Teacher of SEND /English
Kingsbury Green Academy
Wiltshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 15 December 2021
Job overview
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher to join our effective, committed and supportive Support & English Departments.
Job Requirements
We are looking to appoint a candidate who will:
- Be an innovative and enthusiastic teacher with a passion for learning.
- Be a dedicated professional committed to providing our SEND students with an excellent education.
- Be passionate about teaching and learning; someone who will bring energy, enthusiasm and new ideas to the classroom and department.
- Have ambition and the desire to play a significant role in the further development of the SEND department.
- Inspire SEND students to understand what excellence means for them on a personal level and support them to achieve that personal excellence in whatever form it takes.
- Kingsbury Green Academy is a great place to teach as we are continually raising standards to produce the highest levels of student achievement.
Why choose us?
Kingsbury Green Academy is part of the Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust ( RWBAT) based in Calne. We offer a fantastic benefits scheme, with discounts on Food and Clothes retailers, to holiday and cinema, with online fitness and recipes from Hello Fresh. Our school is set in the beautiful location on the outskirts of Calne in Wiltshire.
What we offer?
- The chance to work in a friendly well run school.
- A great placed accessible school, situated in a pleasant location.
- To work with a dedicated team of professionals who are keen to learn and develop.
- Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and develop through mentorship and coaching.
- Onsite parking.
- Pension Scheme.
- Fantastic benefit scheme with discounts on food and clothes retailers, to holiday and cinema, online fitness and recipes from Hello Fresh.
The right candidate will
- Be an effective and innovative SEND teacher with evidence of impact on student outcomes.
- Have a proven track record of total commitment to helping every student achieve their very best and make good progress.
- Have very high expectations of the learning of all students at all times.
- Have a good understanding of how data supports and enhances student progress and achievement.
- Be a positive team player with a strong commitment to professional development.
- Embrace new technologies and ideas that enhance leaning, including sound knowledge of Teams (or similar).
- Highly self-motivated.
- Able to prioritise workload and work well under pressure with competing deadlines.
- Good ICT skills.
- To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated SEND curriculum with a focus on English or students.
- To monitor and support the overall progress and development of SEND students as teacher/form tutor.
- To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides SEND students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
- To contribute to raising standards of student attainment.
- To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
Please note the closing date for this role is 9am, Wednesday 15 December 2021.
CV’s will not be accepted and due to the amount of applications we receive we may not be able to let you know if you have been unsuccessful.
For more information please download the application pack below.
Safeguarding Statement:
Kingsbury Green Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Please note: Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of ALL convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.
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About Kingsbury Green Academy
Thank you for visiting our employer profile. We hope you’ll enjoy learning more about the excellent opportunities for teaching at The Kingsbury Green Academy and living in the nearby area.
Kingsbury Green Academy, which is part of the successful Ascend Learning Trust, opened its doors for the first time on the 5th of September 2019. We are an ambitious, forward thinking 11-18 Academy situated in a beautiful location on the outskirts of Calne in Wiltshire.
We are committed to achieving excellence together by:
- Challenging ourselves to seize every opportunity to grow and develop.
- Removing social, economic and academic barriers to enable students to realise their potential.
- Recognising that success is as a result of hard work and perseverance.
- Encouraging every individual to be bold, courageous and aspirational.
- Creating a culture where individuals respect one another and are proud of themselves, their school and the wider community.
OUR FACILITIES
The school has superb facilities which include: 13 Science Labs, a Design and Technology complex, digital media centre and the latest computer-aided design and ICT facilities.
Sport is important at Kingsbury Green and we enjoy a sports hall, gymnasium, tennis courts and 33 acres of sports fields, as well as the use of the neighbouring ‘Calne Community Campus.'
The Arts are supported with Art and Design studios, a photography dark room and processing facilities, fully equipped Drama studios and three purpose-built music rooms with practice rooms for instrumental tuition.
We also have a cafeteria with outdoor covered eating area, gardens, an on-site nursery (babies to pre-school) and a purpose-built Sixth Form Centre.
OUR LOCATION
Our Campus is set on the edge of town, with views across the beautiful rolling Wiltshire countryside.
Calne offers a great rural quality of life but is not far from other nearby towns and the M4, giving easy access to Bristol and to the South West. Wiltshire is home to the World Heritage Site of Stonehenge and boasts many other sites of historical interest.
Calne is some 19 miles east of Bath, 6 miles east of Chippenham, 13 miles west of Marlborough and 16 miles south west of Swindon.
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
Ascend Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual-orientation or religion.
Please note any position that involves working with children requires declaration of ALL convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences.
In line with KCSIE 2022 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.
References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment, regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment, any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.
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