Leader of Little London Bridge, Resource Provision

Required from Jan 2025

Leader of Little London Bridge, Resource Provision

Salary: L4-L8

Within GORSE, we are passionate that all children excel, regardless of their background or additional needs. We are, therefore, incredibly excited to announce the addition of Little London Bridge, a new Resource Provision for children with Autism and/or Complex Communication Needs, which will be opening from January 2025!

Little London Bridge will join our pre-existing resource provisions, Rainbow Base and Horizons. Catering for over 70 Primary and Secondary students with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP’s) respectively, Little London Bridge will benefit from the expertise currently available to us from across our trust, whilst forging its own identity within the Little London community.

Little London Academy formally joined The GORSE Academies Trust in February 2024. We are really proud of our Academy and the community we serve. Ours is a happy school in which our pupils are encouraged to become considerate and responsible members of society. Above all, we want our pupils to enjoy their days at school and to know the joys of learning, perseverance and challenge.

Due to the exciting growth of our specialist provisions within GORSE, we are seeking to appoint an exceptional leader for Little London Bridge, who has an outstanding record of leadership and achievement and is committed to the success of this Resource Provision.

Our school and the wider community of GORSE are a team of committed professionals determined to ensure that the children we provide for in Little London Bridge receive an outstanding education. We are offering you, with support from this great team, the opportunity to become one of the lead professionals in this challenging and exciting venture. 

This is an exceptional opportunity with its own unique challenges. However, the right candidates will be undaunted by these challenges and will relish the prospect of developing this provision as an integral part of our Academy, being able to build an expert staff team, implement our values based curriculum and provision pathways and develop Little London Bridge to become a beacon of excellence within Leeds. 

Little London Bridge will grow over the next three years to become a provision for 40 primary aged pupils with an EHCP and Autism/Complex Communication Needs. Our provision will benefit from multiple teaching spaces, a purpose-built outdoor provision, sensory room and sensory integration room.

All within the Little London Academy community are incredibly excited about the creation of Little London Bridge, which will provide much needed specialist provision places for those within the local community and beyond.

If you have the skills to teach pupils with complex needs to the highest quality and to embed a learning culture that enables children to become enthusiastic and independent learners, then this is the role for you!

You will be an outstanding practitioner who:

• is dedicated to raising standards and is able to demonstrate highly effective teaching skills
• demonstrates excellent and innovative pedagogical approaches for teaching and learning
• can demonstrate the ability to plan an exciting, inspiring curriculum
•  is able to coach and mentor staff to reach high standards in our school and also across the wider Trust
• who recognises parents as vital partners in learning and is committed to building strong relationships.

The successful candidate will also have the following experience and attributes:

• Experience of working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, complex language and communication needs and/or other complex specialist educational needs.
• Qualified Teacher Status with the attributes of a great future leader.
• A proven track record of achieving academic excellence.
• Evidence of implementing innovative approaches to learning, particularly in regard to children with ASD.
• Experience of meeting the needs of children and young people who benefit from specialist provision within a mainstream setting.
• Resilience, energy and optimism.

Do you want to be part of our team, the creation of a brand new provision and make a real difference to the lives of children in Leeds? 

If you feel that you have the necessary experience, skills and abilities, we look forward to hearing from you. 

For more information, or to organise a visit to the school, please email Rachael Law, Director of Specialist Provision: rachael.law@tgat.org.uk

Want to visit Little London Academy to learn more about Little London Bridge? 

Due to the volume of requests to visit the academy, we are inviting candidates who are interested in finding out more about the provision to attend on Friday 4 October at 1:30pm. This will give you an opportunity to meet with the Director of Specialist Provision and get a feel for our new provision. If you are planning on attending, please email rachael.law@tgat.org.uk to confirm. 

How to Apply: 

Apply now using the "quick apply" below. The Job Description and Person Specification is available to download from Attached documents section on this page.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted. 

Closing date for applications:       11th October 2024,12pm         

Interviews will take place:              16th October 2024

We will consider any reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act (2010), to enable an applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post. 

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.   

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position.