Head of Character and Culture

Acle Academy, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3ER

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2025

• Closing date

  14 November 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: PSHEE
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) TLR 2a - £3,214

Head of Character and Culture job summary

Acle Academy is a thriving secondary school for 11-16 year olds located in the heart of the Broadland area only 12 miles from the centre of Norwich and was graded Ofsted Good in February 2022. We strive to create well-rounded, responsible individuals who seize opportunities, discover their passions and love to learn throughout life. Acle Academy has a strong academic record and a reputation for providing high quality pastoral care.

Our Character and Culture curriculum is at the heart of our whole school ethos and encompasses Religious Studies, PSHE and Citizenship. Character and Culture education at Acle Academy gives pupils the knowledge, skills, and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy and safe and to prepare them for life and work in modern Britain. Character and Culture is a subject through which pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to manage their lives, now and in the future in an ever-changing society, to think critically and to reflect on their own morals and ethical viewpoints.

Our Character and Culture curriculum is part of our strong Humanities Faculty and includes a Character and Culture specialist teacher who leads on whole school Personal Development. The curriculum is well resourced and was recently praised by Ofsted, “Leaders prepare pupils well to engage with the changing, modern world. Pupils learn about healthy relationships and discuss issues such as consent thoughtfully. Pupils get wide-ranging and balanced careers guidance for their next steps.”

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic colleague to join a motivated and united team of teachers. The successful candidate will be required to teach Character and Culture at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 and Religious Studies at Key Stage 3. Start date to commence from January 2025.

Are you:

• enthusiastic about your subject?
• a dedicated and imaginative practitioner, who is passionate about teaching and learning?
• someone who has high aspirations for students, and can contribute new and innovative ideas to curriculum and extracurricular developments?

Through partnership to excellence, The Wensum Trust is committed to offering excellent professional opportunities and learning opportunities for its staff.

The Wensum Trust is committed to the protection and safety of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references, an appropriate Enhanced DBS check and successful completion of a six month probationary period.

The Wensum Trust warmly welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Safer Recruitment

The Wensum Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Wensum Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent' must be declared. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Acle Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 619 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Acle Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/acle-academy (opens in new tab)

Acle Academy is a thriving secondary school for 11-16 year olds, located in the heart of the Norfolk Broads and serving 500 children and their families. We strive to create well-rounded, responsible individuals who seize opportunities, discover their passions and love to learn throughout life. Acle Academy has a strong academic reputation.

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