General Teacher + Leader of Upper School

General Teacher + Leader of Upper School

Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate

The Stephen Longfellow Academy is seeking to appoint an exceptional and ambitious colleague to the role of General teacher & Leader of Upper School. This is a key leadership position within the academy and an exciting opportunity for an accomplished practitioner to make a significant impact on student outcomes, curriculum development and whole-school improvement.

We are looking for an inspirational leader who combines excellent classroom practice with a proven ability to drive improvement. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership for upper school, ensuring that all students benefit from an ambitious curriculum, excellent teaching and the highest standards of support, challenge and aspiration.

Working closely with senior leaders, you will lead and develop Curriculum Leaders and wider staff teams, championing a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement. You will play a crucial role in raising achievement, improving attendance and behaviour, and ensuring that every student is supported to achieve their full potential and progress successfully into further education, employment or training.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is an outstanding classroom practitioner with a strong track record of securing excellent outcomes for students.
• Has successful leadership experience and the ability to inspire, support and challenge colleagues.
• Can analyse performance information effectively and use it to drive improvement.
• Has a detailed understanding of curriculum development, teaching, learning and assessment.
• Demonstrates a commitment to inclusion and ensuring all students can succeed.
• Has the vision, determination and leadership skills to make a substantial contribution to academy improvement.
• Shares our unwavering belief that every child can achieve highly, regardless of background or circumstance.

Applicants should also have:

• A detailed knowledge of current developments in education including the effective use of the Pupil Premium.
• The ability to put vision into practice.

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team - as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us:

The Stephen Longfellow Academy is an Alternative Provision setting based in the South of Leeds that has changed the face of Alternative Provision, both locally and nationally. Opened in September 2017, The Stephen Longfellow Academy serves schools across Leeds to support some of the most vulnerable young people in the city to re-engage with education by following a bespoke curriculum offer that reopens the doors of opportunity that were, at one point, firmly closed. This is because our exceptional team of staff create personalised pathways that combine an academically rich curriculum with personalised therapeutic support. This allows significant numbers of students to re-engage in mainstream education or successfully enter further education, employment or training.

Inspected in October 2019, inspectors told us that, 'Leaders want the very best for pupils and have established an effective alternative provision in a short period of time. They are working together well to make this school even better for the benefit of its pupils and their families.' They also judged all areas of the academy to be Good. We will continue to further improve our provision with this exciting role.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and we welcome applications from people with disabilities as defined by the Equality Act. If you would benefit from any adjustments during the application or interview process, please inform us so we can support you appropriately.

We arecommitted to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check.

We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies.