What skills and experience we're looking for
Join Team FCAT
Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT) was established in 2012. Our trust aims to ensure first class learning opportunities for all young people across the Fylde Coast and across Lancashire. The trust has grown to include 10 academies with primary, secondary and all through as well as the Central Services and School Improvement team. Our values of excellence, integrity and resilience guide us to be the best we can be. Learners are at the heart of what we do and their outcomes and successes are what drive us.
As a Multi-Academy Trust we work in partnership with educational institutions locally to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing, which is critical to our culture of continuous improvement. Full information about the trust and its work can be found on our website
About Unity Academy Blackpool
Unity Academy is an all through school for children aged 2-16, we are an inclusive academy which is committed to providing the best possible education for all the children within our care. Our curriculum is developed to ensure progression across all ages with many of our systems and processes being designed to work for children right the way through the school. The school motto is ‘In Unity, we succeed’ and this is at the heart of what we believe, In Unity everyone works together to be successful. The staff team and supportive ethos amongst colleagues is second to none and this complements the support, care and guidance we provide to children. The academy is absolutely committed to developing our staff and this is achieved through twice weekly deliberate practice sessions for classroom facing staff. These sessions are underpinned by our Trauma Informed Practice and Arbinger Outward Mindset which is shared with all staff.
This post represents an excellent opportunity for any individual who wishes to join a strong team at our academy as we continue our journey to being the best we can be.
What the school offers its staff
Why choose FCAT?
• Ongoing CPD including New - Developing and Implementing an Outward Mindset
• Term time employment supporting longer holidays
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - employer contributions above 16%
• Modern school building with excellent facilities for learners and colleagues
• 24/7 access to free health support services via Smartclinic
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free annual flu vaccine
• Blackpool Council travel discount
• Childcare voucher scheme
• Free eye tests
• Commitment to our Team FCAT Work and Wellbeing Charter
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.