Behaviour Lead Teacher
Snowfields Academy, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5GA12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
17 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 February 2025
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 + TLR2B + SEN1 Allowance
Additional allowances
MPS/UPS based on experience + TLR2B + SEN1 Allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about shaping the future of education and supporting young people to thrive? Snowfields Academy is embarking on an exciting new chapter as we open ourbrand-new Minster Campusin September 2025, and we’re looking for a dynamic our innovative team.
As we grow, this is your chance to play a pivotal role in developing and embedding the Behaviour Policy for a brand-new campus. If you're ready to make a lasting impact, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for!
As theBehaviour Lead Teacher, you’ll have whole-campus responsibility for managing behaviour strategies, ensuring all students are supported to overcome barriers to learning. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Developing and reviewing the Behaviour Policyfor the Minster Campus, ensuring it's inclusive, clear, and effective.
- Implementing and embedding strategiesthat reduce stress, anxiety, and behavioural barriers to learning.
- Monitoring and problem-solvingbehaviour triggers, identifying effective interventions for individuals and groups.
- Collaborating with stakeholders, including class teams, families, and the wider community, to provide holistic support for students with varying needs.
- Providing guidance and trainingfor staff on behaviour management techniques and best practices.
- Engaging with families, through home visits, coffee mornings, and as part of the school’s inclusion and pastoral teams.
What We’re Looking For:
We’re looking for an experienced professional who is ready to take the next step in their career and make a real impact. If you have a proven track record in behaviour management and are passionate about creating a positive learning environment, we want to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand-new team and take on a leadership role in shaping the behaviour strategy at our Minster Campus.
- A strong understanding of behaviour management strategies and their application in school settings.
- Proven ability to build positive relationships with students, families, and staff, fostering a supportive, inclusive environment.
- Experience working with students facing behavioural or anxiety challenges, with a commitment to promoting their well-being and helping them reach their full potential.
This is a permanent, full time position, offering MPS/UPS based on experience + TLR2B + SEN1 Allowance.
Snowfields Academy is a very special place to work and pre-application visits or phone calls are both encouraged and welcomed. If you would like to arrange to discuss the role with a member of the team, please contactAmy Wenban(Recruitment Advisor)onamy.wenban@latrust.org.uk.
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What the school offers its staff
Working with us at Snowfields Academy
Snowfields Academy opened in September 2020 as a new secondary provision for students with ASD. When full we will offer 140 places across year groups 7-13 for young people who are working at or close to age-related expectations. Class sizes are small with 12/13 in each class, supported by 2-3 teaching assistants according to need. We offer a range of GCSEs and other qualifications for young people on a blend of academic and vocational pathways.
The academy benefits from being a brand new school with a design tailored to the students it provides for, carefully considered to make the most of both its inside and outside environments in order to enhance the learning of its students. The environment supports specialisms in horticulture and catering with a purpose-designed teaching kitchen, servery and cafe, and internal and external horticulture facilities supporting our students into employment. We will work closely with local businesses to offer an outstanding range of work experience opportunities and supported internships.
At Snowfields Academy we:
- Inspire and engage our children so they develop a lifelong love of learning, working towards the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme at Key Stage 3
- Deliver a quality, inclusive education so all children are able to achieve to their full potential
- Create a learning environment where barriers to learning are overcome and students feel safe and happy and are ready to learn
- Ensure that all children feel valued and celebrate their individuality and success at every opportunity
- Always work within a multi-disciplinary framework alongside families and other professionals
- Use personalised approaches to manage behaviour and reduce anxieties
- Ensure safeguarding, pastoral support and embedding British Values are at the heart of all we do
- Create a culture where staff work collaboratively as part of the wider team, sharing ideas and good practice and offering support to each other.
Snowfields Academy Student & Staff Charter:
- Work Hard
- Be Kind
- Communicate
- Stay Safe
- Be Happy
Flexible working opportunities
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust
As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. 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.
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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.Not quite the opportunity for you, but would like to stay in touch? Join our Talent Network byclicking here.
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 Snowfields Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 232 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Snowfields Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- isabelle.cochrane@latrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01634 412 258
Arranging a visit to Snowfields Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email isabelle.cochrane@latrust.org.uk.
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