KS3 Teacher - Horizons Academy

We are looking for an experienced primary or secondary practitioner who will:

• Develop and deliver our literacy and numeracy focused curriculum to a small group of KS3 students
• Deliver a cross curricular approach to KS3 students to nurture and develop confidence in learning
• Demonstrate the highest quality of teaching, learning and assessment
• Deliver lessons to under-achieving KS3 students
• Inspire our students and share a genuine passion for learning
• Be committed to tackling disadvantage and improving every student’s wellbeing and life chances
• Plan and teach interactive, exciting lessons which engage all our KS3 students, including those facing barriers to learning and those with social, emotional and mental health needs
• Have up to date knowledge of KS2/3 curriculum with a desire to teach in a creative way to engage reluctant learners
• Share our determination to develop and deliver a broad curriculum for our students
• Work closely with colleagues to produce high quality learning resources and plan learning activities
• Link lessons to the PHSE curriculum, the world of work, British values and SMSC where appropriate
• Use student data to inform classroom practice and planning
• Assess and give students regular feedback in line with our marking and feedback policy
• Facilitate good progress and positive outcomes-inspire, motivate and challenge our students
• Direct the work of other staff in the classroom to maximise their impact on learning
• Set expectations and maintain a positive learning environment
• Develop a stimulating and safe learning environment for all students and take responsibility for own classroom / work area as well as contributing to the overall professional appearance of the school building through displays and attention to student behaviour related to damage/graffiti.
• Act on child protection concerns immediately: read, understand, and implement HAB’s safe guarding policy and procedures, and Keeping Children Safe in Education
• Be a role model for out students, showing leadership, resilience and empathy
• Coach/mentor students throughout their time at HAB
• Work with parents/carers, schools and outside agencies to ensure each student’s needs are met
• Fulfil wider professional responsibilities such as subject leadership
• Undertake supervisory duties during unstructured time in line with the team ethos of the school and any other reasonable duties as directed by the Headteacher
• Adhere to Team Teach procedures to ensure the health and safety of all pupils and staff
• Support LSEATs values and ethos by contributing to the development and implementations of policies, practices and procedures
• Work closely with the headteacher, staff, parents/carers and students to deliver our strategic vision and help make our ambitious plans for the academy a reality

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

For further information and an informal conversation about the roles please contact Headteacher, Rebecca Williams ([email protected])

The development of our employees at Horizons Academy is paramount. To support this, we offer these benefits:

• Full induction programme
• Weekly CPD training
• Employee Assistant Programme with 24 hour counselling and support available
• Free parking on site
• Advantages of belonging to a multi-academy Trust (e.g. best practice sharing, Tusker car leasing scheme etc.)

Based in the London borough of Bexley, our academy specialises in alternative provision supporting up to 117 pupils for whom traditional teaching methods have not worked. Students join us following permanent exclusion from a mainstream school or due to medical needs, or social, emotional and mental health needs, that prevent them from attending a mainstream setting. Our mission is to provide our pupils with creative, nurturing and inspiring opportunities which reengage them in learning. By providing a safe and engaging environment, we endeavour to remove barriers and promote the opportunity for students to excel and reach their full potential. We aim to provide a broad and ambitious curriculum, catered to the needs of each individual, delivering the knowledge and skills that our pupils need to succeed in education and beyond. The fundamental principles of our curriculum are:

• Giving students real-world experiences.

• Creating a pathway to post 16 education, employment or training.

• Delivering outstanding learning and teaching.

• Offering rigorous and high–quality critique and feedback of students’ work.

• Developing dynamic leadership – including staff and student leadership.

• Maintaining a culture of respect.

Working in alternative provision can be challenging but with it comes great rewards. This is your chance to improve the education, and lives, of some of the most vulnerable children and young people in London. If you have the experience and enthusiasm to make a lasting difference to the students we support, we would love to hear from you.  For further information about the school, please visit: www.horizonsbexley.org.uk For further information about the school please visit the school website:https://horizons.lseat.org.uk/

Horizons Academy is part of London South East Academies Trust. For further information about the Trust please visit https://lseat.org.uk/