Key Stage 3 Learn it All Provision (LIA) Leader - Appropriate Provision Teacher

Hampton Gardens School

Hartland Avenue, Hampton Gardens, Peterborough, PE7 8HR.

Hampton Gardens is an inclusive school which is proud to serve the local community of Hampton, Yaxley and Cambridgeshire. The school serves just under 1200 students, offering 210 places in each year group and 300 places for Post16 students.

Hampton Gardens is part of the Hampton Academies Trust who also run the highly successful and popular Hampton College all-through school, Hampton Lakes Primary School and Dogsthorpe Infant School. HAT schools have very close links and some shared staff. 

Required from January 2025 (an earlier start may be considered)

Key Stage 3 Learn it All Provision (LIA) Leader

TLR 2a (currently £3,213 FTE per annum, pending pay award)

Fixed term to 31st August 2026 in the first instance

We are looking for a creative, skilled and resilient teacher to lead a new initiative to provide personalised support for a small group of Key Stage 3 students who require targeted intervention to achieve their full potential.

The LIA initiative aims to offer a very supported programme for learners who we identify as vulnerable to becoming NEET (Not in Education Employment & Training) in later adolescence. It is recognised that certain factors place a young person at higher risk of disengagement from education, such as coming from a disadvantaged background, having a chaotic home-life or having a special educational need or disability. From our experience, the signs of disengagement can become evident early on in a young person’s secondary school career and what we are proposing is a timely, structured intervention designed to re-engage the participants with education and motivate them to consider the prospect of future training and entering the work place.

In our view, some of the issues which lead to failure at school (e.g. poor attendance, fear of underachievement, lack of inter-personal skills etc.), become even greater barriers to preventing success in adult life. Therefore, early intervention could enhance a young person’s life chances for many years and massively increases their prospects of being work-place ready in their late teens.

The focus of this provision is to provide both intensive ‘catch-up’ teaching and support with social skills, which allows for a more gradual transition into all mainstream classes at the school. The LIA will provide a blend of small group teaching, a personalised programme, emotional literacy support whilst maintaining full access to the mainstream curriculum offered at Hampton Gardens School.

Intensive support will be provided for targeted students by developing personalised pathways to meet the needs of the individual student. The LIA will also provide care and support for students by encouraging them to develop good relationships with others, self-reliance and self-esteem, and independence in preparation for life beyond the School.

The successful applicant will:

• Possess the ability to inspire and motivate students and have a passion for teaching and learning.
• Have consistently high expectations, with the drive to help all students achieve their full potential.
• Be an exceptional team player who enjoys supporting and working collaboratively with others.
• Have the skill to form positive relationships with all staff, students and parents.
• Share our vision to deliver outstanding education for children and young adults and the commitment to make a difference to outcomes and achievements of students who attend HAT schools.

What we can offer you in return:

• Staff CPD - we offer extensive CPD opportunities with access to the National College and support with external courses to promote career development.
• Competitive Pay & Excellent Pension Schemes - we follow the STPCD for teaching staff and National Pay Rates for support staff. Eligible staff are enrolled into the Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme, with generous employer contributions.
• Flexible working and family friendly policies - we have generous policies and entitlements in place to support our colleagues, such as flexible working, leave of absence, maternity/paternity and shared parental leave. Free eye tests are available to staff in eligible roles.
• Free onsite car parking at all HAT schools - EV charging is also available at some sites.
• Complementary access to school gym facilities and discounted membership at Vivacity Leisure Centres in Peterborough (subject to change).

For further details please visit the HAT website: http://www.hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk/jobs/

Visits to the school before the application deadline are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting the HR department via jobs@hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk

 Closing date:                   9.00am on Monday 21st October 2024

Interviews to be held:     Wednesday 23rd October 2024

Please note that we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.

Agency applications will not be considered for this position.

Hampton Academies 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 undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).