Class Teacher
Leigh Academy Milestone, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8JZThis job expired on 31 March 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Easter 2024 (or earlier dependent on availability)
Closing date
31 March 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 years contract
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS - commensurate with experience + SEN1 Allowance (£2,381)
Additional allowances
MPS/UPS - commensurate with experience + SEN1 Allowance (£2,381)
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the role:Milestone Academy are seeking to appointtalented and motivatedClassTeachersto join us from Easter 2024 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).
Staff at Milestone Academy receive access toa great range of employment benefits from day one.Click here to view the current benefits package, and be mindful that the list is always growing.
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
What the school offers its staff
Working for Milestone Academy: Milestone Academy 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. Milestone Academy has been judged as Outstanding by Ofsted at our last three inspections. Click here to view our website and learn more about Milestone Academy.
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust:As of 1st September 2022, our Trust comprises 30 geographically organised academies (14 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing 3,000 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. 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.
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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