KS2 & KS3 Nurture Lead Practitioner
The Heights Blackburn, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4NWThis job expired on 10 December 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 April 2024
Closing date
10 December 2023 at 5pm
Date listed
21 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £48,604.00 to £53,618.00
KS2 & KS3 Nurture Lead Practitioner job summary
The Job:
The Heights Blackburn are seeking to appoint a Lead Practitioner to lead and manage the nurture provision in both Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3. This is a permanent role due to an established member of staff retiring at Easter.
What does this job do?
- This is a substantial role within the Senior Leadership Team.
- Liaise with commissioning schools and organise the admissions of new pupil referrals within the Nurture Provision.
- To deliver, design and plan an appropriate curriculum within the principles of nurture to KS2/3 pupils who would benefit from a nurturing environment.
- To contribute to the development and review of school policy with regard to the effective management of good behaviour and good classroom practice.
- Coordinate the provision for children with SEND.
- To be responsible for safeguarding and child protection within the Nurture Provision.
- To participate in delivering staff development training as required.
- To Quality Assure the Quality of Education within the Nurture Provision.
What are the job requirements?
- To be a Qualified Teacher in Primary Education
- Experience of leading a team/department
- Possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of students.
- Be proven to raise and maintain attainment levels, keeping standards high.
- Be an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who leads by example.
- Demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills with excellent behaviour management strategies.
About The Heights, Blackburn
The Heights is a Key Stage 2 - Key Stage 4 Alternative Provision School for young people, many of whom have found it difficult to be successful in a mainstream school.
We are very proud of the provision we offer and work in close partnership with local schools, the local authority, external agencies and parents/carers to deliver highly personalised learning programmes.
At Key Stage 2 & 3, the focus is on supporting young people to return to a mainstream school. At Key Stage 4, we focus on providing the opportunity for students to gain qualifications on par with mainstream schools and with the skills needed to ensure a successful transition to college, training or employment.
Pupils are taught in small groups, where they study the core curriculum and receive the extra support they require. Students are then able to make good progress as staff can ensure that learning is tailored to individual student needs.
In addition to the core curriculum, we provide rich and varied curriculum opportunities ranging from vocational courses and academic programmes that support pupils' personal and social development. You can view our full curriculum on this website.
Many of the young people who attend The Heights, arrive here at a difficult period in their lives. We aim to ensure that we give them the necessary support to improve their confidence, self-esteem and enable them to become successful learners in school and prepared for their future working lives.
About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):
EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.
Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed.
“If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work for Education Partnership Trust.”
Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:
- Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
- Employee Assistance Programme including, counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Access to Teachers pension schemes.
- Free parking.
- Green Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice).
- Training, mentoring and progression opportunities including our Emerging Leaders programmes.
- Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources.
Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please contact the recruitment team HR@ept-uk.com
We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. Please contact the School Business Manager - helen.rawnsley@theheightsfreeschool.org
Please be advised, as part of due diligence checks, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.
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.
About The Heights Blackburn
- School type
- Free School, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 2 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Heights Blackburn website
School location
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