Mulberry Academy Woodside

Mulberry Academy Woodside

Mulberry Academy Woodside is a good, mixed 11-16 comprehensive school, serving a truly multi-cultural community, where every student is valued and treated as an individual. Mulberry Woodside is a school where young people’s talents and abilities are nurtured and where they can develop their ambitions. Our aim is that all students should leave the school as highly qualified, confident and articulate young adults.

At Mulberry Academy Woodside we believe that outstanding teaching and learning is underpinned by a key core value and commitment to equality and diversity. Equal access of opportunity is a priority at Woodside, as is ensuring that all members of our community have a deeply enriching and supportive experience throughout their time at Woodside so that they can thrive. Therefore, we invest develop and nurture all our staff.

Our Shared Values

Our values are at the heart of everything that we do. Every member of Woodside’s community is expected to uphold and support our shared values.

We will:

• believe in ourselves, try our best and have pride in everything that we do
• encourage and support each other at all times
• be polite and respect people for who they are, embrace diversity and celebrate our differences

As a member of staff at Mulberry Academy Woodside, you will benefit from:

• The full support of an experienced Senior Leadership team
• An established Career development Programme
• Teacher training to gain QTS
• Outstanding facilities including a Sports Centre with a fully equipped fitness suite
• A location within a vibrant London Borough, with excellent transport links
• A competitive salary with inner-London weighting and pension scheme
• A diverse and friendly student and staff body
• Free breakfast during term time
• Staff loyalty annual bonus scheme
• Staff wellbeing week twice a year
• Free lunch for all staff undertaking a duty
• Cycle to work scheme that allows you to get a new bike, clothing or accessories
• Free eye and eyesight tests and a choice of modern frames or lenses
• Discount/cashback scheme that offers huge savings on purchases (including grocery shops), eating out, entertainment and more
• Confidential 24/7 counselling support service for practical advice (including legal) or emotional support with either work or personal issues
• Access to season ticket loans
• Sabbatical scheme
• Range of training opportunities

Staff Professional Development

At Mulberry Academy Woodside, we take staff development seriously, as it is fundamental in providing the students with the best possible education and the most equitable class room experience. Teach First and Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) along with all staff new to Woodside are provided with weekly training to develop excellence and ensure high standards.

We are dedicated to developing staff leadership both inside the classroom, through incremental coaching, and outside the classroom through a comprehensive CPD programme and a vast array of leadership opportunities.

Furthermore, all teachers participate in regular professional development through a programme of INSET days and Twilight training sessions throughout the year.

Instructional Coaching: Steplab

Instructional coaching involves one teacher working with another teacher, to help them take small, personalised steps to improve their practice. Instructional coaches help their teachers to get better by doing two things on a regular basis:

1. Identifying an area for improvement, usually based on a short observation.
2. Providing teachers with opportunities to rehearse, get feedback, and make a habit of their improvement.

In the observation phase, the instructional coach will often drop in to the teacher’s lesson for about 15 minutes. This is a chance to see how their teacher is getting on and identify the next best small step for them to work on. Instructional coaching observations are about developing teachers, not judging them.

In the feedback phase, the instructional coach and the teacher get together for a structured meeting lasting about 30 minutes. During this time, the instructional coach leads the teacher through 3 activities designed to help them to improve:

1. Providing the teacher with praise on any progress they have made.
2. Agreeing the next best step for them to work on, before modelling the step to help the teacher develop an understanding of ‘what good looks like’.
3. Helping the teacher to plan and rehearse their step, just as they’ll use it in their classroom.

Coaching works best when we focus on small changes. Steps work best when they accumulate over time to help teachers achieve a bigger teaching goal.

During rehearsal, teachers typically try out their step multiple times, with the coach giving balanced feedback between each round. Rehearsal in this low-stakes environment allows teachers to focus all their attention on improving, so they can begin to master their step before taking it to the demanding environment of the classroom.

The instructional coach then works in some time to observe the teacher using their step, and the cycle starts again. Please refer to the attached Instructional Coaching model. 

Safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We reserve the right to do online and social media checks. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, and must have the right to work in the UK.

Diversity

We want the best staff and we know that means a diverse staff in our Trust.

Mulberry Schools Trust are dedicated to equality and valuing diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage people from a wide variety of backgrounds, experience and skills to join us and influence and develop our working practice. We particularly encourage applications from Black and global majority people, and candidates who are disabled. All candidates who are disabled and who demonstrate that they meet the shortlisting criteria will be invited for an interview, in line with the Equality Act 2010.

We welcome applicants to inform us if you need any particular adjustments, arrangements or access needs as part of the recruitment process. We are also able to provide a large font print job pack, BSL interpreters, and can arrange for audio versions of our job pack on request. We will also accommodate alternative application methods should they be requested.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance and will be a condition of your employment with us. Candidates who are selected for interview will be informed following the shortlisting process and full details of the interview will be provided in advance. We will seek references on all shortlisted candidates and may approach previous employers for information to verify experience or qualifications before interview. Any relevant issues arising from references will be taken up at interview.

We welcome your application.

Staff Wellbeing

Wellbeing is an important priority at Mulberry Academy Woodside. It is a core value that staff feel supported and valued. Prioritising wellbeing is critical to the success and ethos of our school. Wellbeing takes different forms for every individual, so Woodside’s wellbeing strategy takes that into consideration. The wellbeing offer is varied and diverse, and is for everyone to take up as and when they feel they need it. For more information about our work on staff wellbeing and its impact, please see our latest report.

Ofsted Report: Good

https://www.mulberrywoodside.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OFSTED_Report_-_2022.pdf

https://www.mulberrywoodside.org/the-school/ofsted-report/#:~:text=Please%20click%20here%20to%20read%20our%20previous%C2%A0full%20Ofsted%20Report%C2%A0(Jan%2C%202014).

Address:

Mulberry Academy Woodside

White Hart Lane

Wood Green

London

N22 5QJ

Tel: 020 8889 6761 (switchboard)

London Underground: The nearest station is Wood Green

National Rail: The nearest station is Alexandra Palace

Bus: The buses that stop closest to the school are the W4 and W3

Mulberry Academy Woodside is situated in the London Borough of Haringey in North London. The London Borough was created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs. It shares borders with six other London boroughs. Clockwise from the north, they are: Enfield, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Islington, Camden and Barnet.