KS1 KS2 Teacher

Start: September 2024

Closing Date: Friday 17th May 2024

The Role

We are looking for a class teacher to join our team of professional, skilled, and compassionate staff to work with a small class of SEN students and the wider school community.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• delivering high-quality programmes to our learners
• contributing to the improvement of pupils’ participation in learning and Academy life  
• supporting the creation of a calm and productive working environment

We are looking for a committed candidate with these qualifications:

• previous experience as a classroom teacher (QTS)
• a desire to work with local children who have social, emotional and mental health needs
• demonstrable experience in securing successful academic outcomes
• demonstrable experience in managing challenging behaviour
• sufficient command of spoken English as defined under the Code of Practice on English language requirements for public sector workers

Please see the attached Job Description for further details.

What benefits can you expect

The development of our employees at Aspire Academy is paramount. To support this, we offer these benefits:

• MPS/UPS + SEN allowance (outer London)
• Teachers national pension
• Full induction programme
• Team Teach positive behaviour training: Positive Approaches to Challenging Behaviour ©
• Weekly CPD training
• Employee Assistant Programme with 24 hour counselling and support available
• Free parking on site
• Advantages of belonging to a multi-academy Trust (e.g. best practice sharing, Tusker car leasing scheme etc.)

For further information and an informal conversation about the roles please contact co-headteachers Heather Hopkins or Julie Arkwright, on 02083041320. Visits to the school encouraged.

Please email completed applications to:

heather.hopkins@aspire.lseat.org.uk  or Julie.arkwright@aspire.lseat.org.uk

About the school

Aspire Academy is a SEMH primary school located in Welling. It caters for up to 64 pupils with an EHCP for social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Aspire Academy provides holistic education for our pupils incorporating high quality therapeutic and academic support. We pride ourselves in ensuring our pupils get not only a high quality academic experience but also opportunities to participate in a range of extra curricular opportunities including school trips, school residential, sports matches and tournaments. Trips this year have included: London theatre trip, cinemas, nature reserves and Duxford air museum. We have school sports teams who participate in many matches and tournaments against local schools and a school choir who participate in the Young Voices concert at the O2.

 We are therefore seeking an experienced practitioner with a background in primary teaching and supporting children with complex SEN to take up the post of teacher delivering high quality education to our learners. You may be already working in a special school or in a mainstream setting but keen to work in specialist provision. You would be joining a skilled team of teaching and support staff in providing high quality learning for our students. This is an opportunity for an experienced and skilled practitioner to make a real difference to children’s lives. A proven interest in managing challenging behaviour alongside evidence of securing successful academic outcomes are essential requirements. If you have enthusiasm, commitment and a desire to work with some of the most vulnerable and complex young people in our community, we would welcome your application. High aspirations and a relentless approach towards excellence are the key skills we are looking for along with evidence of previous outstanding classroom teaching. A willingness to be involved in developing extra-curricular activities and the wider curriculum would be an advantage.

Your Application

To apply for this vacancy please complete the application form, available to download from the downloads section below, paying particular attention to Section 4 of the form, to indicate how you satisfy the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Once you have completed this, the form should be submitted via email to:

Heather.hopkins@aspire.lseat.org.uk or julie.arkwrigh@aspire.lseat.org.uk.

The closing date for your application is as stated above.

References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks.

The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

London South East Academies Trust

London South East Academies Trust currently comprises eight schools, providing high quality education for 5-19-year olds across the boroughs of Bromley and Bexley. Our schools, all rated Good by Ofsted, include a mainstream primary alongside special and alternative provision.

Formerly known as Bromley Educational Trust, our expanding multi academy trust was renamed in 2016, reflecting our aim to develop excellent education across the wider region.

As the Trust supports a number of children and vulnerable adults, all staff are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Accordingly, all staff will be subject to an ‘Enhanced’ DBS (formerly CRB) check, along with a Children’s Barred List check if in regulated activity. Any offers of appointment may be withdrawn if these checks prove to be unsatisfactory to the Trust. Self-disclosure will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you fail to make a full disclosure or provide sight of your DBS certificate, then your offer of employment is likely to be withdrawn. The Trust's DBS policy covers the recruitment of ex-offenders which is available upon request.