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Leigh Academy Milestone, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8JZ16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Easter 2025 (or earlier dependent on candidates availability)
Closing date
9 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 November 2024
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS - based on experience + SEN1 Allowance (£2,675)
Additional allowances
MPS/UPS - based on experience + SEN1 Allowance (£2,675)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The many benefits of joining Leigh Academy Milestone include: - free 24/7 access to a GP - extensive CPD to support you in your career journey - access to join the CSSC Sports and Leisure scheme - working with a fantastic and supportive team! You can view the benefits of also being a part of Leigh Academies Trust byclicking here.
Are you looking for a role where every day is unique, challenging, and rewarding? A job that gives you a sense of achievement knowing you’ve made a difference to young people? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Leigh Academy Milestoneare seeking to appoint a talented and motivatedSEN Teacher (EYFS)to join us fromEaster 2025 (or earlier if possible). Our successful candidates will offer the very best teaching and learning to our pupils and ensure they achieve the excellent outcomes they deserve. The successful candidates will have experience of working with students with SEN and will be selected based on their commitment and enthusiasm to learn and apply new skills to achieve the very best for our pupils and their own development.This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a consistently Outstanding SEN academy! We warmly welcome applications from both experienced and Early Career Teachers (ECTs).
Please be aware that it isnotrequired for candidates to hold a specific SEN qualification in order to be considered for this role.
Due to the growth of the academy, we are looking to appoint a range of teachers to cover the following areas:
- Mainstream teachers who have knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum and SEN in mainstream
- Teachers with expertise in working with students with high needs ASD
- Teachers who would be able to cover classes with students across a range of phases
If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process or need additional information, please contact Rachel Cribben(Recruitment Advisor) onrachel.cribben@latrust.org.ukor01634 412 258.
This is a permanentopportunity offering MPS/UPS commensurate with experience + SEN allowance £2,675(SEN1).
Do you know a great teacher who would like to hear about opportunities with Leigh Academies Trust? If so, make a referral today for the chance to receive£100as a 'thank you'. Simply complete the referral form byclicking here.T&C's apply.
What the school offers its staff
Working for Leigh Academy Milestone: Leigh Academy Milestone is a large special school for pupils with Profound, Severe and Complex needs, across five sites and is part of Leigh Academies Trust. We currently have 385 pupils on roll aged between the ages of 2 and 19. Leigh Academy Milestone has been judged as Outstanding by Ofsted at our last three inspections. Click here to view our website and learn more about Leigh Academy Milestone.
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust:As of 1st September2024, our Trust comprises 33geographically organised academies (17secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing three‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.
Our commitment to safeguarding:Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity:As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date.Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Leigh Academy Milestone
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 370 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Leigh Academy Milestone website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- isabelle.cochrane@latrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01634 412 258
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Milestone
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email isabelle.cochrane@latrust.org.uk.
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