What skills and experience we're looking for
We are an ambitious school that has high aspirations and expectations for our students.We want to provide an education that is challenging yet accessible and relevant to the young people in our care.We want to inspire them to become life-long learners that empowers them to be valuable members of society.We offer all of our students many opportunities to enhance their learning through trips and visits that are both local and further afield.Our extensive extracurricular programme provides all students with opportunities to learn new skills and improve on existing ones outside of the normal classroom environment; make new friends and develop life skills such as communication, teamwork and resilience.
Knowing each student and member of staff individually allows us to build positive, mutually respectful relationships that support learning and create a culture of academic aspiration where success is celebrated.Promoting inclusivity, equality and diversity is fundamental to our academic curriculum and personal development programme.We want our students and staff to feel valued, respected and safe and we place great emphasis on their personal development and welfare.
We are growing in popularity in the local community and we are now the top choice school for children in our catchment.We are oversubscribed in some year groups and need for a larger staff team to support this expansion.
What the school offers its staff
ELA staff benefits include:
• Reduced contact time to enable professional development;
• EAP with access to counselling & physiotherapy;
• Health care cash plan;
• Paid annual family day;
• Extensive discount club access;
• Cycle to work & electric car lease schemes;
• Enhanced parental leave;
• Flexible work practices;
• Laptop & mobile phone payment plans;
• Ticket ballots for high profile events;
• Generous annual leave allowance for support staff;
• Discounted gym membership for all staff.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.