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Class Teachers - EYFS, KS1, KS2

Class Teachers – Broadstone First School and Broadstone Middle School

Salary: Teachers Main Scale

Permanent/Temporary/Fixed Term/Casual: Fixed Term and Permanent

Broadstone First and Middle Schools are part of the Castleman Academy Trust – a Trust which prides itself on putting children first, always and puts its values of Respect, Independence, Creativity and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

It’s the staff in our academies who make our schools vibrant places of learning – who do all they can to make sure our children become confident individuals, successful learners and responsible citizens. Our staff want to make a real difference to the lives of the children they work with and are learners themselves who relish professional development opportunities.

Working in a Castleman Academy Trust school you’ll be working with other forward thinkers, who see possibilities and are optimistic. You’ll have the support of like-minded colleagues and together we’ll ensure everyone has a great work life balance. Being part of the Castleman Academy Trust means there are a whole host of opportunities for you to develop and flourish.

Our aim is to ‘prepare children for a life well lived’. As such we look at the whole child and develop the ‘four pillars’ to achieve this; knowledge acquisition, preparation for work, self-agency and taking positive action.

Position to start on 01 September 2024.   Applications are warmly welcomed from Early Career Teachers.

We are looking for people who-

  • Are passionate about learning as learning is at the heart of everything we do
  • Want to inspire young learners to be the best they can be
  • Believe teamwork is vital to be successful
  • Lead by example
  • Have an eye for details that matter
  • Are solution focussed
  • Are prepared to take their turn in taking the lead
  • Are intuitive and positive thinking
  • Take their job seriously but not themselves
  • Notice a job needs doing and get it done
  • Have a real desire to join the Castleman Trust and help build an inspiring learning community where all thrive and are successful

We can offer you:-

  • A fantastic group of children who love to learn
  • Highly professional training and support to ensure excellent career development
  • Supportive colleagues
  • Recruitment and retention incentives to outstanding applicants
  • Hugely supportive parents
  • A genuine commitment to reducing Teacher workload and achieving a work life balance
  • Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
  • Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme

The closing date for applications is 9am on Wednesday 27 March 2024.

Interviews will be held on Friday 26 April 2024.

Completed application forms should be sent to Hannah Thorne via email at hthorne@broadstonefirst.poole.sch.uk

The Castleman Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check, Child Barred List check, satisfactory references and a health check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

An online check will also be conducted on all shortlisted applicants.  This check will form part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children.  As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The Ministry of Justice guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide via https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 .

Please note that CV’s are not accepted.

The Castleman Academy Trust’s Recruitment Privacy Notice can be found at www.broadstonefirstschool.co.uk  – About Us – Vacancies.

 

Learning Support Assistants - The Link - Broadstone First and Middle Schools

Job Title: Learning Support Assistants – The Link – Broadstone First and Middle Schools

Salary:                            Grade D – SCP 5 – 6
Full-Time Equivalent      £23,500 to £23,893  (pending pay award)
Actual Salary:                 £16,042 to £16,310 per annum (Based on less than 5 years continuous service) 
Working Hours/Working Weeks                               30 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks) 
Permanent/Temporary/Fixed Term/Casual:          Temporary up to 31 August 2025 

Broadstone First and Middle School are part of the Castleman Academy Trust – a Trust which prides itself on putting children first, always and puts its values of Respect, Independence, Creativity and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.    

It’s the staff in our academies who make our schools vibrant places of learning – who do all they can to make sure our children become confident individuals, successful learners and responsible citizens. Our staff want to make a real difference to the lives of the children they work with and are learners themselves who relish professional development opportunities.    

Working in a Castleman Academy Trust school you’ll be working with other forward thinkers, who see possibilities and are optimistic. You’ll have the support of like-minded colleagues and together we’ll ensure everyone has a great work life balance. Being part of the Castleman Academy Trust means there are a whole host of opportunities for you to develop and flourish.   

The Link is a Special Educational Needs (SEN) Unit based at Broadstone First School and Broadstone Middle School with the philosophy to prepare our students to work independently and ultimately, for them to be able to access mainstream provision at some level with Broadstone First and Middle School believing their purpose is to prepare children for a life well lived’. 

We are now looking to complement our existing team and recruit Learning Support Assistants who have experience of working with children in one or more of the key stages (EYFS through to KS4), to work with groups of children from May half term or September 2024 working from 8.30 am – 3 pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.  

Pupils are taught in age related groups however, groups are combined by ‘stage not age, where appropriate. 
Pupils have average or above average cognitive ability and work within 2 years of the Age-Related Expectation (ARE) for their school year. 
Working in a self-contained unit with the staff to pupil ratio of 1 to 2.5,

Experience of working with children with a primary diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) and/or school phobia and who may have co-morbid conditions such as speech and language communication needs (SLCN) would be advantageous. 

We are looking to appoint Learning Support Assistants who:- 

  • Have some understanding of the needs and challenges faced by pupils with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and/or school anxiety or phobia 
  • Have some understanding of the potential triggers for pupils with ASC and an understanding of ways to help individuals to self-regulate and manage their responses   
  • Are used to working as part of a small, dedicated team together with experience of working with individual pupils and with small groups
  • Have the ability to respond to the individual learning needs of pupils, adapting times and resources as required  
  • Are responsive and reflective practitioners
  • Can be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the pupils and the unit  
  • Have the ability to maintain accurate records of pupil progress, behaviour and interaction  
  • Can participate in and contribute to whole team planning sessions  
  • Can plan and lead some practical sessions in support of the pupil’s learning  
  • Can support pupils during regular off-site trips and visits  
  • Can support pupils to develop life skills, linked to their learning (handling money; shopping etc)  
  • Have the ability to respond calmly and positively to potentially challenging behaviour  
  • Can maintain high expectations in terms of behaviour and social interaction  
  • Can maintain high expectations for learning potential and attainment  
  • Can adhere to behaviour policy guidelines  
  • Have a sense of humour   
  • Have a commitment to supporting all pupils to achieve and thrive to the best of their ability  
  • Have a willingness to undertake training linked to supporting the needs of pupils at The Link  
  • Have the ability to interact with parents and families and develop positive working relationships in support of pupils   

We can offer you:- 

  • Excellent CPD opportunities  
  • Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme  
  • Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme    

If you would like to be a part of this exciting journey, we would like to hear from you.   

The closing date for applications is 9 am on Monday 15 April 2024.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 02 May 2024.

Please note applications via BCP Portal will not be accepted.  Completed application forms (attached) should be sent to Hannah Thorne via email at hthorne@broadstonefirst.poole.sch.uk   

The Castleman Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check, Child Barred List check, satisfactory references and a health check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

An online check will also be conducted on all shortlisted applicants.  This check will form part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children.  As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. 

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The Ministry of Justice guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide via https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 .

Please note that CV’s are not accepted. 

The Castleman Academy Trust’s Recruitment Privacy Notice can be found at www.broadstonefirstschool.co.uk  – About Us – Vacancies.