Teacher of PE/PSHE

Do you want to make a difference in the way we educate children? 

If you answered yes, we want to we want to work with you on your journey – whether you’re already a great teacher or want to be one.

We've been discovering how much teachers and students are truly capable of when exploring the unknown together. When you give kids real tools and tough problems, they engage and invest and learn deeply.

But, how can we ask our students to take risks, be creative and make mistakes if we as educators are afraid to do the same? Our goal at the Livingstone Academy Bournemouth (LAB) is to have the courage to innovate, create and fail forward.

LAB endeavours to cultivate that authentic engagement in an all-through academy. Transdisciplinary study is structured through a cycle of exploration, expression, and exposition to provide deep learning. Educators come to school every morning ready to work alongside their peers and students to co-create original learning experiences that are responsive and relevant.

LAB seeks to be at the forefront of learner-driven education, and we continue to push the envelope of what is possible in education. We trust that children are instinctual learners, and we value partnering with them on their educational path.  To be here, is to work side by side lovingly and in full support of the children who populate this place with their dreams, attempts and ideas. We ask teachers to think big, improvise and learn alongside students. By taking the best practices from early childhood education and  project-based, experiential learning, we strive to meet students' needs in a flexible, mixed-age environment that breaks the traditional walls between school and the community outside the classroom.

We are looking for people to to join us in a new way to 'do school'. People who are...

fluent in the language of children  

• You have a deep understanding of progressive, inquiry-based education. You have the experience of or a desire to teach in a setting that honours the competence and independence of children.

learning architects  

• You leverage student interests, real world problems and professional tools/experts to design engaging interdisciplinary projects that drive student learning.

committed to social justice and equity   

• You see opportunities all around you to leverage conversations about identity and actively seek to create equitable learning spaces.

excellent communicators   

• You communicate effectively with students, parents and co-workers. You actively listen and ask probing questions. You can communicate clearly through writing the story of your student’s learning journey. You know how to be candid and kind at the same time. You can hold accountability and be supportive at the same time.

project managers

• You have a strong work ethic and can help students pace out projects and create accountability structures that help them reach their goals.

comfortable with ambiguity  

• You are intellectually curious and have a strong sense of agency. You are comfortable not always having or knowing the answers.

great collaborators with both students and adults  

• You enlist your problem solving and communication skills, sprinkling in your high EQ and fun personality, to build strong relationships. You know the importance of leveraging divergent viewpoints for the improvement of our collective work. You hold your colleagues and students accountable, and you are receptive and humble when they hold you accountable.

continuous learners  

• You have a growth mindset and you pick up new ideas quickly and think critically. You are intellectually curious and deeply committed to learning and growing.

Teachers will plan in teams supported by the subject leads and curriculum development staff to deliver lessons that have transdisciplinary links and shared project- or problem-based tasks. Teachers will have teaching responsibilities in our Applied Transdisciplinary Learning projects as well as disciplinary teaching in an area that aligns to their interest and experience such as the English/Social Studies strand or the Maths/Science strand.

LAB is going into its second year in a new building complex in Lansdowne in Central Bournemouth serving Reception, Years 1, 7 and 8 with up to 400 students. At capacity, we will have 1510 students, serving ages from 4 to 18.

Application process

To apply for open positions, please submit your CV along with a supporting statement as outlined below:

We want to hear about you. What excites you about this opportunity? Why are you a teacher or want to become one? What do you love beyond your core discipline? What is a project that you’ve done of which you are proud? Or, an experience that you have written and taught that got great results?  We welcome work samples or images, too!

If you wish to find out more, please feel free to contact us: office@livingstone-aspirations.org

Closing date - Wednesday 24th August - 10am

Interviews - TBC