The VacancyThe St Lawrence Academy is a thriving Church Academy that has successfully served its local community since opening in 2008 and provides children with fantastic opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. We are part of St Lawrence Academies Trust which is a new church based Multi-Academy Trust wanting to serve the young people and communities that our schools are set in. It is a mixed multi academy Trust with church and community schools from both the primary to the secondary phase.. Directors of St Lawrence Academies Trust and the Diocese of Lincoln are looking for an inspirational and talented person; one who can lead the academy towards achieving academic excellence for our students and enable them to fully flourish.The St Lawrence is an-oversubscribed academy for 11-16 year old students of all abilities. Our PAN now stands at 165 per year.We serve a diverse community in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. We are an inclusive Academy striving to meet the needs of all our learners in our caring environment. Students from all backgrounds and faiths, regardless of ability, are welcome. We are sponsored by the Diocese of Lincoln and have a strong Christian ethos.We are looking for highly motivated individuals to take on the role of:PE Technician32.25 Hours Term time only + 5 daysStart date ASAPReal Living Wage £24,242 per annum (£18,094 Actual)*The Physical Education Department at the academy work collaboratively to provide appropriate opportunities and experiences for students to achieve their optimum potential, both within curriculum time and via an extensive extra-curricular programme. At KS4 the department currently offers examination courses in BTEC Performing Arts Dance and the OCR Cambridge National in Sports Science. Results over previous years have been consistently good and have contributed significantly to the Academy Progress 8 score. There are a variety of different opportunities and responsibilities within the department to help with your continuing professional development and work alongside a dynamic and experienced group of staff that will further support your development.The successful candidate will:
Be an enthusiastic technician and have a passion to support students to a high standard
Have the ability to support an inspiring and dynamic learning environment
Demonstrate and share subject knowledge
Demonstrate a clear commitment to raising achievement and developing excellence
Be passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people
Be well organised, inspirational, ambitious and hard working
Have the ability to meet deadlines, whilst remaining calm under pressure
Have flexibility in approach, vision and commitment
Have the ability to support and communicate effectively with students, parents, external agencies and colleagues
Have the ability to cope with challenging situations and display relentless perseverance, determination and resilience
We can offer:
An inclusive and inspirational church school environment within wonderful and vibrant new buildings
Superb resources and facilities
Supportive and engaged leadership team, with a track record of developing staff to middle and senior leadership
An outstanding community of staff and local governing board who work as a strong team to best support our students.
A broad 3 year Key Stage 3 curriculum and 2 year Key Stage 4 curriculum with a philosophy of valuing all subjects
A bespoke programme of induction and professional development personalised to help develop individual staff*
A culture that prioritises students, their personal development and wellbeing, above everything else
High standards and expectations of academic success and care, support and personal development of our students
Access to a laptop and to documents from home via Google documents and web based database
This post would suit:
A person who enjoys helping young people and wishing to join our team of fantastic staff
For further details about The St Lawrence Academy and St Lawrence Academies Trust and an application pack please see our website atThe academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references, including your suitability to work with students. Applications will only be considered from individual applicants on our standard application form, and not via CV alone or agencies.For an informal discussion about the role please contact the Curriculum and Progress Leader Lindsay Shutes on 01724 842447 or email to lshutes@tsla.co.ukTo apply for this post please apply online :Closing Date Monday 8th September 9amThe CouncilWe are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.The Benefits
