Support Teacher Full Time

BURLINGTON DANES ACADEMY-1

Ark Burlington Danes Academy

Support Teacher

Location: White City, West London

Salary: £24,928 – £26,628 (Ark Support Grade 4)

Start date: September 2023

Contract: Permanent, term time only, 36 hours per week

Closing date: 13th October 2023

Join us on our journey to ‘making our world a better place.’

About the role:
We are looking to appoint a passionate, enthusiastic Support Teacher to join the team here at BDA.

As a Support Teacher you will work within the Secondary SEND team to support students, parents, and teachers to establish a supportive learning environment in which children with additional needs make accelerated academic progress to close the gap with non-SEND peers.

We are looking for individuals with a strong desire to address educational disadvantage, model our core values and be committed to ‘making our world a better place.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Be aligned with BDA’s vision of ‘making our world a better place.’
• Have genuine passion and belief in the potential of every student.
• Be motivated to continually improve standards and achieve excellence in all areas of the Academy.
• Committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.

To view the candidate pack including more about our culture, the Job Description and Person Specification here.

Please watch both of our videos to hear from our staff members and students.

About our school:

Burlington Danes Academy is an all-through Church of England school in the heart of White City, West London. We are a close-knit, supportive team of professionals who are committed to nurturing the academic and character development of our children shown through our academy vision of ‘we will be the ones to make our world a better place.’

Our Academy culture and core values act as the multiplier to make every decision, action and interaction within our Academy stronger and more effective. These are:

Aim High – We have the highest expectations in everything we do every day so that we can fulfil our goals and dreams.

Be Kind – We use every interaction to demonstrate our care for others. This encourages everyone to be the best version of themselves.

Be Brave – We challenge ourselves and we keep going when things are difficult.

Keep Learning – Everyday, we actively seize the chance to learn, even from our mistakes, and we are curious about new knowledge and skills.

We live and breathe these values, every minute of every day at Burlington Danes Academy so every single student has everything they need to be leaders of the future and ‘make our world a better place.’

View our school prospectus here .

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We offer:

• Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale
• Twice as many training days as standard
• Weekly staff training designed to meet the needs of the school
• Coaching for every teacher
• Access to the high-quality, regular professional development
• Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the network

Visit to find out more about the benefits working for our school.

How to apply:

Please complete this Expression of Interest Form by 22nd May 2023 and submit to .

We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. If you wish to discuss this opportunity or for any questions, please contact Fehinti Ogungbesan on .

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment – this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link .