Nurture Group Teacher

About this Role

Oakbank is a school of potential that drives for the betterment for all. The school is committed to a journey of transformation, where staff, students and parents are committed to improving the quality and experience of education for its community. We believe that every child deserves to not only access the full curriculum, but should thrive in their curriculums, developing academically, personally and holistically as a result of passionate and adaptive teaching, resulting in committed learning that secures successful outcomes. Our current phase of school improvement features our entire team, working together at pace to offer greater stability, more innovation and creativity. The aim is for greater consistency for all students, enabling them to manage their learning and themselves more effectively.

Our collective determination to make Oakbank a happier and higher performing school affirms our commitment to our values: integrity, collaboration and excellence. We believe in excellence for our students to give them the opportunities to have choices in their lives, empowering them to choose the future that they desire off the back of hard work. We believe in working together to ensure that our community supports one another and challenges one another to be the ‘best yet’ versions of ourselves, not because we have to improve but because if we do, the potential is endless. And we believe in the fidelity of our vision for students and staff, and strive to retain our moral compass when making decisions, to ensure an open, inclusive and happy community at Oakbank.

Inclusion at Anthem:

As a trust we have an ambitious Inclusion Strategy which sets out our vision for Inclusion further.  One exciting element of this is our commitment to developing our relational approach across our schools.  This year all of our schools are undertaking training with the Thrive Approach which will further embed our practice in trauma informed, developmentally based provision.

About the role:

We are seeking to appoint an inspiring and passionate Nurture Teacher who will work within our new nurture-based provision at Oakbank School. Our provision will be for students in KS3, from years 7-9 who have some gaps in their learning and development, some with EHCPs, who are struggling to remain regulated within the mainstream setting  and therefore require a nurturing, bespoke curriculum in order to meet need.

You will be joining us at an exciting time and will be instrumental in shaping the vision, curriculum and model of the provision. The successful applicant will have high ambitions and a positive approach to developing a nurture based and personalised curriculum, dependant on the needs of individual learners.

We are seeking an outstanding candidate who is highly skilled and experienced with a clear understanding of trauma, attachment and nurturing principles and how they are applied to develop outstanding practices and outcomes with our students, parents / carers and other stakeholders.

Job Purpose

This is an exciting opportunity to join Oakbank School, where we aim to deliver the very best educational experiences for our students.

Our vision at Oakbank, and across all schools within Anthem Trust, is about ensuring we are meeting the needs of “Every Student, Every lesson, All the time.”

We are therefore seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher, dedicated to helping our young people reach their full potential. The successful applicant will ideally have experience of teaching the primary curriculum as well as experience of working with students at KS3.

Job Description

• Develop and implement nurture provision within Oakbank School based on a primary / nurture-based model.

• Contribute to the development of an ambitious, personalised nurture-based curriculum, for individuals and groups of students, to re-engage them in learning, support individual learning pathways in response to academic and SEMH needs to ensure high quality outcomes.

• Coordinate tracking and assessment processes to monitor, report and evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum and its impact on student progress.

• Pastoral responsibility for students within a group.

• Responsibility for reporting student progress with schools, parents / carers and agencies

• Set individual targets (academic and personal/social), review and report on progress for all pupils.

• Use of Thrive assessments and Boxall profiles along with other key assessment tools to provide a clear assessment of pupils’ learning and SEMH development and track their progress towards set targets.

• Liaise with colleagues to ensure high quality nurture provision is delivered and best practice is shared across the Trust.

• Provide a stimulating, educational environment for specific groups of pupils with a range of needs.

• Co-lead on the planning, delivery and review of the overall curriculum, with a particular emphasis on the nurture-based curriculum.

• Lead and contribute to a positive ethos that ensures a calm, classroom environment through the use of the school’s positive behaviour & ethos policy.

• Attend meetings as required by the Head Teacher.

• Contribute to the maintenance of up-to-date records within the Trust.

• Liaise with other agencies when appropriate i.e. Social Care, YOT, the Virtual School, CAMHS, SEN Team.

• Keep abreast of developments in the areas of the National Curriculum, Special Educational Needs and teaching and learning and lead the implementation of key developments across the school.

• Participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Performance Management in line with Trust policy and practice.

• Carry out any other duties, appropriate to the level reasonably expected of a teacher paid an equivalent SEN allowance, relating to the efficient organisation of the service.

In return, we can offer you:

• Hardworking, dedicated and caring colleagues;

• A firm commitment to supporting staff wellbeing;

• Excellent opportunities for ongoing professional development;

• Strong leadership and governance at a school and Trust level enabling you to focus on achieving the very best outcomes for children;

• A new and exciting opportunity in a unique setting, with the opportunity to share practice across the mainstream school and the wider Trust.

This job description will be supported by the school improvement plan which will identify key distinct tasks and responsibilities for this role in the school year. These will be derived from ongoing school self-evaluation and other local/national priorities. The postholder’s duties must be carried out in compliance with the school’s policies and procedures including child protection and safeguarding procedures.

These duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exhaustive nor exclusive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grading of the post.

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