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  • Start date details

    September 2024

  • Closing date

    30 April 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    17 April 2024

Job details

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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

Full-time equivalent salary

Inner London Pay Scale MPS/UPS (£36,745 to £56,959) + SEN 1 (£2,539)

What skills and experience we're looking for

-Are you a talented, ambitious teacher with experience of securing excellent outcomes for SEND pupils?

-Do you share our belief that all children have the ability and desire to achieve great success?

-Are you an aspiring Middle Leader with the ability to motivate and develop others?

If yes, then we would like to offer you the opportunity to work with us here at St Matthew Academy, a high performing Catholic school where pupils flourish both academically and socially.

We seek to appoint a well-qualified individual to join the Secondary Inclusion Team at our academy. Ideally, you will have prior experience as a KS2 Primary Class Teacher or as a Secondary English specialist. You will join a team of specialist teachers, teaching assistants and other pupil facing staff who focus on providing the very best experience for our SEND pupils. You will be required to teach English to our KS3 Support groups (ACE), may work with small groups of KS4 pupils to support them with their core GCSEs and skills for life or support and teach pupils working in The Lighthouse, our provision for pupils in need of more specialist intervention.The person appointed will be able to demonstrate a range of fundamental skills required for the delivery of a curriculum adapted to meet the needs of children with SEND. They will also be skilled at making and sustaining positive relationships with children, their families and a wide range of external professionals in order to support the pupil’s needs.

In October 2019, Ofsted confirmed SMA as a good school where all pupils, through their hard work and commitment, are able to ‘let their light shine’. In Feb 2023, our CSI inspection stated ‘The behaviour of pupils is exemplary in lessons and around the school, and strong and positive relationships are evident throughout the school.’ We are proud that our pupils are able to learn in an engaging and purposeful environment resulting in strong progress for all. We are now pursuing our mission to embed ourselves as a truly great school at the heart of the community we serve.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

  • Fantastic pupils with enormous potential.
  • Staff who are supportive to each other and enjoy working collaboratively.
  • Personalised programme of professional development and coaching for all staff including a highly rated IMPACT programme for Newly Qualified Teachers.
  • A modern building, in a delightful setting and excellent resources.
  • Excellent public transport and road links across London and Kent.
  • Fully equipped gym and fitness suite, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle-to-work scheme, Tech Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme.
  • A strong commitment to staff well-being.

We value the importance of diversity in our community and the significance of having staff that are representative of the children we teach. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are currently underrepresented within the Academy.

Our school motto is ‘let your light shine’ and we ensure that we live this vision every day.

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 St Matthew Academy

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 16
School size
1052 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 16
Phone number
02072598770

St Matthew Academy is a diverse, vibrant Catholic all-through academy for girls and boys aged 4 to 16, where there are high expectations for everyone in our community. At St Matthew Academy our school motto is ‘let your light shine’ and we ensure that we live this vision every day at the academy by encouraging, promoting and celebrating success with all of our pupils in everything that they do. Our academy is situated between Blackheath and Lewisham in South East London, benefiting from excellent public transport and road links to all parts of London and Kent. Our magnificent buildings offer state of the art resources and the latest technology. Our primary and secondary phases are situated on one site allowing a truly unique all through setting with opportunities for transition, collegiate working and subject development.

Arranging a visit to St Matthew Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email stmatthewacademy@hays.com.

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