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Our ideal candidate is a dynamic and enthusiastic teacher who can work in partnership with our STEMV team to create exciting projects for KS3 and KS4 students.
We are looking for a teacher with a creative and flexible approach to supporting children and young people with a range of SEND and SEMH needs - encouraging them to reach their full potential. You will be passionate about delivering high-quality, stimulating lessons (including practical activities) to ensure that good progress is made by everyone.
You will help support children and young people who have experienced difficulty in learning in mainstream school and involve the students in local community projects. Our staff help our students develop confidence, skills and knowledge to believe that they can be successful in their own lives.
Just 40 minutes from central London by train, our alternative provision academy is based in Tilbury. Olive AP Academy - Thurrock was rated as "Good" in all areas at its latest Ofsted inspection in December 2018.
Our brand new building opened to staff and students in summer 2017. We have up to 96 students aged between 11 and 16 on roll at any one time. The academy facilities include purpose-built kitchens, computing suites, music studio, workshop and multi-sports pitch.
Our staff support young people who have been placed at the academy for a period of intervention work or following a permanent exclusion from a mainstream school. The academy also supports young people with medical needs.
At Olive Academies we can offer you:
- a close and supportive team in a working environment where your wellbeing is a priority
- high quality CPD, strong links to mainstream schools and opportunities for career progression
- an organisation which is values driven and has children at the centre of everything we do
- the freedom to be innovative without the constraints of a mainstream curriculum.
We are able to offer this teaching post on a full time or part time basis.
Our academies always welcome visits from potential applicants. Please get in touch with Collette Hunnisett, Interim Headteacher (collette.hunnisett@oliveacademies.org.uk T: 01708 853781) if you would like to arrange a visit or need any further information.
Please email your completed application form, including your personal statement, to: susie.tyler@oliveacademies.org.uk
Interviews to be held at Olive AP Academy - Thurrock 7 or 8 May (TBC), start date is negotiable.
For a job pack and application form visit www.oliveacademies.org.uk/working-with-us
You can find out more about us and our work at www.oliveacademies.org.uk
Information about the School
Based in the heart of Thurrock, our academy specialises in alternative provision and supporting the social and emotional educational needs of young people. Olive AP Academy - Thurrock supports up to 94 pupils for whom traditional teaching methods have not worked. Students, ranging in age from 11 to 16, join us following permanent exclusion from a mainstream school or due to having medical needs that prevent them from attending a mainstream setting.
Our academy is a nurturing, inclusive community where students are able to grow and develop. We strive to ensure success for all our learners academically, socially and morally. We build a curriculum around the needs of our students and are proud that our Year 11 students leave with qualifications on par with their mainstream peers and transition into education, training or employment.
Having a working beauty salon, kitchen and hospitality area, construction area, science laboratory and fitness suite onsite allows for a hands-on approach to the curriculum and the development of transferable skills for the future.
Alongside our ever-growing curriculum, we offer our students additional qualifications in non-traditional subjects such as sailing, climbing, extreme mountain biking, bushcraft and first aid.
All students receive therapeutic support and this can range from a set or personalised programme, counselling, speech and language intervention or small group activities around self-worth and wellbeing.
We pride ourself on encouraging positive mental health and wellbeing and are pleased to have received a National Wellbeing Award, which acknowledges the support we provide for staff, students and families.
Working in alternative provision can be challenging, but joining the Olive family is one of the most rewarding and positive career developments you will make. If you have the experience and enthusiasm to support us on our journey, I would love to hear from you.
Thank you for your interest.
Collette Hunnisett
Executive Headteacher