Job Description
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A great opportunity has arisen for a teacher to gain invaluable experience in working with children with Social Emotional Mental Health Needs in an innovative provision named GROW.
Are you ready for an exciting new challenge based at White Hall Academy supporting the needs of children in the Tendring area? If you have the skills and values of working in such a provision then this may be for you.
This post is initially offered on a fixed term one year basis August 2020 when this period's funding runs out. However, the Trust are expecting LA to commission GROW for another 3 year term beyond this to cover the period 2020-2023.
GROW is an alternative education provision for a small number of children lasting for a maximum of two terms for pupils in KS1 and 2 who are not learning and/or progressing in their current school because of the barriers caused by behaviour, emotional needs or social difficulties. GROW provides each child with a curriculum planned for their individual needs. It will be monitored and reviewed carefully. Links to the referring school will continue throughout the placement. Children will work within the designated GROW space and within an identified mainstream class in the school leading to full reintegration back to their home school.
In the first instance, to get further information regarding the job description and details you can contact:
Gavin Bradley- Headteacher White Hall Academy (head@whitehallacademy.essex.sch.uk)
Steve Whitfield- senior specialist educational psychologist (swhitfield@growessex.uk)
Information about the School
White Hall Academy is a large primary school at the heart of the local community. It is part of the Learning Pathways Academy Trust, which has partnership at the heart of its ethos. We are rated 'Good' by Ofsted and are now working towards 'Outstanding'. To help us achieve this we need exceptional staff.
The Learning Pathways Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and provide satisfactory references, including one from their most recent employer. All appointments are made subject to rigorous pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
In line with recommended practice in the statutory guidance "Keeping Children Safe in Education", the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The purpose is limited:
· to identify issues which call into question the applicant's suitability to work with children.
· to verify employment history.
Only information related for the purposes stated will be shared with the Panel. Any information will be discussed with candidates at interview before any decisions regarding the recruitment process are made.
The school reserves the right to close the vacancy early.