Second in Charge - Science - Full-time

Snowfields Academy , Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-7006-62T
• Posted:24/01/2023
• Pay:MPS/UPS commensurate with experience + SEN1 + TLR2
• Start Date:Easter 2023
• App Close Date:20/02/2023 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Please be aware that this role is based at the Cranbrook College

Snowfields Academy has a truly fantastic opportunity to appoint a Second in Charge - Science, joining us from Easter 2023 This is an exciting and rare chance to join our new Cranbrook campus and play a pivotal role in its success and development, laying the path for future years. Our successful candidate will be an experienced teacher keen to work in our ASD setting who can make a real impact on the students in our care.

Our teaching staff at Snowfields Academy will provide outstanding educational opportunities for all of our pupils in order to ensure every student reaches their full potential. We are looking for outstanding practitioners who are creative and imaginative teachers with the ability to plan highly effective learning opportunities that meet the needs of all students. Excellent classroom management skills and high expectations of all pupils are essential as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the curriculum and new assessment 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 
• Ideally, you will have worked within an SEN setting or with discrete ASD groups of students in  a mainstream environment 
• 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.

Information about the school

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.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

"Snowfields Academy offers the very best personalised approaches within an inspiring learning environment. Our students are taught and supported by exceptional staff who offer care, challenge and support. Every student has a personalised transition from their starting point into our Academy and we work closely with other providers to streamline this process and smooth out any challenges along the way. Snowfields Academy brings our values to life: Be Kind, Work Hard, Communicate, Stay Safe and Be Happy. These values permeate our building, our curriculum, our aims and our ethos and we work hard every day to ensure we bring our motto, Where Nurture Meets Aspiration, to life, and help our students to thrive." - Principal Dee Pickerill

Please find the Trusts Vision: https://vision2030.org.uk/

Job Contact Information

• Name:Olivia Couzins
• Address:Gidds Pond Way, Off Newnham Court Way, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5FT
• Telephone: 01634 412240
• Email: talent@latrust.org.uk

Documents

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• Second in Charge - Science | Job Description | Snowfields Academy (Cranbrook College)