Well-Being Intervention Caseworker and Deputy Safeguarding Lead

George Spencer Academy is a value driven school with an ‘ethos of excellence’ which is fundamental in maintaining exceptional standards in the safeguarding and well-being of all its students. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Well-Being Intervention Caseworker and Deputy Safeguarding Lead to assist in the operational responsibility for safeguarding and child protection within the school., Our latest Ofsted inspection was in March 2023 and we were graded as good. Students are quoted in the report, saying ‘We are extremely lucky to come to this school. We feel like we’ve won the golden ticket!’ The report is clear about the strategic leadership of the academy – "The Principal and Executive Principal are driven by a strong moral purpose to improve students’ life chances. They are relentless in their quest for continuous improvement, and provide outstanding leadership in this school".

Leadership, Management and organisation

The school has very supportive Governors, and distributed Leadership which provides a clear vision and direction for the school. There is a Leadership Team of 6, including the Principal, Head of School and Vice Principals. The whole school organisation is team based and ‘total quality’ aligned. We are responsive to the flexibility needed to manage change. All staff expect to be involved in the identification and removal of ‘barriers to progress’.

Collegiate practice is elective and achieved in teams by discussion and by research and development models. Such a participatory decision-making process can only work effectively if all staff accept the personal responsibility this brings.

Performance management is carried out and includes an annual salary statement and review for all staff against performance indicators. This has been long-standing accepted practice at our school.

Our Commitment – A Quest for Excellence

We are one staff with a commitment to the quest for excellence. Our single aim "achieving excellence through innovation and individualised learning" drives everything we do. Our purpose is to develop students to their highest possible potential and to have them all learn effectively and achieve success whatever their ability or background.

We acknowledge and encourage both the rights and responsibilities of our pupils, their parents, our staff and Governors and the wider community. We seek a spirit which enables individuals to achieve personal success – we welcome the accountability this brings.

We want quality to count in every aspect of our School, in our care for children; in our relationships between people and the way we communicate with others; and in our use of resources, buildings and grounds. We believe that seeking quality involves continuous review and development, which leads to change. This is part of everyday life at George Spencer.

Staff Development and Training

As an Investor in People, Teaching School, Maths Hub and Licensed Leadership Programme provider, we believe that teachers and support staff are our most valuable resource. We therefore provide a very comprehensive programme of in-service training and development to enable staff to maximise the skills they have and develop new ones to reach their potential.

We are recognised as a provider Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) and we are able to confer qualified teacher status on successful trainees (OFSTED, April 2010).

Our Curriculum

Our curriculum structure is based on Faculties, each with a Curriculum Leader and responsibility holders. We follow a two-week timetable with 50 lessons.

Our Students

• support, achievement and development

• the majority of our students come from local feeder schools

Our pastoral care guidance and support is outstanding. There are Directors of Learning and Achievement and teams of Learning Managers for all year groups. All staff are involved in the pastoral system

The Directors and their Learning Managers are also supported by Pastoral Support Assistants who do not have teaching commitments and who are able to respond quickly to behavioural, personal or welfare issues. The combination of an individualised curriculum appropriate to the needs of the learner and personal support from a Learning Manager creates excellent conditions for learning for each student to realise his or her potential.

We know this works for our students because of the excellent track record of results and the personal achievements of the students and staff across a broad spectrum of sporting and cultural activities, including good citizenship and service to the school and community. Some of our sporting stars have taken part in national and international competitions.

Our Wider Activities

• has the ability to work independently as well as part of a team supporting students

• is motivated and passionate about supporting the well-being and welfare of our students

• can demonstrate they have the experience and deep understanding of students needs

• has experience and a broad knowledge of safeguarding and child protection legislation, policy and practice

George Spencer AcademyNottinghamshire

Arthur Mee Road, Nottingham NG9 7EW

Permanent, Full-time, https://vimeo.com/737845492/c1b8e43656, If you require more information or would like an informal discussion about the role please contact Mr Steane –

Dsteane@georgespencer.org.uk, George Spencer Academy Arthur Mee Road, Stapleford, Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG9 7EW United Kingdom

+44 115 917 0100