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We are looking for an outdoor learning enthusiast/ instructor to work with small groups of children and young people who have often found school a challenge.
We are keen to appoint someone who will share their passion for the outdoors with our students and who will help us to foster an academy culture of reflection, resilience and ambition.
Our ideal candidate would bean experienced outdoor learning tutor who wants to develop their practice and engage KS3 and KS4 children and young people in moredynamic ways of learning. A tutor who can:
- share apassion for the outdoorswith our students; demonstrating the benefits of working in the outdoors andexpeditionary learning
- evidence their commitment to supporting children who have experienced difficulty in learning in mainstream school
-inspire our studentsand help them to develop the confidence, skills and knowledge to believe that they can be successful in their own lives.
This is an opportunity to join our multi-academy trust which specialises in alternative provision.We believe that working with excluded children and young people is immensely rewarding. We can offer a place of work where staff and colleagues share a determination to improve the outcomes for excluded and vulnerable children.
Our academy always welcomes visits from potential applicants. Come and see our fantastic facilities and meet our academy community.Please get in touch with Susie Tyler, Office Manager (E: susie.tyler@oliveacademies.org.uk T: 01708 853781) if you would like to arrange a visit or need any further information.
Download a full application pack and find more details about the role athttps://oliveacademies.org.uk/working-with-us/
Please email your completed Olive Academies application form to: susie.tyler@oliveacademies.org.uk
Closing date for receipt of applications: 12th September 2019 (Midday)
Interviews to be held at Olive AP Academy - Thurrock in Tilbury on 17th September 2019.
Just 40 minutes from central London by train, Olive AP Academy - Thurrock is based in Tilbury. Our brand new purpose built building opened to staff and students in summer 2017. Our alternative provision academy has up to 96 students aged between 11 and 16 on roll at any one time.
Our staff support young people who have been placed at the academy for a period of intervention work following a permanent exclusion from a mainstream school. The academy also supports young people with medical needs. Find out more about us at: apthurrock.oliveacademies.org.uk
At Olive Academies we offer all our staff:
- 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.
Olive Academies is a multi-academy trust with three alternative provision academies and an outreach service in London and the East of England. We are one of the first academy sponsors specialising in alternative provision in England. We support children and young people who have experienced difficulty in learning in mainstream schools. We work with pupils who are at risk of exclusion, those who have been permanently excluded from school and those who have medical needs.
Our aim is to transform the lives of children and young people for whom traditional teaching methods have not worked. We help our pupils develop the confidence, skills and knowledge to believe that they can be successful in their own lives. Find out more about our trust's 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