alternative provision at Netherwood is looking for a well-qualified Teacher of Literacy & Numeracy with primary responsibility for developing the core skills of learners across the multiple tiers. The alternative provision caters for secondary aged students aged 11-16, many of whom have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The school offers a broad and balanced curriculum and wishes to ensure this is reflected in the programmes of study available within the provision. Applications from teachers accustomed to working at secondary and primary level are encouraged, as will those from candidates who can demonstrate an ability to teach across a range of subject areas / themes.
We are looking for someone with QTS and experience within a mainstream or specialist setting (SEND/PRU school, for example), and/or experience of successful leadership in inclusion; someone who is comfortable working within a challenging but rewarding environment and possessing an ability to inspire excellent classroom and social behaviour. Colleagues joining the alternative provision set-up will be expected to be beacons of best practice for the whole of the staff team, and will contribute significantly to whole-school professional development.
This is an exciting time to be joining us, as our ambitions for the alternative provision grow - from a small provision of around 15 students to a 5-tiered structure able to accommodate up to 75 places when complete, including commissioned places where appropriate.
The key aim of the provision is to inspire students who face particular educational and social challenges to thrive in a more targeted environment, with a greater degree of consistency in curriculum delivery, and to reach heights they hitherto thought impossible.
We need colleagues with high ambition and high expectation, and we hope this is you.
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff, we are passionate about cultivating our own talented workforce. At Astrea we believe that we can provide an opportunity to join a dynamic team enabling a bespoke career development programme to be created for you in a supportive environment.
If you are as excited by this opportunity as we are, we want to hear from you. The closing date for applications will be 12 noon on Friday 14th May 2021 with interviews to be held as soon as possible after shortlisting on this date. Therefore, please complete and return your application as soon as possible.
We welcome all applicants who meet the criteria in the accompanying recruitment pack to apply for this exciting role. Application packs can be downloaded from the Netherwood Academy website https://astreanetherwood.org/ or the Astrea Academy Trust website https://astreaacademytrust.org/vacancies . Applications should be returned by the closing date to Miss J Crossland, Assistant Business Manager, Netherwood, Dove Valley Way, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8FE or emailed to jade.crossland@astreanetherwood.org .
Closing date: 12.00noon on Friday 14th May 2021
Interview dates: TBC
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.
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About Netherwood Academy
- Netherwood Academy
- Dove Valley Way, Wombwell, Barnsley
- South Yorkshire
- S73 8FE
- United Kingdom
Netherwood is an 11-16 secondary academy located in Wombwell, a short distance from both the A1 and M1, and set in extensive, modern grounds.
At Netherwood, we are looking for people to join an academy which is improving rapidly since its first Ofsted inspection in 2021, when the academy received a judgement of Requires Improvement.
Over the course of the past two years, there have been significant changes in terms of curriculum development, teaching and learning, personal development and behavioural culture.
Colleagues who choose to join our ranks will be clear about what they can bring to the academy – a high level of professional and academic knowledge, a willingness to subscribe to our ways of working, a commitment to hard work and collaboration and a sense of moral justice.
Netherwood’s future success is underpinned by a strong set of shared values which support the vision, shape the culture, and make a statement about what we hold dear:
Scholarship - We will be informed by the best of academic and organisational thinking and research, using this where we can and expanding it where possible.
Curiosity - We will ask searching questions, not take things on face value, seek out the best of what is known and engage in appreciative enquiry.
Tenacity - We will deliver on our promises and see things through to completion. We will embody pace, urgency and determination in our focus on improving outcomes for children and on our own performance; we will learn to bounce back from disappointment and make sure we are fully committed to getting it right next time, for ourselves and for the students
Respect – We expect to treat each other with respect, in all forms of communication and interaction, and we expect everyone to embrace and celebrate difference; we also expect respect of the academy and community environment
Responsibility – we accept responsibility and commit to ensuring we do not place barriers in the way of students achieving the very best outcomes they can, irrespective of their back-story; we expect students to also accept responsibility for their actions
We are committed to creating an environment where exemplary behaviour is at the heart of productive learning. We believe in high aspiration, high motivation and high achievement for all. In order to achieve this, we provide a clear behaviour policy, which ensures students and staff are supported to achieve the high standards we have set.
Fundamental to the values of the Trust is a core entitlement to a knowledge-rich curriculum; in order to achieve this, our students must have access to disruption-free learning and our teachers must be free to do what they do best. We focus heavily on deliberate practice, ensuring staff and students get ample opportunity to hone their skills and routines, and much of our CPD time is devoted to developing and embedding intellectual practice, based on the best research available to us.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Jonny Mitchell
Principal
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