Description
Greensward Academy is the lead academy of the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), a multi-Academy sponsor which aims to provide the opportunity for all young learners to fulfil their real potential, broaden their horizons and become active, prosperous and successful citizens in the world around them. Greensward Academy is a Science, Applied Learning and Leading Edge Academy with Training School Status with 1530 students including a sixth form of 228 and 94% of students gaining 5 A*-C grades at GCSE. In its most recent Ofsted (2008) it was described as:
‘An outstanding school that gets its best out of its students… with exceptional leadership and an ethos of sustained achievement and high standards’.
At Greensward there is an underlying vision based on a culture of high expectation and achievement within a caring community. The academy has an approach based on the fundamental principles of delivering excellence in learning and teaching and driving up achievement and attainment. All staff encourage creative, responsive and effective approaches to learning and teaching across all Key Stages to ensure a continuous and consistent Academy-wide focus on students’ achievement and development in all areas, not just academic. There is a strong commitment to drive innovation in education and to ensure that Greensward continues to be able to respond to a changing world and that the skills, learning and aspirations of the students are developed and enhanced through creative personalised learning and excellence in teaching.
As the sponsor, the AET believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners – to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up-to-date resources available to them.
In each of the AET academies, you will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to world-class CPD and Talent Management programmes.
All recruitment for the AET Academies is managed centrally using an online application process. To make an application, please visit www.greenswardacademy.org and follow the link to vacancies. To find out more about the Academies Enterprise Trust visit www.academiesenterprisetrust.org
Each of the academies within the AET is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Criminal Records Disclosure at Enhanced Level will be required for all posts.