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  • Start date details

    Easter 2023 or earlier if possible

  • Closing date

    30 January 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    10 January 2023

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 5

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£28,000 - £43,685

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

To carry out the functions of a teacher at Leeds West Academy according to the ethos and expectations of the Academy. Please note this role may be suitable for a job share.

Support the achievement of all our young people through their learning from 11-18 and beyond, through the planning and preparation of high-quality lessons which engage, motivate, and support learners and adhere to the Academy Teaching and Learning Standard.

  • Strive to deliver a consistently high standard of teaching & learning
  • Take responsibility within own teaching areas and in the execution of general duties for the creation of a positive climate for learning which results in positive, respectful attitudes from students
  • Consistently apply the Academy behaviour policy to support all colleagues in establishing high standards of behaviour from students, and in order that students have parity of treatment and expectations in all areas of the Academy
  • Assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of students within the Area Team and Academy ARR schedule
  • In consultation with the Curriculum Leader, contribute to the planning, design and production of high-quality teaching materials and resources, appropriate to age and ability, in accordance with the Area Development Plan
  • Be a home-team coach for a specified group of students, establishing the rapport necessary to support their moral, social, cultural, and emotional development through the delivery of the PSHCE curriculum within coaching sessions
  • Within the Area Team, to make a strong contribution to agreed PSHCE areas, as designated to the subject area through ‘immersion’ curriculum experiences (ICE Weeks)
  • Contribute to the wider life of the Academy by participating in the provision of Extension, Enrichment and Enhancement activities through a planned weekly programme


What the school offers its staff

Leeds West Academy is a school with a remarkable sense of community anda strong and safe culture, a place where staff and students can thrive.We were judged as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2019 because teaching is strong, the support we provide for our students and staff is unrivalled and because our results have improved year-on-year since 2016. In 2022, our students secured the best results in the school’s history. In short, there is no better timetojoin Leeds West Academy, as a colleague, a leader or as a student.

Leeds West Academy is a fabulous placetowork. We are a caring and supportive community, as part of White Rose Academies Trust and ground-breaking Luminate Education Group, we benefit from exceptional CPD like no other in the City. A broad, varied and highly bespoke package is well-established, driven by the latest in educational research focused on the development of all professionals in the organisation at each career stage. Colleagues train with us, they grow with us and they progress with us.

Our Academy predominantly serves the community of Bramley in Leeds. We are oversubscribed and popular within our community. More families are choosing Leeds West Academy as first-choice for their children than ever before.

Our students are amazing; they are generally respectful young people who embrace diversity and have a strong sense of fairness.

We benefit from world-class facilities, and are accommodated in a £30 million building, which opened in late 2011.Staff and students at the academy benefit from a bright, modern, heavily resourced learning environment, which is highly flexibletomeet the needs of the 21stcentury learner.

Commitment to safeguarding

White Rose Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all staff and volunteers to share the commitment. Appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures and an enhanced DBS check.
Please note this role will involve contact with children and you will be engaging in regulated activity. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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About Leeds West Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
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School size
1407 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

This is an extremely exciting time to be joining Leeds City Academy, one of the most rapidly improving schools within the Leeds area and county of West Yorkshire. We are an 11-16 academy and one of four schools within White Rose Academies Trust, a trust recognised nationally for its ground-breaking and transformational impact on the lives of the young people it serves. The academy had a Section 5 Inspection in May 2019 achieving an overall Good judgement with Leadership and Management judged as Outstanding.
Our highly motivated and talented students are at the very centre of everything we do and the shared mission of all our stakeholders is to work ‘In Partnership’ in securing the aspirations and ambitions of every one of our young people. Our academy is a unique and truly inspirational place to work, enhanced by our wonderful students who come from a diverse range of cultures, heritage and experiences; a significant proportion of students speak English as an additional language.
Our CPD training programme is highly respected by staff at the academy and is further enhanced by the various opportunities for professional development in all sectors.
Please apply if you wish to work for a Multi Academy Trust which values and supports the next move in your career. Come and join us on our journey to becoming World Class.

Arranging a visit to Leeds West Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@whiteroseacademies.org.

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