What skills and experience we're looking forPlease be aware that this role is based between theBearstedand Cranbrook Colleges.....
What skills and experience we're looking for
Please be aware that this role is based between theBearstedand Cranbrook Colleges
Snowfields Academy has a truly fantastic and unique opportunity to appoint aTeacher of PEto join us on a permanentbasis, starting from Easter 2025 (or earlier if possible). Our successful candidate willneed to have experience teachingSTEMsubjects.
Our teaching staff at Snowfields Academyprovide outstanding educational opportunities for all of our pupils in order to ensure every student reaches their full potential. We are looking for an outstanding practitionerwho are creative and imaginative with the ability to plan highly effective learning opportunities that meet the needs of all students. Excellent classroom andbehaviour management skills and high expectations of all pupils are essential as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the curriculum andassessment framework. As a specialist ASD provision we will be looking for teachers who have a real passion for, and understanding of, meeting the complex and holistic needs of young people with ASD.
We are looking for teachers who:
• Are graduates with QTS
• Have evidence of outstanding practice with students with additional needs and ASD
• Are an expert teacher within their subject specialism
• You will have worked within an SEN setting or with discrete ASD groups of students in a mainstream environment
• Ideally you will have experience as a Behaviour Lead
• Have the highest expectations of pupils and themselves with a desire to professionally develop
• Are enthusiastic, flexible, imaginative and forward thinking
• Have the ability to nurture, inspire, motivate and engage students with ASD to achieve and succeed
• Are able to form positive relationships with students, staff, parents and governor
• Possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
In return, our successful candidates will receive:
• The opportunity to help shape our future by joining a LAT academy
• A school community committed to nurturing young people with ASD alongside raising achievement and attainment
• A stunning environment with modern building, excellent resources and facilities, purpose built for students with ASD
• A strong commitment to support professional development opportunities
• A supportive Governing Body and Leadership Team dedicated to exceptional outcomes within a happy environment which nurtures and supports all staff and students.
This is a full-time, permanent opportunity offering MPS, commensurate with experience + SEN 1 allowance (£2,675).
Travel expenses will be paid when travelling between sites, in line with our Travel Expenses Policy.
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What the school offers its staff
Working with us at Snowfields Academy:Snowfields Academy opened in September 2020 as a new secondary provision for students with ASD. When full we will offer 140 places across year groups 7-13 for young people who are working at or close to age-related expectations. Class sizes are small with 12/13 in each class, supported by 2-3 teaching assistants according to need. We offer a range of GCSEs and other qualifications for young people on a blend of academic and vocational pathways.
The academy benefits from being a brand new school with a design tailored to the students it provides for, carefully considered to make the most of both its inside and outside environments in order to enhance the learning of its students. The environment supports specialisms in horticulture and catering with a purpose-designed teaching kitchen, servery and cafe, and internal and external horticulture facilities supporting our students into employment. We will work closely with local businesses to offer an outstanding range of work experience opportunities and supported internships.
At Snowfields Academy we:
• Inspire and engage our children so they develop a lifelong love of learning, working towards the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme at Key Stage 3
• Deliver a quality, inclusive education so all children are able to achieve to their full potential
• Create a learning environment where barriers to learning are overcome and students feel safe and happy and are ready to learn
• Ensure that all children feel valued and celebrate their individuality and success at every opportunity
• Always work within a multi-disciplinary framework alongside families and other professionals
• Use personalised approaches to manage behaviour and reduce anxieties
• Ensure safeguarding, pastoral support and embedding British Values are at the heart of all we do
• Create a culture where staff work collaboratively as part of the wider team, sharing ideas and good practice and offering support to each other.
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.
