It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join Parkside School which has just joined Wellspring Academy Trust which was recently awarded the title of Multi Academy Trust of the year. As such, we are at the start of an exciting journey in this new partnership and we are looking for a like-minded, motivated staff to join us on this journey. Wellspring Academy Trust is known for its inclusive practice and these values are matched by Parkside School. ‘We make a difference’ If you have the same philosophy, this may be the job for you. 

Details of Wellspring Academy Trust can be found at: https://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/

As a Learning Coach you will be supporting some of our most vulnerable students in school with their learning and ability to settle in school. These students have a range of Special Educational Needs and most of them will have an Education Health and Support Plan. However, you will need to be flexible and our Learning Coaches will work with class teachers to support the learning of any students in class. It can be a challenging role, but immensely rewarding as you can make a significant different to the success of a student in school. 

At Parkside and Wellspring Academy Trust, we are keen to provide development opportunities which allow staff, at all levels to develop. Indeed, in some of our schools, staff who started at Learning Coaches are now teachers or have other more senior posts in schools. You will receive a full induction programme and will be supported by the SENCO and other experienced Learning Coaches in school. 

Our vision for Parkside School is that Parkside School should visibly and substantively impact on the community it is embedded within. This impact should be important, meaningful and considerable. This means young people from Parkside should develop into well-rounded young people who know how to keep themselves safe. We want students to have a personal and specific hope for the future which they can articulate, believe in and share with others; students who can empathise, critique, protect, love, inspire, make, design, explore and understand; students who are willing to try things they have never done before, do things they don’t want to do and be willing to reinvent themselves to become the best that they can be.

We encourage any applicant to come and visit the school or to speak with our Assistant Principal for inclusion, Jo Rosbrook, Joanne.Rosbrook@parksideschool.net for further details.

If you are as excited by this challenge as we are and you think this might be the role for you, please apply by completing an application form, having taken note of the attachments, by Monday 15th July. 

Interviews for successfully shortlisted candidates will be undertaken on Thursday 18th July

The School has adopted the principles of Safer Recruitment and will safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to do the same.  Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.  Parkside School is an Equal Opportunities Employer