Aston Community Education Trust are a forward thinking and ambitious multi-academy trust, comprising of three secondary academies and nine junior academies across the Rotherham, Sheffield and north Derbyshire areas.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Year 6 Learning Champion who will complement the professional work of the Year 6 teachers, support the learning and teaching of children and young people and be committed to safeguarding and supportive of the ethos of our school.

The role is based at Lowedges Junior Academy but may involve supporting other academies within the Trust.

The successful candidate will have:

• ·         Experience of working within Year 6
• ·         Experience of supporting pupils through KS2 SATs
• ·         Experience of teaching groups/individuals with a focus on ensuring progress
• ·     Training in relevant learning strategies e.g. literacy and/or a particular curriculum or learning area such as EAL, sign language, dyslexia, ICT, maths, English, CACHE etc
• ·         Good subject knowledge of the Year 6 curriculum
• ·         Working knowledge of national / foundation stage curriculum and other relevant learning programmes

Previous applicants need not apply.

Safeguarding

ACET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants should read our safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on the ‘policy’ section of our academy websites.

It is an offence to seek employment in regulated activity if you are barred from working with children.  This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act.  Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared.  Guidance on this can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.  Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates to junior academies. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Equality

ACET is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity throughout the recruitment process.  We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and your application will be assessed purely on your ability to do the job.

We undertake to make any ‘reasonable adjustments’ to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face. Where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for an applicant with a disability.

Please note we may close applications early for the right candidate.