- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 417 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Lansdowne Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Quick Apply
Speech and Language Lead
More than one location, The Stour Academy Trust13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
26 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32, 933
Pay scale
- KR9
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are recruiting for a Qualified Speech and Language Professional to undertake this exciting role within our multi-academy trust. Following covid we noticed a rise in the need to develop our speech and language strategy across our Trust.
Therefore we are looking for someone to be passionate about embedding our approach to speech and language therapy across the curriculum.
Although working as part of the Central Trust Team you would be working across all eight schools across The Stour Academy Trust.
We need someone who is confident and willing to:
- To support the early identification of speech, language and/or communication needs
- To develop personalised strategies to support individual children's speech, language and/or communication needs
- To provide intervention and evaluate outcomes
- To work with class teachers to facilitate a united approach between intervention and classroom practice
- To work closely with families and advise on strategies that could help at home
- To support and enable teaching assistants carrying out speech, language and/ or communication interventions
- To maintain accurate records, reports and other paperwork
- To work in partnership with other professionals
- To work with the school SENDCo in prioritising caseload
What the school offers its staff
- An additional day’s paid leave per academic year (after 2 years service)
- Staff not expected to respond to e-mails after 6.00pm or at weekends
- Free confidential counselling
- Annual Leave of 29 days plus bank holidays granted during the school holidays
- 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday, finishing at 4pm one day per week
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About The Stour Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@stouracademytrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01227931560
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Arranging a visit to The Stour Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@stouracademytrust.org.uk.
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