English Teacher
Springwell Leeds Academy, Leeds, LS10 3JAThis job expired on 18 July 2024
Closing date
18 July 2024 at 9am
Date listed
12 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS + SEN point
English Teacher job summary
Springwell Leeds Academy
Teacher of English (part time, temporary cover)
South Site
Required from September 2024 – December 2024 only
Salary: MPS/UPS + SEN point
Do you want to make a really difference to some of the most vulnerable students in the city?
Work at a brand new bespoke SEMH provision right from the start?
Work with like-minded staff who prioritise student needs?
Maybe move away from the restrictions of a mainstream pathway?
Springwell Leeds is a new provision for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs for the city of Leeds. We have been developing across the city on a number of different sites between since September 2016 and the last of our new buildings in Tinshill opened last September.
Our aim is to provide the best possible care and education that we can for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Unconditional Positive Regard is at the centre of what we do and we are creating an academy that is welcoming, caring, safe, warm and believes that all its pupils can be supported and empowered to succeed.
We are creating individual and personalised pathways for our students that are built around their varied needs that will help them achieve positive outcomes and prepare them for their onward destinations into continuing education, work or training. In order to achieve this we are developing a curriculum that provides opportunities for academic progression as well as vocational learning, whilst being engaging, creative, and innovative.
We see strong relationships with students, parents, carers and the wider community as the key to our success – and we ensure that our academies are welcoming safe places for children to learn and prosper. We believe in working closely with our families and carers and welcome their support, but also realise that at times they will need our support too. We work closely with Leeds City Council and other agencies and schools to make sure we do all we can to make learning and life the best it possibly can be.
We will eventually be an Academy for 340 5-16 year olds on three sites across the city. Our other sites in the East and South of the city also have lead English teachers and you will be part of that established network of experience SEMH English practitioners.
In September we are looking for an exceptional and creative English teacher who are passionate about providing the best possible education and care for vulnerable students. The post is based at our South Leeds site in Middleton. This post will involve teaching English up to GCSE level as well as a range of other appropriate qualifications, depending on the needs of the students. Significant training, time and support will be given to be confident in delivering high quality learning. You will be well supported by senior staff and English Leads.
This position would suit a teacher with a proven track record of exceptional practice, who is able to work with vulnerable pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH). It would suit an individual who is passionate about making a real difference to student’s life chances and supporting them in achieving their potential in essential life skills, which is a high priority for Springwell Leeds. The ability to be creative and use imaginative flair to engage is essential, along with having resilience, drive and high expectations to inspire students to achieve. As we are a growing Academy it may also provide an opportunity of further leadership opportunities in the future.
Please click here to find out what this job entails at Springwell Leeds Academy.
If you would like to discuss or find out more about this post, please contact Laura Reader, Associate Principal l.reader@springwellacademyleeds.org
The deadline for electronic submissions is Thursday 18th July.
Completed applications should be submitted through My New Term via our website
https://springwellacademyleeds.org/
Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview.
Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.
As you will be working with children, this post requires you to undertake regulated activity. It is an offence to seek to work in regulated activity with a group with which you are barred.
We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We want our people to reflect the diversity of our communities, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/ countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.
Commitment to safeguarding
Springwell Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All candidates successfully selected for interview are required to complete a self-disclosure form.
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
About Springwell Leeds Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 326 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Springwell Leeds Academy website (opens in new tab)
Springwell Leeds Academy is a special school for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.
We are located on three sites accross the city of Leeds in Middleton, Seacroft and Tinshill - check job details for where each role is based.
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