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Job Title:  Construction Teacher/Unqualified Teacher/Instructor

Location: Lamledge School, Shifnal

Salary: £28,000 - £36,000 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship. 

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Construction Teacher/Unqualified Teacher/Instructor to join our close-knit team at Lamledge School located in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

Job Purpose

To provide a high quality education service for our students in accordance with Company policies, procedures and practices and the standards set by the Regulatory Body.

Key Responsibilities 

• To be responsible for delivering a curriculum subject for which you have an appropriate qualification
• To prepare, plan and assess teaching sessions as part of each young person’s education programme
• To teach classes, groups and individual pupils within the framework of the National Curriculum and programme where appropriate
• To maintain an awareness of curriculum developments both locally and nationally
• To be responsible for the planning of schemes of work for specific areas of responsibility
• To oversee exam entries in liaison with the Head Teacher and other members of the education team
• To be responsible for the compilation of each young person’s education timetable in liaison with the Deputy Head
• To attend and actively contribute to staff meetings and represent the whole education team at meetings as appropriate
• To share relevant information with colleagues to ensure that an overview of the education service is maintained
• To deliver in-house staff development training
• To lead/contribute to presentations relating to education where appropriate
• To make baseline and potential assessments of educational attainment, and set achievable targets for improvement
• To monitor progress of young people through regular tracking of performance
• To present written assessments of individual referrals as required
• To liaise with previous educational establishments and LEA’s especially for those young people with an EHCP
• Write and implement Individual Education Plans for each young person in liaison with the education team
• To organise, prepare for and write reports for annual reviews for pupils in Class/Tutor Group
• To deliver lessons creatively, using the whole site and not restricting learning to the classroom

About us

Lamledge School provides specialist education to pupils with social, emotional and behaviour difficulties. We are within a commutable distance of Telford, Dudley, Stourbridge, Shrewsbury, Stone, Walsall, Wolverhampton and surrounding towns. We are looking to expand our staff team and we hope that we can find the perfect person to join the Lamledge team.

We are a small school on the outskirts of Shifnal with stunning grounds and rolling countryside surrounding us. Our staff are dedicated to delivering education in a therapeutic and trauma informed way.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education? 

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit