Location: Beckfoot Thornton, UK
Salary: Band 7 SCP 11 -17 (£23,558 - £25,969)
Education Phase: Secondary
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 28th January 2025
Interview Date: Tuesday, 4th February 2025
About us
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Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left
behind.
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Established in 2013, we are a well-respected local school trust,
completely committed to our inclusive and ambitious mission.
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We are different to many trusts in that we are diverse in
composition; 10 schools: primary, secondary, and special and this gives us a
unique feel as we learn so much from one another.
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We want our students to love learning and be well placed to do
something great with their lives, our values of enjoy, learn, succeed reflect
this.
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We are ambitious for all our children, and we are determined that
all can succeed
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We value our teams and are committed to the professional
development of all.
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We are proud of the clarity that we have as expressed in our
principles of alignment and the value that we place on individual and school
diversity.
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This Trust is determined that everyone has the power to lead and
that we serve our local community in action as well as words.
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All our leaders are committed to being supported and challenged to
be better tomorrow than they are today and are genuinely excited about the next
phase in our journey to remarkable.
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We are Team Beckfoot Trust and Team School
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Please see the candidate pack for more details about our Trust
Why Choose Beckfoot Thornton
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We are a large 11-16 community secondary school, judged as Good in all
areas by Ofsted in September 2023
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Supported by our trust central team, we have been on a rapid journey to
remarkable and we are very proud of what we have achieved so far.
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Visitors always comment on how calm and purposeful our school is, this
is a place where teachers can teach, and learners can learn
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We keep things simple to reduce cognitive load.
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We are committed to being a People First organisation – our recognition
and value of staff reflects this.
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We are currently exploring ways of being even more flexible to benefit
our employees and as a result our students
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We have an active People First Staff Voice Group and a reverse mentoring
scheme for senior leaders.
· Our school sentence (underpinned by our values of enjoy, learn, succeed) sums up what we are striving for; we do whatever it takes every day to ensure that students acquire the knowledge, build the cultural capital, and develop the character to live their best lives.
Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share
this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure
and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from
teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall
vetting checks.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found in DBS filtering guide
If you have any questions, please contact centralrecruitment@beckfoottrust.org
Beckfoot Trust collects and processes personal data in
accordance with UK Data Protection Laws. For more information on the personal
data we collect and why, please see our Recruitment Privacy Notice: Beckfoot
Trust - Privacy Notices
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Benefits
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We are small enough to feel very connected, yet large enough for
all to feel the benefit of scale.
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As a minimum we meet national pay and conditions
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We have a great reputation as a local employer and we work
positively with unions, with an emphasis on fairness and equity.
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We find ways to reduce unnecessary workload
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We are positive about flexible working requests and are constantly
seeking out best practice to enhance employee experience
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We consult on any big changes to policy.
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We listen carefully to our employees through an annual nationally
benchmarked survey and through many opportunities to hear the voice of the
individual.
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We are compassionate when colleagues face difficulties and seek to
remove barriers to enhance employee engagement
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We have a free Employee Assistance Programme that provides
confidential counselling and advice for employees and their family
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We dedicate time to teamwork
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We authentically value staff through specific praise, recognising
what they do to make a difference to the lives of young people daily
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We understand the need for psychological safety, and we work hard
to remove the barriers to true inclusion for all
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Our people matter, being a People First Organisation is a key
strategic aim and our People Charter frames our commitment - included in the candidate pack below.
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We value clarity of communication so that all can belong.
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Our leaders are highly visible and committed to providing calm,
purposeful and motivational environments where teachers can teach, and learners
can learn
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