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Year 2 Class Teaching role in TottenhamKS1 Class Teacher Job

Salary: £40609- £50288 per annum
Contract: January 2025 to July 2025- long term. September 2025- permanent
Are you an experienced and strong primary teacher with QTS looking for a new teaching role from January 2025?
This role can become permanent from April or September 2025 depending on your teaching.
Your new schoolThis school is deeply committed to its core values, creating a nurturing and inclusive environment for all students. Central to the school's ethos are compassion, respect, and community. These principles guide both students and staff, fostering kindness, understanding, and cooperation. Through daily interactions, students learn to value diversity, uphold moral standards, and contribute positively to their school and the broader community. Teachers at this school are very happy, as the staff enjoy strong social interactions and camaraderie both in and out of work.

Your role as a Year 2 Class Teacher

• Create engaging lessons based on planned objectives. Consider differentiation to ensure progression in students' learning.
• Team plan with the parallel teacher.
• Create clear targets, considering prior attainment.
• Fulfil the school's and national assessment requirements. Maintain accurate records and report student progress appropriately.
• Manage Learning Support Assistants and other helpers in the classroom.
• Actively engage in primary school duties, including supervising playtimes and leading whole school and class assemblies.

What you will need to succeed in this key stage 1 role in Tottenham

• Hold QTS status.
• Have experience of working in primary schools in the UK especially in KS 1.
• Have good interpersonal skills.
• Show good standards of professionalism, being well-organised and capable of working to policy and procedure to agreed timescales.

Benefits of applying for this job through Hays Education

• We have exclusivity on this role
• We will ensure that you will be appointed on a permanent contract by April or September 2025
• We will pay you on scale from day 1
• Free Child Protection and Safeguarding Training and access to over 4000 courses online
• Pension enrolment
• Active support from our expert consultants about job opportunities and competitive pay rates
• Hays 'Refer a Friend scheme' - £350 of high street vouchers for you, every time you recommend a teacher or teaching assistant, who then goes on to work for us.

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Learning Support Assistant

START DATE: ASAP

JOB TITLE / ROLE: Learning Support Assistant

SECTOR: Education

LOCATION: Waltham Forest

DETAILS:

A large special educational needs college based in Waltham Forest, which caters for students aged between 16 to 25 years old with Autism, SLD and Complex Needs are looking for enthusiastic and resilient learning support assistants to join them ASAP. The successful learning support assistant will be required to provide general classroom support and may also be asked to work on a one to one basis or in small groups.

You will need:

• To be committed to providing support to learners with a range of needs, be flexible in your approach and be able to work as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills, along with patience and enthusiasm
• Previous experience with SEND is a requirement
• Understanding and experience using Makaton, PECs and sensory approaches are advantageous but not essential
• Right to work in the UK
• Enhanced DBS on the update service

About the role:

• Learning Support Assistant - working with ASD, SEMH, learning disabilities
• Full and part time availability
• Ideal Candidate: Previous SEND experience is essential, Makaton and PECS experience - highly desirable but not essential

About the college:

• All through SEND support for students aged 14+
• Warm friendly and supportive staff
• Ongoing training provided
• Well-resourced college with state-of-the-art facilities

If you are interested, then please click on the apply button. You can also contact Robbie Bassett on 0207 419 8973

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What skills and experience we're looking for

HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

CHILDREN, SCHOOLS & FAMILIES

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR LEAD TEACHER For THE SPECIALIST RESOURCE PROVISION

JOB TITLE: LEAD TEACHER FOR THE SPECIALIST RESOURCE PROVISION (SRP)

LOCATION: DOWNFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL

SALARY RANGE: MAIN OR UPPER PAY SCALE (+ TLR 2 negotiable on experience)

1. PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To provide leadership and day-to-day management of staff and pupils within the Specialist Resource Provision and to share the leadership of this provision within the school.

2. Key Working Relationships

• Headteacher
• SENCO
• SRP support staff
• School Staff

MAIN DUTIES / Key Responsibilities

All teachers work within the statutory conditions of employment set out in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. The duties listed below are not, therefore, an exhaustive list of what is required. They are the additional duties of a teacher in receipt of a teaching and learning responsibility payment (level 2).

• Take overall responsibility for the quality and standards and coordination of teaching, planning, and learning across the Specialist Resource Provision for 12 pupils ranging from Year 1 to Year 6. This includes evaluating achievement, attainment and pupil progress data and providing reports to the senior management team, governors, or the Local Authority as required.
• Provide management across the Specialist Resource Provision in ensuring that all planning, teaching and deployment of staff is delivered to a high standard.
• Ensure the effective transition, progress and inclusion of pupils from the Specialist Resource Provision to mainstream settings where appropriate.
• Managing and facilitating the induction process of new members of staff within the Specialist Resource Provision and contributing to the recruitment, selection, appointment and Continuing Professional Development of staff in the Specialist Resource Provision in collaboration with external partnership agencies.
• Communicating effectively with pupils, parents/carers, colleagues, wider school community and governors.

Teaching:

• Be responsible for the quality of the teaching and learning of all pupils who are assigned to the post holder taking into account specialist literacy teaching skills for groups of children within the SRP and the impact of their difficulties in accessing the curriculum.
• Plan and teach well-structured differentiated lessons to assigned groups of children within the SRP, following the school’s plans and curriculum.
• Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress, and achievements of assigned pupils.
• Liaise closely with class teachers – mapping out personalised timetables and support structures.
• Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for examinations.

3. QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Experience of teaching children with speech,language, literacy, and social communication difficulties.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and interest in the areas listed in bullet point two
• Preferred but not compulsory: Additional training in ELKLAN or other specific training for supporting children with Language disorders and/or Social Communication difficulties including Autism e.g., post graduate qualification.

4. JOB SPECIFICATION

§ Demonstration of awareness of Language Disorder & social communication difficulties and how these impact on daily living, learning, & relationships & emotional wellbeing and knowledge of where to find out more, knowledge of public awareness campaigns and key organisations

• Demonstration of basic awareness of/ interest in understanding more about speech sound disorders and their potential impact on Children and young people (CYP).
• Specialist literacy teaching skills and awareness of / concern for impact of speech and language difficulties and social communication difficulties on literacy and learning
• Experience of collaborative working with a range of external agencies e.g., advisory services, and therapies
• Experience of teaching and differentiating teaching and learning for CYP with speech, language and literacy difficulties and social communication difficulties and training/supporting mainstream staff in this
• Experience of working at senior leadership level or influencing whole school policies to support CYP with speech and language disorders and Social communication difficulties in the wider setting
• Experience or skills in engaging with parents around communication difficulties and their impact
• Evidence of additional training /CPD in speech and language difficulties and how to support and skill up staff.

5. JOB CONTEXT

The school welcomes teachers of high professional standard and shares the responsibility with each teacher for continual review and the development of expertise.

All teachers make a valuable contribution to the school’s development and, therefore, to the progress of all pupils. The Lead Teacher will have lead responsibility for teaching and learning within the SRP whilst liaising closely with their mainstream colleagues and will be supported in that role by their line manager.

Teachers in the upper pay scale can be expected to make a particular contribution to building team commitment in line with the statutory requirement to meet threshold standards.

6. REVIEW OF DUTIES

The specific duties attached to this role are subject to annual review and may, after discussion with the lead teacher, be changed. Reasonable adjustments may be requested by the headteacher.

What the school offers its staff

Full-time Teacher: SRP Specialist Lead teacher

Pay Spine: MPS / UPS (TLR2 potential on experience)

Start date: January 6th January 2025

Date of Interview: Thursday 14th November 2024

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and committed teacher in charge of Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) from January 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead on a new aspect of the school’s inclusive provision.

Applications are welcomed from teachers who have extensive experience of working with children with SEN, ASD and communication needs in a primary setting (Year 1- Year 6).

The successful candidate would be responsible for working closely with the senior leadership team, the local authority, and the governing body to ensure that the provision is fully inclusive and provides as many access pathways into our mainstream as possible for the students, based on their individual needs. The successful applicant will demonstrate a real understanding of integrating students into mainstream lessons, as well as having a proven track record of positive outcomes for students on the autistic spectrum. They will be able to manage an effective team of dedicated staff and work collaboratively with colleagues.

Our school has a specialist resource provision, where children are nurtured and educated in a way that matches their needs.We are looking for a person who has qualifications, skills, and ambition for the children to enable them to accomplish their learning and personal targets.

Working across the school, with SRP and mainstream staff, the role is suited to someone with a sense of purpose, a positive outlook and attitude, and a passion for helping children be the best that they can be.

The team are highly skilled in adapting learning and delivery to enable all children to succeed, and this career opportunity would enable the right candidate to work alongside the current staff to continue to develop outstanding practice.

We are looking for a teacher who:

• Has a proven ability to teach pupils with ASD and communication needs effectively through the use of dynamic, adaptive and engaging techniques.
• Has the ability to work with and manage a team in a responsive and flexible manner.
• Is able to reflect and see solutions in daily teaching, in own practice and that of the team.
• Can use their initiative to solve problems.
• Can work collaboratively within a team.
• Can share ideas for the adjustment of learning to enable pupils to access the learning effectively.
• Is able to play a lead role in planning and preparing lessons and resources as well as supporting TAs to deliver sessions.
• Ability to plan for a range of ages and abilities taking into consideration the pupils’ individual plans whilst referencing the whole school curriculum intent.
• To build effective trusting relationships with staff, pupils, parents and external agencies.

Downfield Primary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted applicants will be subject to online checks. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service check).

Please contact the school office to arrange a visit.

Downfield Primary School, Downfield Road, Cheshunt, Herts EN8 8SS.

Tel: 01992 629598 Fax: 01992 638614

E-mail: admin@downfield.herts.sch.uk

You can also visit our website at:

www.downfield.herts.sch.uk

Should you wish to visit the school in advance of making an application, please contact the school: admin@downfield.herts.sch.uk or phone 01992629598

The job description is attached.

Commitment to safeguarding

Downfield Primary School is committed to Safeguarding. We strictly adhere to 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' guidelines.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Description

Job Title:

Teacher of Music

Salary:

MPS/UPS

Purpose:

To ensure high-quality curriculum delivery to students in Music; to support subject developments; provide a range of extra-curricular opportunities for students; monitor, assess, and report upon student progress; and contribute to raising subject standards.

Responsible to:

Head of Faculty

Dimensions:

Students:

(i) To ensure that students' prior attainment data is used to inform the planning and teaching of assigned classes

(ii) To maintain records and monitor and report upon student progress and attainment in assigned classes

(iii) To contribute to the development of effective teaching and learning practice

(iv) To ensure high standards of behaviour for learning with your teaching groups

(v) To contribute to the extra-curricular programme delivered within Music

(vi) To plan and implement a range of extra-curricular activities in Music

Staff:

(i) To assist the Head of Department in ensuring that teaching in your subject is of high quality and contributes to the department's improvement plan

(ii) To participate in staff development activities provided within the department and the whole school

Principal Accountabilities:

(i) To deliver, as directed, syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, assessment and marking policies, and teaching strategies so that student needs can be met

(ii) To report student progress in your subject to the Head(s) of Department and to parents/carers

(iii) To contribute to the department improvement plans so that the quality of teaching and learning in your subject can be continuously improved

Competencies:

Passion for learning:

Creating a learning environment that supports students in their learning and encourages them to become confident, independent learners

Challenge and support:

Caring for the students and expressing positive expectations

Managing students:

Directing, enthusing, and motivating students so that effective learning takes place in an orderly learning environment.

Confidence:

Show confidence and a willingness to take on challenges

Team working:

Work with others in the department to achieve shared goals

Knowledge and Experience:

• Degree in a relevant subject
• Teaching qualification

Other Specific Duties:

• To continue personal development as agreed at appraisal reviews
• To engage actively in the appraisal review process
• To address the appraisal targets set by the line manager each Autumn Term
• To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive aim and ethos, and to encourage staff and students to follow this example
• To support the school in meeting its legal requirements for worship
• To promote the school's corporate policies actively
• To comply with the school's Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate
• To show a record of excellent attendance and punctuality
• To adhere to the school's Dress Code
• To undertake any other reasonable duty delegated by the Principal

While every effort has been made to explain the post's main duties and responsibilities, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.

The Trust will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

This job description is current at the date shown, but following consultation with you, it may be changed by Trustees to reflect or anticipate changes in the job which are commensurate with the salary and job title.

What the school offers its staff

Information about Goffs-Churchgate and the Generations Multi Academy Trust

Goffs-Churchgate Academy was the first school to join the Generations Multi Academy Trust. The school is now in its seventh year of operation and continues to go from strength to strength.

The school is a fully mixed comprehensive school from 11-16 years of age, with 600 on roll. The school has rapidly established a very strong reputation in the area, and is now consistently oversubscribed. In addition, the school recently received its OFSTED report from May 2022, which graded the school as “good” with outstanding features.

One of the school’s key strengths is its highly cohesive and supportive community. As such, the decision to cap student numbers at 600 is entirely deliberate, enabling us to maintain a strong sense of community where everybody knows everybody else - if you visit, you cannot fail to be struck by this. It is a very special part of who we are.

The post offers a genuine opportunity to work in a school community that changes the lives of the young people we care for.

Professional Working and Learning Environment

The school has benefited from brand new facilities, opened in October 2016, including professional teaching and learning facilities for all subjects. The school also benefits from a recently installed 3G playing surface for PE; a gym with a professional sprung floor; a Dance Studio; recent refurbishment of additional classrooms and an indoor swimming pool. The new facilities provide a light, modern, professional, and fit for purpose working environment for all. The Trust has also invested significantly in modernising additional teaching spaces, providing a fantastic environment for our students and staff.

The Generations Multi Academy Trust

Generations Multi Academy Trust is a cross-phase Multi Academy Trust based in Cheshunt, currently comprising two secondaries and one primary - Goffs, Goffs-Churchgate and Flamstead End School. It is our hope that a further primary, Andrews Lane School, will join our partnership from November 2024. Across the piece, GMAT currently has just under 3,000 students in its care and employs just under 400 staff. From Spring 2023, the MAT opened nursery provision on the Goffs-Churchgate site, with subsidised and term-time only places for staff. The nursery is run by Ashbourne Nurseries - https://ashbournedaynurseries.com/

The MAT is extremely clear about its daily purpose, reflected in its motto of “No Set Destiny for Any Child.” All of our schools, leaders and staff fiercely believe in the life-changing nature of education and work tirelessly to that end, day in and day out. There is no set destiny for any of the children in our care; rather, our daily work across the piece allows children to forge new futures and destinies.

Flamstead End School is a thriving primary school in Cheshunt with approximately 485 children on roll. It has a Preschool, 60-place nursery offering 30 hours provision and two classes per year group from Reception to Year 6. Flamstead End is a 'Therapeutic Thinking' school and seeks to understand and support children's behaviour so that they are able to learn and achieve to the best of their ability. The school is a tight knit community, with a well-established staff who care for one another and the children in their charge.

Goffs-Churchgate is a fully mixed comprehensive school for 11-16 year olds, with just over 600 students on roll. The school has rightly established a very strong reputation for both its academic outcomes and its close-knit, nurturing community, receiving over 600 applications for 120 places for 2024 admission. The decision to cap student numbers at 600 is entirely deliberate, enabling us to maintain a strong sense of community where everybody knows everybody else.

Goffs is a mixed 11-18 comprehensive Academy with approximately 1,600 students on roll, including a thriving and successful Sixth Form. The school is also extremely popular in the local area, with an average of over 800 applications annually for the 240 places available, and significant waiting lists for places across the year groups.

All of our schools enjoy extremely high levels of applications and are over-subscribed. The schools are within close proximity of each other and share many activities, including CPD for staff. One of the Trust’s fundamental principles is that no one school is in any way more important or successful than the other. As such, CPD and other events are rotated through schools in the Trust, with everyone learning from and sharing with each other. This collegiate and collaborative approach permeates our Trust.

Staff and students work in modern, professional environments, with all schools benefitting from recent building projects including a full, £20million rebuild at Goffs. The facilities provide light, modern, professional and a fit for purpose working environment for all.

Notwithstanding a highly challenging funding situation for schools generally, the MAT remains financially secure. Finances are overseen by a Chief Finance Officer with considerable financial expertise in the private sector. The Trust deliberately created an Income Generation function, and extensive lettings and business development work now takes place across all sites in the MAT. This additional income – now yielding in excess of £500k per annum – underpins generous levels of staffing at our schools, plus many “extras” that would otherwise be unaffordable in the current funding climate.

Our schools pride themselves on their sense of community – both within the school itself, and in the wider locality. Visitors to our schools unfailingly comment on a very real sense of community, coupled with warmth and pride. Our schools are members of Cheshunt Extended Services (ChExS), offering a variety of extended school and community-based activities for both students and parents. Our students actively support local charity work such as the Isabel Hospice and maintain strong links with our local primary schools.

Our schools are proud to be truly community-based schools, with students and staff from different religions and a number of languages spoken in each school. As a Trust we recognise and celebrate what makes us unique and different, and acknowledge that we are also part of one community. Our aim is for everybody to feel valued and respected and we strive hard to ensure we create a positive culture within the schools to enable this to happen.

We are looking forward to further widening our Trust and to working in partnership with both primary schools and further secondaries. Further information about GMAT can be found here: https://generationsmat.com/

Outcomes

Our strategy for continuous school improvement has had huge success and we are actively committed to ensuring that our very popular and successful schools continue as centres of excellence in the community.

Exam results in 2024 have once again produced an overall estimated progress score significantly above the national average and reflect the continued success the school has achieved since joining the Trust in 2017.

• Exceptionally strong progress scores across the headline measures, with the overall progress 8 score significantly above the national average for a third year in a row. (Estimated progress 8 score: 0.38).
• Excellent outcomes were achieved in Maths and the performance in English was phenomenally strong (Estimated Maths progress score: 0.33. Estimated English progress score: 0.63).
• The outcomes at the top end were particularly impressive with the progress score for the students with high prior attainment very significantly above the national average.
• There was a 12% increase in the percentage of students entering the full Ebacc to bring the overall entry figure to 67% which is significantly above the national average of 39%, and the Hertfordshire average of 47%.

Community

Goffs-Churchgate prides itself on its sense of community – both within the school and in the wider locality. We are members of Cheshunt Extended Services (ChExS), offering a variety of extended school and community-based activities for both students and parents. Our students actively support local charity work and maintain strong links with our local primary schools.

We firmly believe in every student feeling a strong sense of community, and on entering the school, each student is placed in one of four Houses: Attenborough, Rashford, Seacole, and Trott. Each House is led by a team of student House Captains and has a clear sense of identity. Regular competitions and assemblies strengthen this sense of community.Students within each House arrange a variety of fundraising events throughout the school year. The House raising the most money in the year for our school charity is awarded the annual Charity House Shield. Our new House names were introduced in September 2021. This was part of a wider school project on diversity to ensure that our school community reflects the diverse culture that it serves. An example of this project, is the impact that it has had in English. As a result of the diversity project, there has been a complete overhaul of the Key Stage 3 curriculum, with students now studying books representing a very diverse range of authors.

Our students have a wide range of student leadership opportunities open to them as part of actively encouraging leadership development. These student-led groups include:

• Student Executive
• Community Captains
• Wellbeing Champions

Across the Multi Academy Trust, a large variety of annual school trips give students the opportunities to sample different cultures, while an extensive programme of off-site visits provides opportunities for students to experience the diversity that exists within the UK, including theatre, galleries, and museum visits.

Goffs-Churchgate is proud to be a genuinely comprehensive school, with students and staff from different religions and several languages spoken in the school. We recognise and celebrate what makes us unique and different and acknowledge that we are also part of one community. Our aim is for everybody to feel valued and respected, and we strive hard to ensure we create a positive culture within the school to enable this to happen.

Care, Guidance and Support

Successful learning occurs when students feel safe, confident, respected, valued, and are engaged. Goffs-Churchgate believes in supporting and nurturing all students in their quest to become successful learners. As such, we place a high value on pastoral care as an integral part of the school's life. We have an extensive pastoral care system to support the welfare and progress of all our young people.

Staff Development

The Trust has an extremely strong reputation for staff development, for both teaching and support staff. Developing the next generation of school leaders, both middle and senior, plus future Headteachers for those who wish to pursue this, is a responsibility that we take very seriously. We have a full suite of staff leadership development which staff can join be they an ECT or highly experienced colleague.

In addition to whole staff training days, we disaggregate a number of hours for training every year. This allows staff development to be highly personalised as staff can opt for the training which best meets their needs, including the opportunity to do a research project in partnership with Cambridge University. Many use their disaggregated time to coach others or to receive coaching. Moreover, there are specific training sessions for ECTs and other interested staff which run each week after school.

We also place a lot of emphasis on ‘on the job’ training and support. A thorough induction scheme is available to all new staff, and mentors/buddies are assigned to guide you through those new routines. Finally, external courses can of course be booked if, on very rare occasions, we cannot cater for a particular training need in house.

Staff Benefits

Alongside our very strong focus on outstanding professional development and promotion opportunities, we also offer a range of benefits including:

Competitive base salary with a tailor made development plan aimed at enhancing your future [earnings] potential through:

• High quality, personalised CPD
• Bespoke leadership development programmes
• Subsidies for Masters and Degree courses
• Secondment and shadowing opportunities
• As part of our Multi Academy Trust, “Generations”, potential to work across more than one school to develop career enhancing skills and knowledge.
• Supported Nursery provision with Ashbourne at any of their nurseries in the Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Bedfordshire area:

• 15% discount for all Trust staff
• Term time only places are available.
• A school day would be 9.00am – 3.00pm
• “Sundries” would be applied to a child taking up a funded only space (e.g. 30 hours funding only). This covers the cost of: meals, snacks, nursery resources


• All staff have access to a wide range of health and wellbeing resources which includes an Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.Life who offer a wide range of health and wellbeing resources, plus access to counselling for staff and their immediate family. The EAP service is accessible 24/7, 365 days a year and is a completely free and confidential service
• The MAT adheres to the STPCD for its teaching staff
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite car valeting at a reduced price for Trust staff
• Substantially discounted membership to Lifestyle Fitness’s state of the art purpose built gym, at Goffs Academy

Additional financial incentives and tax efficient benefits, including:

• Exam marker payment of £400 plus 2 days paid leave to do the marking (1styear)
• Payments for staff taking weekend sporting fixtures: staff paid £200 for leading a minimum of six Saturday fixtures plus 6 weekly training sessions.
• A daily allowance of £50 for school trips taken over a weekend or any school holiday.
• A £1,000 Employee Referral Scheme (i.e. finder’s fee) for anyqualifying positionsthat you refer the successful candidate for: £500 on the person starting, and £500 if the person is still at the school 12 months later.

Access to a wide range of health and well-being resources including:

• New, professional, and fit for purpose working environments
• Free use of a range of sports and leisure facilities including a fully equipped gym and swimming pool.
• Occupational Health & counselling support
• Free flu jabs
• Subsidised social events
• Free tea, coffee, and milk for staff

Julie Richardson

Principal

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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick.

You will provide technical support for the Superconductivity and Magnetism group, helping to maintain and repair apparatus in the sample preparation and characterisation laboratories of the group. The apparatus includes a range of electrical and mechanical devices including furnaces, pumps, and low-temperature (cryogenic) measurement systems.

You will be responsible for the general support of the research group’s activities, carrying out routine maintenance of equipment and housekeeping in the group’s laboratories.

You will also assist in operating and maintaining the Departmental helium recovery plant.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so. 

Tutor of Sport and Physical Education
Ref: 2425/032
Hours: 37 hours per week (1.0 fte)
Salary: Up to £40,109 per annum (subject to experience and qualifications). Plus generous benefits. These include:
• 57 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays and efficiency closures)• Generous Occupational Pension Scheme • Financial support towards teacher training course fees if you do not have a recognised Level 5 teaching qualification (Cert Ed/PGCE)
About the roleWe have an exciting opportunity for a full time tutor to deliver across our sports curricula, with an emphasis on leading our A Level PE provision. This role will be ideal if you relish the challenge of working with a wide and diverse range of students, on full-time study programmes. The post would suit an appropriately qualified person with experience in the delivery of A Level PE. You will be required to deliver units across our full range of qualifications which range from Level 1 to Level 3. The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic, supportive team within the curriculum are of Sport and Uniformed Public Services.
About the PersonThe ideal candidate will be an innovative forward-thinking teacher, who is highly motivated to improve the chances of young people. You will be expected to create effective and stimulating learning opportunities for all students through high quality teaching, learning and assessment. The position requires enthusiasm and most importantly a commitment to the student journey.
Candidates may offer skills and experiences suitable for a proportion of role or the total 37 hours per week.
About the CollegeWe are a large, regional college serving a population across York and North Yorkshire of more than one million people. Each year, we have approximately 4,000 school leavers, 1,000 apprentices, 2,000 adult students, and 400 higher-level students studying with us.
Our wide range of education options span entry level programmes through to degrees, higher technical qualifications, and accredited professional courses to courses for professional development. Our apprenticeships can be studied from level 2 to level 5 across a range of different career pathways. We are the largest provider of A-Level and vocational programmes for school leavers in the region; we offer nearly 35 A-Level subjects and over 80 vocational courses, including a wide range of T-Level pathways.
We are proud to be part of a consortium of colleges and employers developing the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology (IoT), designed to increase higher level technical skills for employers.
With a vibrant working environment, excellent transport links to the city centre and surrounding area, plus on-site parking, you will find York College to be fulfilling and supportive place to work. As a member of College staff you will have full use of the College facilities including free gym membership at the Athletic Suite, our brand new state of the art gym.
Please visit our website: www.yorkcollege.ac.uk
Want to know more? For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kyle Alexanders, Deputy Head of Curriculum, at kalexanders@yorkcollege.ac.uk.
Important NoticesSee the attached document for Important Notices.
Please note that we do not accept CV applications. If you are viewing this vacancy through a job board then please go to our website www.yorkcollege.ac.uk/job-vacancies and apply using our application form.
Most correspondence regarding vacancies will be sent via email, so please check your emails regularly for updates on your application. We would also advise to check your junk/spam folder as some emails may end up here depending on your mail provider settings.
Closing date: 25 October 2024 (9am)Interview date: 6 November 2024
We are deeply committed to diversity and inclusion and wish to have a diverse workforce. We positively welcome applicants from all under-represented groups, including minority ethnic groups and those with disabilities. We are proud to be affiliated to the Black Leadership Group (BLG).
As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. York College has signed up to the ‘Mindful Employer’ charter for employers who are positive about mental health. We are also a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions.
We welcome job applications from anyone who has the requisite skills, qualifications and experience. All applications are considered strictly on merit. Our aim is to appoint the best person for the job, regardless of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age or any other ‘protected’ characteristic. Please note also that we value the contribution of those who have served in the Armed Forces, and are signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant.

We are seeking to recruit a graduate level practitioner to provide guided self-help therapy and parenting interventions. These posts are salaried at NHS Agenda for Change band 4 and fully funded for a one year post graduate diploma in Education Mental Health Practice through Kings College London. Further intensive supervision and on the job training will be provided by an experienced supervisor within each team. Successful candidates will be employed on a full-time basis on a 12month fixed term contract within the Waltham Forest Mental Health Support Team delivering individual, group and workshop-based mental health interventions within a borough-based cluster of schools. During training, the post-holders will work under close supervision to gain experience across healthcare and educational settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems. As a Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner in NELFT you will work under clinical supervision as part of a dynamic NHS mental health team in a creative environment. Evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged. This modern approach requires flexibility and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with children and young people specifically in educational settings. As an NHS employee you will record your outcomes and contribute to the growing national dataset of what works and helps to support children and young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health. The Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner role will: Work closely as part of a team of mental health professionals delivering a wide range of evidence informed interventions, under clinical supervision (e.g. guided self-help, parenting interventions, working through teaching staff) Develop and practice evidence-based skills under clinical supervision to work directly with children, young people and families Develop and practice evidence-based skills under clinical supervision to carry out holistic and child-centered mental health assessments, including risk assessments Learn behavioural and cognitive behavioural guided self-help techniques with which to help children, young people and their families Please read the Job Description and Person Specification before applying for the role. Please note that an application to Kings College London Post Graduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice needs to be made alongside your application to [Service]. It is important that you read the attached guidance/linked guidance below: KCL EMHP Wave 10 Jan 2024 - Programme Brochure.pdf KCL EMHP Wave 10 Jan 2024 - KCL Application Guidance.pdf Further information can also be found on the KCL CYP-MH website here: https://www.kings-cyp.com/page/emhp

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on an industrially funded project supporting the testing and optimisation of electrochemical technology for the destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from drinking water. PFAS have been linked to several human health conditions and are present in almost all water sources. However, there are currently no scalable technologies capable of destroying these compounds, due to the strength of the C-F bond. A scaled up (pilot plant) electrochemical system is being trialled for PFAS destruction in conjunction with a collaborating national water company.

The technology will utilise boron doped diamond (BDD) electrodes to destroy PFAS compounds by electrochemical advanced oxidation. Research at Warwick will involve work on a lab-scale electrochemical reactor capable of investigating different experimental conditions, solution matrices etc to run alongside the pilot plant and provide formative feedback. Quantification of PFAS removal from the water systems will be made using in-house analytical equipment at the University of Warwick. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a new collaborative venture tackling destruction of persistent and potentially toxic pollutants from drinking water both in the laboratory and in a water treatment facility.

The Warwick Electrochemistry and Interfaces Group (WEIG) is an internationally recognised electrochemistry research group based at the University of Warwick. WEIG is comprised of 30+ members from around the world. The Macpherson group, within WEIG, focuses on electroanalysis and sensing, electrochemical synthesis and treatment, is world-leading for research based around BDD and has close links to industry. Alongside the core research the successful candidate would also work collaboratively with other members of the research group working in similar areas. They will be provided with the space and resources to develop their own personal and career development. The contract is for a fixed term of 12 months, with the possibility of extension subject to further funding being secured.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so. 

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a determined, hard-working and ambitious Maths Teacher, who believes in the transformational power of excellent teaching, and is passionate about getting the best possible outcomes for children, regardless of their circumstances or starting point. As a member of our high-performing and wonderfully collegiate Maths Department,

What the school offers its staff

We dedicate 2 hours every week to the continued professional development of our teachers. We finish earlier one a Tuesday for focused training, so our staff can grow and develop in all aspects of their work.

Commitment to safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Title:

Teacher of Geography

Salary:

MPS/UPS

Full Time (Part-time appointment will be considered, for the right candidate)

Purpose:

To deliver to students a balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum in your taught subject(s); to support subject developments; to monitor, assess and report upon student progress, and to contribute to raising subject standards.

Responsible to:

Head of Geography istoryH

Dimensions:

Students:

(i) To ensure that students’ prior attainment data is used to inform planning and teaching of assigned classes

(ii) To maintain records and monitor and report upon student progress and attainment in assigned classes

(iii) To contribute to the development of effective teaching and learning styles as this relates to your taught subject(s)

(iv) To ensure that the Climate for Learning strategy is effectively employed in the assigned classes

Staff:

(i) To assist the Head(s) of Department in ensuring that teaching in your subject(s) is of high quality and contributes to the department’s improvement plan

(ii) To participate in staff development activities provided within the department, faculty, and whole school

Principal accountabilities:

(i) To deliver, as directed, syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, assessment and marking policies and teaching strategies so that student need can be met

(ii) To report student progress in your subject(s) to the Head(s) of Department and to parents/carers

(iii) To contribute to the department improvement plans so that the quality of teaching and learning in your subject(s) can be continuously improved.

Competencies:

Passion for learning:

creating a learning environment that supports students in their learning and encourages them to become confident, independent learners

Challenge and support:

caring for the students and expressing positive expectations

Managing students:

Directing, enthusing and motivating students so that effective learning takes place in an orderly learning environment.

Confidence:

show confidence and a willingness to take on challenges

Team working:

work with others in the department to achieve shared goals

Knowledge and experience:

• Honours degree in a relevant subject
• Teaching qualification

Other Specific Duties:

• To continue personal development as agreed at appraisal reviews.
• To engage actively in the appraisal review process.
• To address the appraisal targets set by the line manager each Autumn Term.
• To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive aim and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.
• To promote actively the school’s corporate policies.
• To comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.
• To show a record of excellent attendance and punctuality.
• To adhere to the school’s Dress Code.
• To undertake any other reasonable duty delegated by the Principal

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.

The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants, or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

This job description is current at the date shown, but following consultation with you, may be changed by Trustees to reflect or anticipate changes in the job which are commensurate with the salary and job title.

What the school offers its staff

Welcome to our information pack about Goffs and the Generations Multi Academy Trust. We are a mixed 11-18 comprehensive Academy with approximately 1,600 students on roll, including a thriving and successful Sixth Form. Our Academy is extremely popular in the local area, with an average of over 800 applications annually for the 240 places available, and significant waiting lists for places across the year groups. On intake our students are of a level of prior attainment significantly above that of the national average. We are, though, a true comprehensive school and welcome a mix of students of all levels of prior attainment.

The school has been awarded the International Schools Award twice, Investors in People status three times, and has Sportsmark Gold and Artsmark Silver. We also hold the Secondary Geography Quality Mark, as well as being a designated Leading Edge School, and chairing the national Leadership Partner School network.

Professional Working and Learning Environment

Our school was among those named as part of a £2billion Government scheme, the Priority Schools Building Programme. As a result, Goffs received a completely new build and facilities, and moved into them in January 2017. The school has further invested in an additional new building, which opened in April 2022, which includes 8 brand-new classrooms, as well as a state-of-the-art fitness centre run by Lifestyle Fitness, with whom we work in close partnership.

This significant investment of funds by the Department for Education is a further recognition of the outstanding work being undertaken by the school, and represents another fantastic opportunity for our community. Our school building provides a light, modern, professional and fit for purpose working environment for all.

The Generations Multi Academy Trust

In early 2016, Goffs Academy received a direct approach from the DfE asking that they consider establishing a Multi Academy Trust and work in partnership with other schools. As a result, the Generations MAT, GMAT, was established from 1st September 2016, with Goffs as the lead school within the Trust. Subsequently, the Trust took over the former Cheshunt School and established Goffs-Churchgate Academy, which is now another thriving secondary. Goffs-Churchgate is a fully mixed comprehensive school from 11-16 years of age, with 605 on the roll. Recognising that not all children thrive in large secondary schools, the Trust made a deliberate decision to offer both a larger and much smaller secondary school for local parents to choose between. As such, the decision to cap student numbers at 600 is entirely deliberate, enabling us to maintain a strong sense of community where everybody knows everybody. Both secondaries enjoy extremely high levels of Year 6 applications, with both being fully over-subscribed. Flamstead End Primary joined the MAT from 1st January 2023, and is another highly successful, thriving and nurturing community, rated “outstanding” by Ofsted. All of the schools are within close proximity of each other and share many activities, including CPD for staff. One of the Trust’s fundamental principles is that no one school is in any way more important or successful than the other. As such, CPD and other events are rotated through all schools in the Trust, with everyone learning from and sharing with each other. This collegiate and collaborative approach permeates our Trust.

From Spring 2023, the MAT opened nursery provision on the Goffs-Churchgate site, with subsidised and term-time only places for staff. The nursery is run by Ashbourne Nurseries - https://ashbournedaynurseries.com/

The MAT is extremely clear about its daily purpose, reflected in its motto of “No Set Destiny for Any Child.” All of our schools, leaders and staff fiercely believe in the life-changing nature of education and work tirelessly to that end, day in and day out. There is no set destiny for any of the children in our care; rather, our daily work across the piece allows children to forge new futures and destinies.

The MAT is extremely financially secure. Finances are overseen by a Chief Finance Officer with considerable financial expertise in the private sector, plus a highly experienced Finance Manager. The Trust deliberately created an Income Generation function, and extensive lettings and business development work now takes place across all sites in the MAT. This additional income – now yielding in excess of £500k per annum – underpins generous levels of staffing at both schools, plus many “extras” that would otherwise be unaffordable in the current funding climate. As one example, all teacher loadings were reduced from 19/20 as a direct result of the additional monies coming into the Trust via this income generation work.

We are looking forward to further widening our Trust and to working in partnership with both primary schools and further secondaries. Further information about GMAT can be found here: https://generationsmat.com/

Outcomes

Our strategy for continuous school improvement has had huge success and we are actively committed to ensuring that our very popular and successful school, plus the wider MAT, continues as a centre of excellence in the community.

Exam results in 2024 were another year of huge success for Goffs. GCSE highlights include:

• Student progress outcomes which remain well above national average
• 72% of students achieved grade 4 or more in English and Maths and 52% achieved 5 or more in both
• English grade 4/5 or more: 82%/65%
• Maths grade 4/5 or more: 75%/59%

Crucially, students were well supported in progressing onto a range of exciting destinations. The majority of Year 11 students have continued their studies in the Sixth Form at Goffs, with all others securing a place in further education or training. 65% of Year 13 students secured a university or college place to start in autumn 2024.

At A Level, continuing the upward trend of recent years, students achieved another excellent set of exam results, including an overall 100% pass rate. The wide range of university or further education courses onto which students have progressed include Law, History, Geography, Maths, Finance, Physics and Biomedical Science, whilst many other students progressed directly into employment or apprenticeships. Our Sixth Form has an excellent reputation in the local area, over the past three years the numbers of students applying to join our Sixth Form has continued to increase, such that we now have approximately 400 Sixth Formers within our school community.

We are, of course, very proud of these outcomes. Equally, we are clear that they reflect the start of our journey, not the end. As such, we target set in the top 10% of all schools nationally and strive at all times to meet ambitious targets. We are committed to a cycle of continuous improvement and aspiration and are keen to appoint a colleague who shares that vision, determination and a restless quest for even higher outcomes. All of these factors combine to make Goffs a very exciting and rewarding community to be a part of.

Community

Goffs prides itself on its sense of community – both within the school itself, and in the wider locality. Visitors to our school unfailingly comment on a very real sense of community, coupled with warmth and pride. We are members of Cheshunt Extended Services (ChExS), offering a variety of extended school and community based activities for both students and parents. Our students actively support local charity work such as the Isabel Hospice and the Rainbow Trust, and maintain strong links with our local primary schools. In addition, our young Sports Leaders regularly work in primary schools. Goffs runs a ‘G-Involved’ Volunteering programme, where every Sixth Form student completes 20 hours volunteering during the course of the academic year. Students are rewarded through our annual Pride of Goffs Awards evening.

We firmly believe in every student feeling a strong sense of community and on entering the school, each student is placed in one of four Houses: Eagle, Falcon, Hawk and Phoenix. Each House is led by a team of student House Captains and has a clear sense of identity. Regular competitions and assemblies strengthen this sense of community. Each year the House Captains decide on a possible group of charities to support; students in every year then vote on their chosen school charity.Students within eachHouse then arrange a variety of fund raising events throughout the schoolyear. The House which raises the most money in the year for our school charity is awarded the Charity House Shield. Such work is indicative of Goffs students’ ability to empathise with the needs of others, and further develops their capacity to work successfully in a variety of social settings.

We regularly bring visitors from the community into school to work with students, and maintain strong links with our local secondary schools as a partner school in the Broxbourne Partnership. The school building is used for evening, weekend and holiday classes, providing opportunities for a diverse range of users including the Greek School, and local dance and sports groups.

The Goffs Student Leadership Academy actively encourages leadership development through a series of student led groups. We currently have students enrolled in the Leadership Academy from Year 7 to Year 13, with groups including:

• Student Parliament
• Community and Charity Leaders
• House Leaders
• Sports Leaders
• Top Team

The student groupseach have a member of Student Parliament who is responsible for coordinating the group and their projects. Students regularly report back on theirwork and theimpact that it is havingboth in and outside our school community.

A variety of annual school trips give students the opportunities to sample different cultures, whilst an extensive programme of off-site visits provides opportunities for students to experience the diversity that exists within the UK including theatre, galleries and museum visits. Our overseas trips have included Germany, Spain, USA, Czech Republic, Paris, Berlin and Reykjavik, in addition to a student exchange with a school in Beijing, and annual ski trips to countries such as Italy, Andorra or Austria. In addition, we regularly host students from Spain as part of our specialism work.

Goffs is proud to be a truly comprehensive school, with students and staff from different religions and a number of languages spoken in the school. We recognise and celebrate what makes us unique and different, and acknowledge that we are also part of one community. Our aim is for everybody to feel valued and respected and we strive hard to ensure we create a positive culture within the school to enable this to happen.

Care, Guidance and Support

Successful learning takes place when students feel safe, confident, respected and valued, and are engaged. Goffs believes in supporting and nurturing all students in their quest to become successful learners. As such, we place a high value on pastoral care as an integral part of the life of the school.

We promote positive attitudes towards learning and provide a caring and supportive environment within our community. We were delighted to see Ofsted’s comments that “students’ behaviour and attitudes are outstanding” and that “students feel very safe, because bullying is extremely rare and they are very confident that any incidents that concern them will be dealt with swiftly and effectively.” Continuously nurturing, supporting and developing our students is hugely important to us and significant investment is made in the school’s pastoral structures, including our investing in dedicated Learning Mentors for the school.

Staff Development

Goffs has an extremely strong reputation for staff development, across both teaching and support staff. Developing the next generation of school leaders, both middle and senior, and future Headteachers for those who wish to pursue this, is a responsibility that we take very seriously.

We have a full suite of staff leadership development which staff can join be they an ECT or highly experienced colleague, whilst Alison Garner, Chief Executive Officer of the Generations Trust, chairs the national Leadership Partner School network, a group that brings together schools dedicated to developing outstanding leadership skills throughout their communities, and which allows us to visit other network schools, to attend national conferences and to share best practice.

During our most recent inspection, the team described our whole staff CPD programme as “outstanding” and “the best they had seen”. In addition to innovative whole staff training, built into protected time within the fortnightly timetable, we disaggregate a number of hours for training every year. This allows staff development to be highly personalised as staff can opt for the training which best meets their needs, including the opportunity to do a research project in partnership with Cambridge University. All staff complete peer observations to observe best practice, and use our Iris camera technology as part of evaluating and improving their own teaching. Many use their disaggregated time to coach others or to receive coaching. Moreover, there are specific training sessions for ECTs and other interested staff which run every Wednesday after school.

We also place a lot of emphasis on ‘on the job’ training and support. A thorough induction scheme is available to all new staff, and mentors/buddies are assigned to guide you through those new routines. Finally, external courses can of course be booked if, on very rare occasions, we cannot cater for a particular training need in house.

Leadership Development

Goffs Leadership Academy encompasses both staff and student leadership development through a series of student led groups and staff leadership pathways.

All pathways are personalised for the individual and staff receive one to one support from a mentor alongside working on a whole school project. Both support staff and teaching staff are welcome to join the Leadership Academy at any point in their career.

A full suite of leadership training is offered with a range of sessions including:

• What makes a good leader?
• Leadership and staff motivation
• Leading and managing change
• Being a Lead Practitioner
• Strategic pastoral leadership – being a Director of Learning
• Strategic curriculum leadership – being a Head of Department
• Coaching and mentoring
• Using data in leadership
• Resilience in leadership
• How to make your applications stand out

In addition, we encourage aspirant Senior Leaders to take part in the SSAT ‘Stepping Up to Senior Leadership’ training programme, as well as supporting colleagues to undertake various NPQs (National Professional Qualifications). As part of the school’s commitment to develop future leaders, a number of the existing Senior Leadership Team gained experience through an ‘Associate’ SLT position before gaining substantive leadership posts.

Staff Benefits

Alongside our very strong focus on outstanding professional development and promotion opportunities, we also offer a range of benefits including:

Competitive base salary with a tailor made development plan aimed at enhancing your future [earnings] potential through:

• High quality, personalised CPD
• Bespoke leadership development programmes
• Subsidies for Masters and Degree courses
• Secondment and shadowing opportunities
• As part of our Multi Academy Trust, “Generations”, potential to work across more than one school to develop career enhancing skills and knowledge
• Supported Nursery provision with Ashbourne at any of their nurseries in the Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Bedfordshire area:

• 15% discount for all Trust staff
• Term time only places are available


• Onsite car valeting at a reduced price for Trust staff
• Substantially discounted membership to Lifestyle Fitness’s state of the art purpose built gym, at Goffs Academy

Additional financial incentives and tax efficient benefits, including:

• Exam marker payment of £400 plus 2 days paid leave to do the marking (1styear)
• Childcare voucher scheme
• Payments for staff taking weekend sporting fixtures: staff paid £200 for leading a minimum of six Saturday fixtures plus 6 weekly training sessions
• A daily allowance of £50 for school trips taken over a weekend or any school holiday
• A £1,000 Employee Referral Scheme (i.e. finder’s fee) for anyqualifying positionsthat you refer the successful candidate for: £500 on the person starting, and £500 if the person is still at the school 12 months later

Access to a wide range of health and well-being resources including:

• New, professional and fit for purpose £20million working environment
• Free use of gym
• Occupational Health & counselling support
• Free flu jabs
• Subsidised social events
• Free tea, coffee and milk for staff

Mark Ellis

Principal

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.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Description

Job Title:

Learning Mentor: Sixth Form

Fixed-term until August 2025, in the first instance

Grade:

H5 - £26,107 to £28,322 Actual salary range of £22,831 - £24,768 (inclusive of fringe)

Purpose of the Job:

To provide pastoral and mentoring support to Sixth Form students that enhances learning, attendance, motivation, participation and encourages students to reach their full potential.

Lead on the provision of high quality apprenticeship/work destination information and experiences for Sixth Form students.

Reports to:

Assistant Principal – Sixth Form

Staff Reporting to Job Holder:

None

Contacts within each School within the MAT:

All teaching and support staff, post-16 students

Contacts outside the MAT:

Parents of students, other schools, institutions and organisations, suppliers, UCAS

Mains Areas of Responsibility:

• To maintain high visibility/profile with Sixth Form students throughout the school day, including through supervising independent study time to ensure this is being utilised effectively, and undertaking daily Sixth Form focused learning walks
• To provide highly personalised coaching and mentoring to targeted Sixth Form students as agreed with the Sixth Form team
• To support the monitoring of attendance of Sixth Form students, and work with targeted students (and their families) to encourage consistent attendance
• To support the welfare, wellbeing and progress of Sixth Form students, offering additional 1-to-1 or small group sessions as appropriate, with targeted students
• To liaise and meet with students, parents/carers and external agencies as required
• To draw up and ensure success of individual action plans with specific targets for selected students, monitoring their implementation and impact
• To feed back to staff at relevant meetings
• To support Directors of Learning (DoLs) and senior link with Raising Achievement strategies
• To analyse, interpret and effectively use student data to target students and support Directors of Learning/Senior link as appropriate
• To monitor and review the effective use of independent study periods for targeted students. Monitoring will be via routine circulation of all Sixth Form areas and daily learning walks, undertaking your work in areas where students are working – private conversations aside - and regular mentoring conversations with students. This includes supporting Directors of Learning with following up any missed Study Plus or Personal Development lessons
• To support key Sixth Form trips and events, including Into the Sixth evening
• To support the Sixth Form Induction programme
• To support targeted students through the university and college (UCAS) application period in liaison with DoLs
• To encourage high levels of student participation in wider enrichment opportunities
• Support with the development an Alumni Programme to fully support our community, helping student’s research destinations and supporting the provision of work experience links
• Work effectively with relevant staff to develop partnerships with other schools, and/or Universities and employers, to support students academic development and preparation for life after 6th form
• Make the most of extra opportunities offered to targeted students and promote additional support packages to support their chosen next steps. Monitor the impact this has and ensure that appropriate students take up the opportunities available to them
• Develop a comprehensive programme of interview preparation and practice for students
• Ensure good information, advice, guidance and support for targeted students throughout the Sixth Form, supporting aspirational destinations
• Support targeted students in obtaining meaningful and relevant work experience placements
• Organise key events relevant to the year group e.g Speakers Programme, Curriculum Enrichment Days, Career Preparation Workshops and undertake other duties commensurate with the post as directed by the Assistant Principal- Sixth Form
• To attend fortnightly Vulnerable meetings with the Sixth Form team to discuss students of concern
• To liaise with pastoral and teaching staff to monitor students on contract, and to ensure that appropriate paperwork is sent home to parents
• To deal with enquiries from Sixth Form students and to direct them to the appropriate source of support within school
• To keep accurate records of communications with students and parents, as per school systems
• To be responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of students
• To support other members of the Sixth Form team in their absence, as appropriate
• To perform other reasonable duties within scope of skills as directed by line manager

Knowledge, Experience and Training:

• Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Publisher)
• Knowledge/experience of working with Arbor
• Full understanding of school events, activities and projects relevant to post
• Ability to get on well with colleagues and to work under pressure
• Ability to build positive supportive relationships with Sixth Form students
• Confidentiality
• Flexibility
• Good organisational skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• To have a positive outlook regarding all aspects of the school
• Evidence through DBS check and recruitment process of suitability for working with children

Working Environment:

Sixth Form office, Sixth Form Common Room, Sixth Form Silent Study Room, other relevant areas of the school

Additional Information:

The post holder will need to work effectively in a team whilst also being a self-starter and having high levels of individual motivation and positivity

Other Specific Duties:

• To continue personal development as agreed at appraisal reviews
• To engage actively in the appraisal review process
• To address the appraisal targets set by the line manager each Autumn Term
• To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive aim and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example
• To support the school in meeting its legal requirements for worship
• To promote actively the school’s corporate policies
• To comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate
• To show a record of excellent attendance and punctuality
• To adhere to the school’s Dress Code
• To undertake any other reasonable duty delegated by the Principal

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.

The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

This job description is current at the date shown, but following consultation with you, may be changed by Governors to reflect or anticipate changes in the job which are commensurate with the salary and job title.

What the school offers its staff

Information about Goffs and the Generations Multi Academy Trust

Welcome to our information pack about Goffs and the Generations Multi Academy Trust. We are a mixed 11-18 comprehensive Academy with approximately 1,600 students on roll, including a thriving and successful Sixth Form. Our Academy is extremely popular in the local area, with an average of over 800 applications annually for the 240 places available, and significant waiting lists for places across the year groups. On intake our students are of a level of prior attainment significantly above that of the national average. We are, though, a true comprehensive school and welcome a mix of students of all levels of prior attainment.

The school has been awarded the International Schools Award twice, Investors in People status three times, and has Sportsmark Gold and Artsmark Silver. We also hold the Secondary Geography Quality Mark, as well as being a designated Leading Edge School, and chairing the national Leadership Partner School network.

Professional Working and Learning Environment

Our school was among those named as part of a £2billion Government scheme, the Priority Schools Building Programme. As a result, Goffs received a completely new build and facilities, and moved into them in January 2017. The school has further invested in an additional new building, which opened in April 2022, which includes 8 brand-new classrooms, as well as a state-of-the-art fitness centre run by Lifestyle Fitness, with whom we work in close partnership.

This significant investment of funds by the Department for Education is a further recognition of the outstanding work being undertaken by the school, and represents another fantastic opportunity for our community. Our school building provides a light, modern, professional and fit for purpose working environment for all.

The Generations Multi Academy Trust

GMAT is a cross-phase Multi Academy Trust based in Cheshunt, currently comprising two secondaries and one primary - Goffs, Goffs-Churchgate and Flamstead End School. It is our hope that a further primary, Andrews Lane School, will join our partnership from November 2024. Across the piece, GMAT currently has just under 3,000 students in its care and employs just under 400 staff. From Spring 2023, the MAT opened nursery provision on the Goffs-Churchgate site, with subsidised and term-time only places for staff. The nursery is run by Ashbourne Nurseries - https://ashbournedaynurseries.com/

The MAT is extremely clear about its daily purpose, reflected in its motto of “No Set Destiny for Any Child.” All of our schools, leaders and staff fiercely believe in the life-changing nature of education and work tirelessly to that end, day in and day out. There is no set destiny for any of the children in our care; rather, our daily work across the piece allows children to forge new futures and destinies.

Flamstead End School is a thriving primary school in Cheshunt with approximately 485 children on roll. It has a Preschool, 60-place nursery offering 30 hours provision and two classes per year group from Reception to Year 6. Flamstead End is a 'Therapeutic Thinking' school and seeks to understand and support children's behaviour so that they are able to learn and achieve to the best of their ability. The school is a tight knit community, with a well-established staff who care for one another and the children in their charge.

Goffs-Churchgate is a fully mixed comprehensive school for 11-16 year olds, with just over 600 students on roll. The school has rightly established a very strong reputation for both its academic outcomes and its close-knit, nurturing community, receiving over 600 applications for 120 places for 2024 admission. The decision to cap student numbers at 600 is entirely deliberate, enabling us to maintain a strong sense of community where everybody knows everybody else.

Goffs is a mixed 11-18 comprehensive Academy with approximately 1,600 students on roll, including a thriving and successful Sixth Form. The school is also extremely popular in the local area, with an average of over 800 applications annually for the 240 places available, and significant waiting lists for places across the year groups.

All of our schools enjoy extremely high levels of applications and are over-subscribed. The schools are within close proximity of each other and share many activities, including CPD for staff. One of the Trust’s fundamental principles is that no one school is in any way more important or successful than the other. As such, CPD and other events are rotated through schools in the Trust, with everyone learning from and sharing with each other. This collegiate and collaborative approach permeates our Trust.

Staff and students work in modern, professional environments, with all schools benefitting from recent building projects including a full, £20million rebuild at Goffs. The facilities provide light, modern, professional and a fit for purpose working environment for all.

Notwithstanding a highly challenging funding situation for schools generally, the MAT remains financially secure. Finances are overseen by a Chief Finance Officer with considerable financial expertise in the private sector. The Trust deliberately created an Income Generation function, and extensive lettings and business development work now takes place across all sites in the MAT. This additional income – now yielding in excess of £500k per annum – underpins generous levels of staffing at our schools, plus many “extras” that would otherwise be unaffordable in the current funding climate.

Our schools pride themselves on their sense of community – both within the school itself, and in the wider locality. Visitors to our schools unfailingly comment on a very real sense of community, coupled with warmth and pride. Our schools are members of Cheshunt Extended Services (ChExS), offering a variety of extended school and community-based activities for both students and parents. Our students actively support local charity work such as the Isabel Hospice and maintain strong links with our local primary schools.

Our schools are proud to be truly community-based schools, with students and staff from different religions and a number of languages spoken in each school. As a Trust we recognise and celebrate what makes us unique and different, and acknowledge that we are also part of one community. Our aim is for everybody to feel valued and respected and we strive hard to ensure we create a positive culture within the schools to enable this to happen.

We are looking forward to further widening our Trust and to working in partnership with both primary schools and further secondaries. Further information about GMAT can be found here: https://generationsmat.com/

Outcomes

Exam results in 2024 reflect another year of huge success for Goffs. The results reflect a 3 year upward trend and an impressive improvement on the excellent outcomes achieved across the headline measures last year.

GCSE highlights include:

• Extremely strong progress scores across the headline measures with results considerably above the national average (Estimated progress 8 score: 0.24)
• Particularly impressive outcomes in English and Maths; both subjects achieved a progress score significantly above the national average. English Language performed particularly strongly at grade 4+ and grade 5+ exceeding the national average of students achieving these grades by 20%. Maths performed particularly strongly at the top end with 28% of students achieving grade 7+. This is very comfortably above the national average of 17%.
• 72% of students achieved grade 4 or above in English and Maths (6% above the national average).
• 52% of students achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths (6% above the national average).
• 21% of the GCSE grades were at grade 7 or above.
• The percentage of students entering the full Ebacc was 64% which is significantly above the national average of 39%, and the Hertfordshire average of 47%.

At A-Level, continuing the upward trend of recent years, students achieved another excellent set of exam results, including an overall 100% pass rate. 64% of Year 13 students secured a university or college place to start in autumn 2024. The wide range of university or further education courses onto which students have progressed include Law, History, Geography, Maths, Finance, Physics and Biomedical Science, other students have gained places on fiercely competitive apprenticeships in areas such as Civil Engineering and within the NHS. Our Sixth Form has an excellent reputation in the local area, over the past three years the numbers of students applying to join our Sixth Form has continued to increase, such that we now have approximately 400 Sixth Formers within our school community.

Community

Goffs prides itself on its sense of community – both within the school itself, and in the wider locality. Visitors to our school unfailingly comment on a very real sense of community, coupled with warmth and pride. We are members of Cheshunt Extended Services (ChExS), offering a variety of extended school and community based activities for both students and parents. Our students actively support local charity work such as the Isabel Hospice and the Rainbow Trust, and maintain strong links with our local primary schools. In addition, our young Sports Leaders regularly work in primary schools. Goffs runs a ‘G-Involved’ Volunteering programme, where every Sixth Form student completes 20 hours volunteering during the course of the academic year. Students are rewarded through our annual Pride of Goffs Awards evening.

We firmly believe in every student feeling a strong sense of community and on entering the school, each student is placed in one of four Houses: Eagle, Falcon, Hawk and Phoenix. Each House is led by a team of student House Captains and has a clear sense of identity. Regular competitions and assemblies strengthen this sense of community. Each year the House Captains decide on a possible group of charities to support; students in every year then vote on their chosen school charity.Students within eachHouse then arrange a variety of fund raising events throughout the schoolyear. The House which raises the most money in the year for our school charity is awarded the Charity House Shield. Such work is indicative of Goffs students’ ability to empathise with the needs of others, and further develops their capacity to work successfully in a variety of social settings.

We regularly bring visitors from the community into school to work with students, and maintain strong links with our local secondary schools as a partner school in the Broxbourne Partnership. The school building is used for evening, weekend and holiday classes, providing opportunities for a diverse range of users including the Greek School, and local dance and sports groups.

The Goffs Student Leadership Academy actively encourages leadership development through a series of student led groups. We currently have students enrolled in the Leadership Academy from Year 7 to Year 13, with groups including:

• Student Parliament
• Community and Charity Leaders
• House Leaders
• Sports Leaders
• Top Team

The student groupseach have a member of Student Parliament who is responsible for coordinating the group and their projects. Students regularly report back on theirwork and theimpact that it is havingboth in and outside our school community.

A variety of annual school trips give students the opportunities to sample different cultures, whilst an extensive programme of off-site visits provides opportunities for students to experience the diversity that exists within the UK including theatre, galleries and museum visits. Our overseas trips have included Germany, Spain, USA, Czech Republic, Paris, Berlin and Reykjavik, in addition to a student exchange with a school in Beijing, and annual ski trips to countries such as Italy, Andorra or Austria. In addition, we regularly host students from Spain as part of our specialism work.

Goffs is proud to be a truly comprehensive school, with students and staff from different religions and a number of languages spoken in the school. We recognise and celebrate what makes us unique and different, and acknowledge that we are also part of one community. Our aim is for everybody to feel valued and respected and we strive hard to ensure we create a positive culture within the school to enable this to happen.

Care, Guidance and Support

Successful learning takes place when students feel safe, confident, respected and valued, and are engaged. Goffs believes in supporting and nurturing all students in their quest to become successful learners. As such, we place a high value on pastoral care as an integral part of the life of the school.

We promote positive attitudes towards learning and provide a caring and supportive environment within our community. We were delighted to see Ofsted’s comments that “students’ behaviour and attitudes are outstanding” and that “students feel very safe, because bullying is extremely rare and they are very confident that any incidents that concern them will be dealt with swiftly and effectively.” Continuously nurturing, supporting and developing our students is hugely important to us and significant investment is made in the school’s pastoral structures, including our investing in dedicated Learning Mentors for the school.

Staff Development

The Trust has an extremely strong reputation for staff development, for both teaching and support staff. Developing the next generation of school leaders, both middle and senior, plus future Headteachers for those who wish to pursue this, is a responsibility that we take very seriously. We have a full suite of staff leadership development which staff can join be they an ECT or highly experienced colleague.

In addition to whole staff training days, we disaggregate a number of hours for training every year. This allows staff development to be highly personalised as staff can opt for the training which best meets their needs, including the opportunity to do a research project in partnership with Cambridge University. Many use their disaggregated time to coach others or to receive coaching. Moreover, there are specific training sessions for ECTs and other interested staff which run each week after school.

We also place a lot of emphasis on ‘on the job’ training and support. A thorough induction scheme is available to all new staff, and mentors/buddies are assigned to guide you through those new routines. Finally, external courses can of course be booked if, on very rare occasions, we cannot cater for a particular training need in house.

Leadership Development

The Trust’s Leadership Academy encompasses both staff and student leadership development through a series of student led groups and staff leadership pathways. The staff programme specifically provides opportunities for:

• Aspiring Middle Leaders
• Aspiring Senior Leaders

All pathways are personalised for the individual and staff receive one to one support from a mentor alongside working on a whole school project. Both support staff and teaching staff are welcome to join the Leadership Academy at any point in their career.

A full suite of leadership training is offered with a range of sessions including:

• Communicating vision and values
• Developing your leadership approach
• Building a high performing team
• Supporting your team
• Leading your team day to day
• Quality assuring effective teaching
• Observation for improvement
• Using data for impact
• Fostering positive behaviour for learning
• Leading and managing innovation and change

Attendance to all training sessions leads to certification by the SSAT. In addition, we encourage aspirant Senior Leaders to take part in the SSAT ‘Stepping Up to Senior Leadership’ training programme, which includes four external sessions throughout the year. As part of the Trust’s commitment to developing future leaders, a number of the existing Senior Leadership Team across both secondary schools gained experience through an ‘Associate’ SLT position before gaining substantive leadership posts.

Staff Benefits

Alongside our very strong focus on outstanding professional development and promotion opportunities, we also offer a range of benefits including:

Competitive base salary with a tailor made development plan aimed at enhancing your future [earnings] potential through:

• High quality, personalised CPD
• Bespoke leadership development programmes
• Subsidies for Masters and Degree courses
• Secondment and shadowing opportunities
• As part of our Multi Academy Trust, “Generations”, potential to work across more than one school to develop career enhancing skills and knowledge.
• Supported Nursery provision with Ashbourne at any of their nurseries in the Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Bedfordshire area:

• 15% discount for all Trust staff
• Term time only places are available.
• A school day would be 9.00am – 3.00pm
• “Sundries” would be applied to a child taking up a funded only space (e.g. 30 hours funding only). This covers the cost of: meals, snacks, nursery resources


• All staff have access to a wide range of health and wellbeing resources which includes an Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.Life who offer a wide range of health and wellbeing resources, plus access to counselling for staff and their immediate family. The EAP service is accessible 24/7, 365 days a year and is a completely free and confidential service
• The MAT adheres to the STPCD for its teaching staff
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite car valeting at a reduced price for Trust staff
• Substantially discounted membership to Lifestyle Fitness’s state of the art purpose built gym, at Goffs Academy

Additional financial incentives and tax efficient benefits, including:

• Exam marker payment of £400 plus 2 days paid leave to do the marking (1styear)
• Payments for staff taking weekend sporting fixtures: staff paid £200 for leading a minimum of six Saturday fixtures plus 6 weekly training sessions.
• A daily allowance of £50 for school trips taken over a weekend or any school holiday.
• A £1,000 Employee Referral Scheme (i.e. finder’s fee) for anyqualifying positionsthat you refer the successful candidate for: £500 on the person starting, and £500 if the person is still at the school 12 months later.

Access to a wide range of health and well-being resources including:

• New, professional, and fit for purpose working environments
• Free use of a range of sports and leisure facilities including a fully equipped gym and swimming pool.
• Occupational Health & counselling support
• Free flu jabs
• Subsidised social events
• Free tea, coffee, and milk for staff

Mark Ellis

Principal

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.

Progress Coach – Health, Care and Education
Ref: 2425/031
Hours: 37 hours per week Salary: £26,431 per annum. Plus generous benefit including:
• 45 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays and efficiency closures) • Generous Occupational Pension Scheme
About the roleYou will focus on supporting and mentoring students to meet or exceed stretching targets, to develop as independent learners and to prepare for their next steps in education or industry.
You will undertake several functions within the role, including the delivery of individual and group tutorials and creation of resources, as well as tracking and supporting academic and personal progress; enterprise, progression and employability activities; supporting applications to higher education and employment; work experience planning, and reviewing and steering careers research; liaising with curriculum area team members and parents/carers to ensure students are focused, attending, performing well and enjoying their studies.
About the PersonYou will have:• An understanding of 16-18 and /or adult students and their needs• Experience of effective liaison and co-ordination of activities (whether in the education setting or elsewhere• High level interpersonal skills• Good time management• The ability to motivate students • An ability to use and analyse data • UCAS experience preferable
About the CollegeWe are a large, regional college serving a population across York and North Yorkshire of more than one million people. Each year, we have approximately 4,000 school leavers, 1,000 apprentices, 2,000 adult students, and 400 higher-level students studying with us.
Our wide range of education options span entry level programmes through to degrees, higher technical qualifications, and accredited professional courses to courses for professional development. Our apprenticeships can be studied from level 2 to level 5 across a range of different career pathways. We are the largest provider of A-Level and vocational programmes for school leavers in the region; we offer nearly 35 A-Level subjects and over 80 vocational courses, including a wide range of T-Level pathways.
We are proud to be part of a consortium of colleges and employers developing the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology (IoT), designed to increase higher level technical skills for employers.
With a vibrant working environment, excellent transport links to the city centre and surrounding area, plus on-site parking, you will find York College to be fulfilling and supportive place to work. As a member of College staff you will have full use of the College facilities including free gym membership at the Athletic Suite, our brand new state of the art gym.
Please visit our website: www.yorkcollege.ac.uk
Want to know more? For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alison Davis adavis@yorkcollege.ac.uk.
Important NoticesPlease see the attached document for Important Notices.
Please note that we do not accept CV applications. If you are viewing this vacancy through any job board then please go to our website www.yorkcollege.ac.uk/job-vacancies and apply using our application form.
Most correspondence regarding vacancies will be sent via email, so please check your emails regularly for updates on your application. We would also advise to check your junk/spam folder as some emails may end up here depending on your mail provider settings.
Closing date: 16 October 24 (9am)Interviews: 24 October 24
We are deeply committed to diversity and inclusion and wish to have a diverse workforce. We positively welcome applicants from all under-represented groups, including minority ethnic groups and those with disabilities. We are proud to be affiliated to the Black Leadership Group (BLG).
As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. York College has signed up to the ‘Mindful Employer’ charter for employers who are positive about mental health. We are also a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions.
We welcome job applications from anyone who has the requisite skills, qualifications and experience. All applications are considered strictly on merit. Our aim is to appoint the best person for the job, regardless of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age or any other ‘protected’ characteristic. Please note also that we value the contribution of those who have served in the Armed Forces, and are signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Apprentice Administrator – Learning Support
Ref: 2425/028
Hours: 37 hours per week, for 40 weeks per yearSalary: £15,821 pro rata per annum (apprenticeship rate). Plus a generous Occupational Pension Scheme About the CollegeWe are a large, regional college serving a population across York and North Yorkshire of more than one million people. Each year, we have approximately 4,000 school leavers, 1,000 apprentices, 2,000 adult students, and 400 higher-level students studying with us.
Our wide range of education options span entry level programmes through to degrees, higher technical qualifications, and accredited professional courses to courses for professional development. Our apprenticeships can be studied from level 2 to level 5 across a range of different career pathways. We are the largest provider of A-Level and vocational programmes for school leavers in the region; we offer nearly 35 A-Level subjects and over 80 vocational courses, including a wide range of T-Level pathways.
We are proud to be part of a consortium of colleges and employers developing the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology (IoT), designed to increase higher level technical skills for employers.
With a vibrant working environment, excellent transport links to the city centre and surrounding area, plus on-site parking, you will find York College to be fulfilling and supportive place to work. As a member of College staff you will have full use of the College facilities including free gym membership at the Athletic Suite, our brand new state of the art gym.
What is a Business Administrator Apprenticeship?We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Apprentice Administrator to join the Learning Support team at York College. You will work as part of the team to ensure our students get the support they need, by sending out invitations to review meetings and collating responses, uploading information to students’ records for teachers and support staff to read, and dealing with student enquiries. You will receive on the job training and ongoing support.
What’s the deal?You will work 37 hours per week, during term time for 40 weeks per year, earning £8.20 per hour (£15,821 per annum).
If you are successful in the role, following achievement of your full Level 3 apprenticeship you could be offered a permanent position at the end of your apprenticeship.
What will it look like?You will work across the wider Learning Support Team, gaining experience of how learning support works in the college. You will develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of the different ways our students can be supported, for example in the classroom, by attending appointments with a mentor or a teacher, or by using assistive technology. You will learn our processes and how we use various ICT applications. This role will involve working alongside our Administrators and our EHCP Coordinator.
Alongside your day-to-day role you will study for the Business Administrator Level 3. You will be given a full day a week to undertake this program of learning. This apprenticeship will take approximately 18 months to complete. During this time, you will be supported by a mentor and an assessor.
What will you get?On completion of your Apprenticeship you will have:• Gained transferable business knowledge skills and behaviours• Be confident and able to work effectively as part of a team• Able to show self-motivation and take responsibility for own work• Able to demonstrate resilience, integrity, and initiative• A nationally recognised qualification
You should apply for this role if you…• Are well-organised • Want to develop new Business skills (such as ICT, communication)• Are a real team player• Are hard working and looking for variety • Have a passion for learning and developing new skills • Wish to help young people achieve their goals
You qualify if…• Are 16 years or over (open to all age groups above 16) • Have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above, including English and Maths• Don’t already have a degree in a similar field• Are not doing any other full-time course• Are eligible to work in the UK• Have an interest in Business Administration• Are ambitious and keen to progress• Are committed to achieving your qualifications
Important NoticesPlease see the attached document for Important Notices.
We do not accept CV applications. Please go to our website to apply using our application form: www.yorkcollege.ac.uk/job-vacancies
Most correspondence regarding vacancies will be sent via email, so please check your emails regularly for updates on your application. We would also advise to check your junk/spam folder as some emails may end up here depending on your mail provider settings.
Closing date: 28 October 2024 (9am)Interview date: 06 November 2024
We are deeply committed to diversity and inclusion and wish to have a diverse workforce. We positively welcome applicants from all under-represented groups, including minority ethnic groups and those with disabilities. We are proud to be affiliated to the Black Leadership Group (BLG).
We welcome job applications from anyone who has the requisite skills, qualifications and experience. All applications are considered strictly on merit. Our aim is to appoint the best person for the job, regardless of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age or any other ‘protected’ characteristic. Please note also that we value the contribution of those who have served in the Armed Forces, and are signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Title:

Teacher of Business & Economics

Salary:

MPS/UPS

Full Time

Purpose:

To deliver to students a balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum in your taught subject; to support subject developments; to monitor, assess and report upon student progress, and to contribute to raising subject standards.

Responsible to:

Head of Business & Economics

Dimensions:

Students:

(i) To ensure that students’ prior attainment data is used to inform planning and teaching of assigned classes

(ii) To maintain records, monitor and report upon student progress and attainment in assigned classes

(iii) To contribute to the development of effective teaching and learning styles as this relates to your taught subject(s)

(iv) To ensure that an effective ‘climate for learning’ is in place in the assigned classes

Staff:

(i) To assist the Head of Department in ensuring that teaching in your subject is of high quality and contributes to the department’s improvement plan

(ii) To participate in staff development activities provided within the department and whole school

Principal Accountabilities:

(i) To deliver, as directed, syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, assessment and marking policies and teaching strategies so that student needs can be met

(ii) To report student progress in your subject to the Head of Department and to parents/carers

(iii) To contribute to the department improvement plans so that the quality of teaching and learning in your subject can be continuously improved

Competencies:

Passion for learning:

creating a learning environment that supports students in their learning and encourages them to become confident, independent learners

Challenge and support:

caring for the students and expressing positive expectations

Managing students:

directing, enthusing, and motivating students so that effective learning takes place in an orderly learning environment.

Confidence:

show confidence and a willingness to take on challenges

Team working:

work with others in the department to achieve shared goals

Knowledge and Experience:

• A degree in a relevant subject
• Teaching qualification
• Previous A level teaching

Other Specific Duties:

• To continue personal development as agreed at appraisal reviews
• To engage actively in the appraisal review process
• To address the appraisal targets set by the line manager each Autumn Term
• To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive aim and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example
• To support the school in meeting its legal requirements for worship
• To promote actively the school’s corporate policies
• To comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate
• To show a record of excellent attendance and punctuality
• To adhere to the school’s Dress Code
• To undertake any other reasonable duty delegated by the Principal

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.

The school will endeavor to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

What the school offers its staff

Information about Goffs and the Generations Multi Academy Trust

Welcome to our information pack about Goffs and the Generations Multi Academy Trust. We are a mixed 11-18 comprehensive Academy with approximately 1,600 students on roll, including a thriving and successful Sixth Form. Our Academy is extremely popular in the local area, with an average of over 800 applications annually for the 240 places available, and significant waiting lists for places across the year groups. On intake our students are of a level of prior attainment significantly above that of the national average. We are, though, a true comprehensive school and welcome a mix of students of all levels of prior attainment.

The school has been awarded the International Schools Award twice, Investors in People status three times, and has Sportsmark Gold and Artsmark Silver. We also hold the Secondary Geography Quality Mark, as well as being a designated Leading Edge School, and chairing the national Leadership Partner School network.

Professional Working and Learning Environment

Our school was among those named as part of a £2billion Government scheme, the Priority Schools Building Programme. As a result, Goffs received a completely new build and facilities, and moved into them in January 2017. The school has further invested in an additional new building, which opened in April 2022, which includes 8 brand-new classrooms, as well as a state-of-the-art fitness centre run by Lifestyle Fitness, with whom we work in close partnership.

This significant investment of funds by the Department for Education is a further recognition of the outstanding work being undertaken by the school, and represents another fantastic opportunity for our community. Our school building provides a light, modern, professional and fit for purpose working environment for all.

The Generations Multi Academy Trust

GMAT is a cross-phase Multi Academy Trust based in Cheshunt, currently comprising two secondaries and one primary - Goffs, Goffs-Churchgate and Flamstead End School. It is our hope that a further primary, Andrews Lane School, will join our partnership from November 2024. Across the piece, GMAT currently has just under 3,000 students in its care and employs just under 400 staff. From Spring 2023, the MAT opened nursery provision on the Goffs-Churchgate site, with subsidised and term-time only places for staff. The nursery is run by Ashbourne Nurseries - https://ashbournedaynurseries.com/

The MAT is extremely clear about its daily purpose, reflected in its motto of “No Set Destiny for Any Child.” All of our schools, leaders and staff fiercely believe in the life-changing nature of education and work tirelessly to that end, day in and day out. There is no set destiny for any of the children in our care; rather, our daily work across the piece allows children to forge new futures and destinies.

Flamstead End School is a thriving primary school in Cheshunt with approximately 485 children on roll. It has a Preschool, 60-place nursery offering 30 hours provision and two classes per year group from Reception to Year 6. Flamstead End is a 'Therapeutic Thinking' school and seeks to understand and support children's behaviour so that they are able to learn and achieve to the best of their ability. The school is a tight knit community, with a well-established staff who care for one another and the children in their charge.

Goffs-Churchgate is a fully mixed comprehensive school for 11-16 year olds, with just over 600 students on roll. The school has rightly established a very strong reputation for both its academic outcomes and its close-knit, nurturing community, receiving over 600 applications for 120 places for 2024 admission. The decision to cap student numbers at 600 is entirely deliberate, enabling us to maintain a strong sense of community where everybody knows everybody else.

Goffs is a mixed 11-18 comprehensive Academy with approximately 1,600 students on roll, including a thriving and successful Sixth Form. The school is also extremely popular in the local area, with an average of over 800 applications annually for the 240 places available, and significant waiting lists for places across the year groups.

All of our schools enjoy extremely high levels of applications and are over-subscribed. The schools are within close proximity of each other and share many activities, including CPD for staff. One of the Trust’s fundamental principles is that no one school is in any way more important or successful than the other. As such, CPD and other events are rotated through schools in the Trust, with everyone learning from and sharing with each other. This collegiate and collaborative approach permeates our Trust.

Staff and students work in modern, professional environments, with all schools benefitting from recent building projects including a full, £20million rebuild at Goffs. The facilities provide light, modern, professional and a fit for purpose working environment for all.

Notwithstanding a highly challenging funding situation for schools generally, the MAT remains financially secure. Finances are overseen by a Chief Finance Officer with considerable financial expertise in the private sector. The Trust deliberately created an Income Generation function, and extensive lettings and business development work now takes place across all sites in the MAT. This additional income – now yielding in excess of £500k per annum – underpins generous levels of staffing at our schools, plus many “extras” that would otherwise be unaffordable in the current funding climate.

Our schools pride themselves on their sense of community – both within the school itself, and in the wider locality. Visitors to our schools unfailingly comment on a very real sense of community, coupled with warmth and pride. Our schools are members of Cheshunt Extended Services (ChExS), offering a variety of extended school and community-based activities for both students and parents. Our students actively support local charity work such as the Isabel Hospice and maintain strong links with our local primary schools.

Our schools are proud to be truly community-based schools, with students and staff from different religions and a number of languages spoken in each school. As a Trust we recognise and celebrate what makes us unique and different, and acknowledge that we are also part of one community. Our aim is for everybody to feel valued and respected and we strive hard to ensure we create a positive culture within the schools to enable this to happen.

We are looking forward to further widening our Trust and to working in partnership with both primary schools and further secondaries. Further information about GMAT can be found here: https://generationsmat.com/

Outcomes

Exam results in 2024 reflect another year of huge success for Goffs. The results reflect a 3 year upward trend and an impressive improvement on the excellent outcomes achieved across the headline measures last year.

GCSE highlights include:

• Extremely strong progress scores across the headline measures with results considerably above the national average (Estimated progress 8 score: 0.24)
• Particularly impressive outcomes in English and Maths; both subjects achieved a progress score significantly above the national average. English Language performed particularly strongly at grade 4+ and grade 5+ exceeding the national average of students achieving these grades by 20%. Maths performed particularly strongly at the top end with 28% of students achieving grade 7+. This is very comfortably above the national average of 17%.
• 72% of students achieved grade 4 or above in English and Maths (6% above the national average).
• 52% of students achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths (6% above the national average).
• 21% of the GCSE grades were at grade 7 or above.
• The percentage of students entering the full Ebacc was 64% which is significantly above the national average of 39%, and the Hertfordshire average of 47%.

At A-Level, continuing the upward trend of recent years, students achieved another excellent set of exam results, including an overall 100% pass rate. 64% of Year 13 students secured a university or college place to start in autumn 2024. The wide range of university or further education courses onto which students have progressed include Law, History, Geography, Maths, Finance, Physics and Biomedical Science, other students have gained places on fiercely competitive apprenticeships in areas such as Civil Engineering and within the NHS. Our Sixth Form has an excellent reputation in the local area, over the past three years the numbers of students applying to join our Sixth Form has continued to increase, such that we now have approximately 400 Sixth Formers within our school community.

Community

Goffs prides itself on its sense of community – both within the school itself, and in the wider locality. Visitors to our school unfailingly comment on a very real sense of community, coupled with warmth and pride. We are members of Cheshunt Extended Services (ChExS), offering a variety of extended school and community based activities for both students and parents. Our students actively support local charity work such as the Isabel Hospice and the Rainbow Trust, and maintain strong links with our local primary schools. In addition, our young Sports Leaders regularly work in primary schools. Goffs runs a ‘G-Involved’ Volunteering programme, where every Sixth Form student completes 20 hours volunteering during the course of the academic year. Students are rewarded through our annual Pride of Goffs Awards evening.

We firmly believe in every student feeling a strong sense of community and on entering the school, each student is placed in one of four Houses: Eagle, Falcon, Hawk and Phoenix. Each House is led by a team of student House Captains and has a clear sense of identity. Regular competitions and assemblies strengthen this sense of community. Each year the House Captains decide on a possible group of charities to support; students in every year then vote on their chosen school charity.Students within eachHouse then arrange a variety of fund raising events throughout the schoolyear. The House which raises the most money in the year for our school charity is awarded the Charity House Shield. Such work is indicative of Goffs students’ ability to empathise with the needs of others, and further develops their capacity to work successfully in a variety of social settings.

We regularly bring visitors from the community into school to work with students, and maintain strong links with our local secondary schools as a partner school in the Broxbourne Partnership. The school building is used for evening, weekend and holiday classes, providing opportunities for a diverse range of users including the Greek School, and local dance and sports groups.

The Goffs Student Leadership Academy actively encourages leadership development through a series of student led groups. We currently have students enrolled in the Leadership Academy from Year 7 to Year 13, with groups including:

• Student Parliament
• Community and Charity Leaders
• House Leaders
• Sports Leaders
• Top Team

The student groupseach have a member of Student Parliament who is responsible for coordinating the group and their projects. Students regularly report back on theirwork and theimpact that it is havingboth in and outside our school community.

A variety of annual school trips give students the opportunities to sample different cultures, whilst an extensive programme of off-site visits provides opportunities for students to experience the diversity that exists within the UK including theatre, galleries and museum visits. Our overseas trips have included Germany, Spain, USA, Czech Republic, Paris, Berlin and Reykjavik, in addition to a student exchange with a school in Beijing, and annual ski trips to countries such as Italy, Andorra or Austria. In addition, we regularly host students from Spain as part of our specialism work.

Goffs is proud to be a truly comprehensive school, with students and staff from different religions and a number of languages spoken in the school. We recognise and celebrate what makes us unique and different, and acknowledge that we are also part of one community. Our aim is for everybody to feel valued and respected and we strive hard to ensure we create a positive culture within the school to enable this to happen.

Care, Guidance and Support

Successful learning takes place when students feel safe, confident, respected and valued, and are engaged. Goffs believes in supporting and nurturing all students in their quest to become successful learners. As such, we place a high value on pastoral care as an integral part of the life of the school.

We promote positive attitudes towards learning and provide a caring and supportive environment within our community. We were delighted to see Ofsted’s comments that “students’ behaviour and attitudes are outstanding” and that “students feel very safe, because bullying is extremely rare and they are very confident that any incidents that concern them will be dealt with swiftly and effectively.” Continuously nurturing, supporting and developing our students is hugely important to us and significant investment is made in the school’s pastoral structures, including our investing in dedicated Learning Mentors for the school.

Staff Development

The Trust has an extremely strong reputation for staff development, for both teaching and support staff. Developing the next generation of school leaders, both middle and senior, plus future Headteachers for those who wish to pursue this, is a responsibility that we take very seriously. We have a full suite of staff leadership development which staff can join be they an ECT or highly experienced colleague.

In addition to whole staff training days, we disaggregate a number of hours for training every year. This allows staff development to be highly personalised as staff can opt for the training which best meets their needs, including the opportunity to do a research project in partnership with Cambridge University. Many use their disaggregated time to coach others or to receive coaching. Moreover, there are specific training sessions for ECTs and other interested staff which run each week after school.

We also place a lot of emphasis on ‘on the job’ training and support. A thorough induction scheme is available to all new staff, and mentors/buddies are assigned to guide you through those new routines. Finally, external courses can of course be booked if, on very rare occasions, we cannot cater for a particular training need in house.

Leadership Development

The Trust’s Leadership Academy encompasses both staff and student leadership development through a series of student led groups and staff leadership pathways. The staff programme specifically provides opportunities for:

• Aspiring Middle Leaders
• Aspiring Senior Leaders

All pathways are personalised for the individual and staff receive one to one support from a mentor alongside working on a whole school project. Both support staff and teaching staff are welcome to join the Leadership Academy at any point in their career.

A full suite of leadership training is offered with a range of sessions including:

• Communicating vision and values
• Developing your leadership approach
• Building a high performing team
• Supporting your team
• Leading your team day to day
• Quality assuring effective teaching
• Observation for improvement
• Using data for impact
• Fostering positive behaviour for learning
• Leading and managing innovation and change

Attendance to all training sessions leads to certification by the SSAT. In addition, we encourage aspirant Senior Leaders to take part in the SSAT ‘Stepping Up to Senior Leadership’ training programme, which includes four external sessions throughout the year. As part of the Trust’s commitment to developing future leaders, a number of the existing Senior Leadership Team across both secondary schools gained experience through an ‘Associate’ SLT position before gaining substantive leadership posts.

Staff Benefits

Alongside our very strong focus on outstanding professional development and promotion opportunities, we also offer a range of benefits including:

Competitive base salary with a tailor made development plan aimed at enhancing your future [earnings] potential through:

• High quality, personalised CPD
• Bespoke leadership development programmes
• Subsidies for Masters and Degree courses
• Secondment and shadowing opportunities
• As part of our Multi Academy Trust, “Generations”, potential to work across more than one school to develop career enhancing skills and knowledge.
• Supported Nursery provision with Ashbourne at any of their nurseries in the Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Bedfordshire area:

• 15% discount for all Trust staff
• Term time only places are available.
• A school day would be 9.00am – 3.00pm
• “Sundries” would be applied to a child taking up a funded only space (e.g. 30 hours funding only). This covers the cost of: meals, snacks, nursery resources


• All staff have access to a wide range of health and wellbeing resources which includes an Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.Life who offer a wide range of health and wellbeing resources, plus access to counselling for staff and their immediate family. The EAP service is accessible 24/7, 365 days a year and is a completely free and confidential service
• The MAT adheres to the STPCD for its teaching staff
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite car valeting at a reduced price for Trust staff
• Substantially discounted membership to Lifestyle Fitness’s state of the art purpose built gym, at Goffs Academy

Additional financial incentives and tax efficient benefits, including:

• Exam marker payment of £400 plus 2 days paid leave to do the marking (1styear)
• Payments for staff taking weekend sporting fixtures: staff paid £200 for leading a minimum of six Saturday fixtures plus 6 weekly training sessions.
• A daily allowance of £50 for school trips taken over a weekend or any school holiday.
• A £1,000 Employee Referral Scheme (i.e. finder’s fee) for anyqualifying positionsthat you refer the successful candidate for: £500 on the person starting, and £500 if the person is still at the school 12 months later.

Access to a wide range of health and well-being resources including:

• New, professional, and fit for purpose working environments
• Free use of a range of sports and leisure facilities including a fully equipped gym and swimming pool.
• Occupational Health & counselling support
• Free flu jabs
• Subsidised social events
• Free tea, coffee, and milk for staff

Mark Ellis

Principal

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.

Early Years Teacher Waltham Forest October 2024

TLTP are currently working with an OFSTED rated “Good” primary school in Waltham Forest. The school are looking to recruit an Early Years Teacher to start in October, on an ongoing basis for the rest of the Academic Year, with the potential to become permanent.

*** Early Years Teacher based in Waltham Forest
*** Planning and marking expected for this role
*** QTS Required
*** Experience in Early Years is essential

Do you have experience working in Early Years?

Are you able to plan engaging lessons for the pupils?

Are you passionate about the learning and development of pupils?

If yes to all of the above, then this Early Years Teacher role is for you!

Early Years Teacher:

This Early Years Teacher role is set to begin in September 2024. There is a teaching assistant based in the class to help support classroom behaviour and general learning and understanding of students. The school are looking for someone to land on their feet with the role, with previous experience in Early Years being essential.

The school:

This primary school is based in Waltham Forest. The school provides education for children from the age of 3 up to 11. This school is known to have an enthusiastic, positive environment for both staff and students alike. The school holds high expectations for their staff. The school offer on-site parking as well as strong transport links for those that would be commuting via public transport. The successful applicant will need to be available ASAP. The school require you to have an extensive knowledge of the curriculum and be able to cater to the different learning needs within the class and styles of learning.

To apply for this Early Years Teacher role, please send your CV to Charlotte at TLTP now.