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  • Job start date

    1 September 2021

  • Closing date

    22 April 2021 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    15 March 2021

Job details

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Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPG/UPS + SEN 1

English Teacher job summary

Thank you for your interest in the position of English Teacher at Lansdown Park Academy. The Academy Council, Trust and Head Teacher seek to appoint an exceptional and passionate practitioner of English. Lansdown Park Academy is part of the Learn@ Multi Academy Trust. We are a specialist Academy for Key Stage 1 - 4 students who have been permanently excluded or close to permanent exclusion from Mainstream School across Bristol and BaNES. Most of our young people attend with us on a short-term basis however some young people remain with us for longer. Some young people that join us have underling SEN needs including SEMH, SLCN and/or ASD. We recognise the importance of an inclusive approach to meeting young people’s needs and promoting their learning. The main personal attributes we are looking for is the capacity to enthuse, engage and inspire our young people through a deep understanding of the curriculum content and concepts with the ability to enliven the subject to meet a range of needs. Due to the nature of our young people and historic gaps in education, this post requires a good knowledge and understanding of the subject and exam frameworks to identify gaps in learning and provide accurate individualised targets to ensure pupils progress and learning are in line with their mainstream peers. This post represents an excellent opportunity for either a teacher eager to enter special school teaching or someone already experienced in this sphere of education. If you are an outstanding practitioner who is passionate about making learning effective and enjoyable, have the highest levels of integrity as well as excellent communication skills and can contribute to our journey in driving forward English in order to facilitate learning experiences that gives young people the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.

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 Lansdown Park Academy

School type
Academy, ages 5 to 16
School size
16 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 16
Phone number
0117 903 8071

Lansdown Park Academy offers full time education for students who are either at risk of permanent exclusion or have been excluded. We have 3 sites across Bath and North East Somerset and South Bristol. Stockwood Site in Bristol (KS2 and KS3), They Key in Keynsham (KS2) and Rush Hill in Bath (KS3 and KS4). We work in a specialist environment where students’ behaviours are barriers to learning and need to be understood and overcome to support the positive reintegration in education. A large percentage of our pupils are being assessed for an EHCP in the areas of Social, Emotional Mental Health, Speech and Language difficulties and Autism Spectrum Disorders. We foster respect, positive relationships and social responsibility leading to educational and personal success. Many of our students return to their host or another school or specialist provision within 18 weeks.

Arranging a visit to Lansdown Park Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email karen.brunton@lansdown.learnmat.uk.

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