Nurture Leader - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Nore Academy , Sheerness

• Ref:KCC886-7007-52T
• Posted:25/06/2025
• Pay:National NJC pay Grade 6. Scale Points 16-20
• Start Date:September/November
• App Close Date:09/07/2025 at 10:00
• Interviews:16/07/2025

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Nurture Lead - Nore Academy- Full-time

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Ever wondered what it would be like to work for a Trust who not only fully support your professional development but put your well-being at the heart of decision making?

We are delighted that Alternative Learning Trust, have two newly established provisions in the Isle of Sheppey. We are operating two schools within one site community and are so excited about the wealth of experience and expertise in the building to serve our community effectively.

Estuary Academy Island is our Alternative provision which initially opened in September 2024 to provide education for up to 115 students. It offers a broad and balanced learning journey for students in Years 7 – 11 with a broad range of vocational qualifications available as well as traditional GCSEs in core subjects. Our aim is to provide pathways which lead to exciting onward opportunities in education or workplaces.

Nore Academy then opened its doors early in 2025 catering for young people aged 11-16 with a primary need of SEMH and other related areas of SEN such as ASC and communication difficulties. The first phase of opening, which is ongoing, will see approximately 48 pupils join across KS3 and 4 and then up to 72 by September 2025, many of whom may have been out of school for some time and desperately need support from ambitious, driven teaching and support staff who care deeply about pupils’ emotional as well as academic development.

We are looking to recruit a Nurture Lead who can work with support of the Senior Leadership Team set up a new internal Nurture Provision. The successful candidate will lead a small team of specialist TAs within a dedicated Nurture Room and provide targeted nurture interventions for individual pupils or small groups identified as having specific additional wellbeing needs. We are also open to exploring the concept of ‘thrive’ and are welcoming application from people with experience leading this approach.

This role will suit experienced SEN practitioners such as an HLTA or equivalent or a teacher looking for new challenge.

We are looking for someone with high levels of empathy, a calm and patient manner, with past experience of working with young people who have experienced trauma, as well as past experience of leading a team.

Who we are looking for:

• An experienced SEN practitioner.
• Candidates with experience of working with pupils with SEMH needs who may have also experienced trauma.
• Someone with resilience, empathy and kindness.
• Ideally someone with training or qualifications in nurture approaches and practices such as Thrive, ELSA or Nurture UK.
• Candidates who are child-centred, organised, resourceful and proactive.
• Candidates with a desire to continually improve outcomes for pupils’ practice.

This is a term time only - permanent position with a National NJC pay Grade 6. Scale Points 16-20 £29,572 - £31,586 (pro rata £25,437- £27,169)

Checks

We will conduct online searches on shortlisted candidates for information that is publicly available. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical screening and confirmation of qualifications and references.

Further questions

If you have any further questions, please contact Lucy Veronese (HR Officer) HRisland@estuaryacademy.co.uk

We have the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Information about the school

Background to Alternative Learning Trust - Kent & Medway Hub

Alternative Learning Trust (ALT) is a multi-academy trust (MAT) for Pupil Referral Units (PRUs), Alternative Provisions (APs), and Specialist Settings. We are a collaborative trust and believe the most sustainable developments and improvements come from working together. We are driven to transform the educational experiences of all children and young people, offering them opportunities to reach sustainable outcomes for the rest of their lives. These values are accompanied by excellent pedagogy, vibrant curriculum models, and responsible governance.

The Alternative Learning Trust became a multi-academy trust (MAT company number 11788031) in June 2019. Nore Academy will become the sixth school of The Alternative Learning Trust; The other schools of the trust includes Limes College, Estuary Academy North, Estuary Academy Island, Will Adams Academy, Saffron Valley Collegiate. The Trust has been established to work with Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) and alternative providers who support vulnerable students to access and engage with education. Many of our students have special educational needs and some have been excluded from mainstream education.

As a Trust we have the following core set of values for our staff and the families we support: • the need for people to flourish in all areas of their lives; • we are stronger through a sense of community; • social justice is vital.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Lucy Veronese
• Address:Danley Road, Minster-On-Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3AP
• Telephone: 01795 720747
• Email: hr@noreacademy.co.uk

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