Secondary Nurture and DT Teacher - Term Time

Heath Farm School, Ashford

• Ref:KCC886-6060-181T
• Posted:29/04/2025
• Pay:£31,650.00 - £45,000.00 per annum DOE
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:12/05/2025 at 15:00
• Interviews:TBC

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How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Job Title:  Secondary Nurture and DT Teacher

Location: Heath Farm School, Ashford TN27 0AX

Salary:      £31,650.00 to £45,000.00 per annum depending on experience (not pro rata)

Hours:      35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Secondary Nurture and DT Teacher to join our team at Heath Farm School.

About the Role

You will be delivering inclusive, responsive and innovative teaching and learning to one of our Secondary Nurture Classes and you will have responsibility for overseeing and teaching the Design Technology curriculum area including overseeing Food Technology to other secondary classes. 

You will be responsible for delivering DT to KS3 and BTEC L1 construction at KS4. Under the direction of the Head Teacher and SLT, you will carry out the professional duties of a schoolteacher as set out in the current School policies.

Essential:

• Providing or contributing to assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils.
• Give pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, encourage pupils to respond to the feedback, reflect on progress, their emerging needs and to take responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.
• Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Information about the school

About the School

We are an independent SEN school that offers a unique and stimulating environment where every pupil can make outstanding progress in their personal development and enjoy success in their education. From our nurturing approach for primary pupils through to the relaxed working environment of the specialist College Provision, all students are encouraged to reach high standards in every aspect of their lives.

Our pupils present with a wide range of needs, including social and emotional issues, learning difficulties, mental health problems and associated conditions. However, they are able to enjoy extraordinary outcomes and be happy at school.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

Acorn Education is part of the Outcomes First Group.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Claire Harrap-Stanley
• Address:Charing Heath, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AX
• Telephone: 01233 712030
• Email: charrapstanley@heathfarmschool.org

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