The Centre School

Welcome to the The Centre School. We are a SEMH special school providing education for 120 students with EHCPs from across Cambridgeshire, with an age range of 11 - 19. The School opened in January 2009 and is part of the Astrea Academy Trust. We operate a creative curriculum that offers a balance of learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom.

The Centre School offers a positive educational experience that cultivates high self-esteem and ensures that all members of the school community can take advantage of both a formal and extended curriculum offer which allows them to make good progress  and prepare them for the next stage of life.

Our school offers students:

• Learning that will provide them with the functional skills for everyday life beyond the school.
• Effective teaching that enables students to make progress.
• A learning environment that promotes an understanding that in any establishment there has to be boundaries, discipline and routine.
• Opportunities to achieve to the best of their ability both in and out of the classroom.
• Opportunities to succeed both in and out of the classroom.
• Appropriate adult relationships that offer positive feedback and interaction.
• The opportunity to build relationships based on mutual respect and trust.
• An education that values all, and respects diversity.
• Opportunities to explore emotions and an understanding of how behaviour impacts on others.
• A variety of learning experiences.

Thank you for your interest in The Centre School, we hope to hear from you soon.

Sue Raven

Principal

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion at Astrea Academy Trust

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

Astrea Academy Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all requests for flexible working as we know that diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities that we serve.  We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive and building our culture of belonging.  We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in Astrea’s workforce.  These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, prohibition, qualifications, online searches, two references and enhanced DBS check including the Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974