English Tutor

Beckfoot Thornton; Bradford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Beckfoot Thornton in Bradford is seeking an experienced English Tutor to support learning, promote inclusion and help all students reach their potential.

You will work with teaching staff, build strong relationships, model our values Enjoy-Learn-Succeed, and contribute to a calm, safe and purposeful learning environment across term-time only plus 5 days.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic about supporting young people of all abilities and backgrounds
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Committed to inclusion and equality
• High expectations of themselves and others
• Share a vision of remarkable schools where no child is left behind

Responsibilities

• Support learning alongside teaching staff to help students achieve their full potential
• Promote inclusion and create a calm, safe and purposeful learning environment
• Build strong relationships with students, staff and the Beckfoot Trust community

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an experienced English Tutor who is committed to supporting the learning of students to join our dedicated team at Beckfoot Thornton. You will work alongside teaching staff to support learning, promote inclusion, and help all students to achieve their full potential. You will build strong relationships, model our values of Enjoy-Learn-Succeed, and help create a calm, safe and purposeful learning environment. We are looking for someone who:

• Is enthusiastic, adaptable and motivated to support young people of all abilities and backgrounds
• Can work collaboratively as part of a team
• Demonstrates a commitment to inclusion and equality
• Has high expectations of themselves and others
• Shares our vision for creating remarkable schools where no child is left behind.

This is a permanent, full time position, where you will be working 37 hours per week, Term Time Only (+5 days) - Part time flexible hours may be agreed

Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday, 8.00am to 4.00pm, Friday, 8.00am to 3.30pm.

Why choose Beckfoot Thornton

Beckfoot Thornton is a large 11-16 community secondary school and proud to be part of Beckfoot Trust. We are on a strong journey of improvement, building on the progress made so far and remaining ambitious for the future. Supported by colleagues across the Trust and our partner Delta, we are raising standards through high expectations, strong relationships and a relentless focus on what matters most for our students.

We believe in:

Keeping things simple to reduced cognitive load and allow everyone to focus on what matters most.

Creating people first culture, where staff feel valued, recognised and supported.

Actively exploring flexible approaches to benefit both colleagues and students.

Our school sentence truly captures our mission: '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.'

About Beckfoot Trust

Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind. Since our establishment in 2013, Beckfoot Trust has grown into a respected, locally rooted family of ten diverse schools (primary, secondary and special) that learn from and support one another.

We are team Beckfoot Trust, and together with Team Beckfoot Thornton, we’re making a real difference in our community.

Discover more about our vision, the benefits we offer, and how you can join us in shaping the future by visiting our careers page.

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. 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

This post is also relevant to the Disqualification from Childcare Regulations, and you have a duty to inform the Trust if you are automatically disqualified from providing childcare by having committed a disqualifiable offence or disqualifying event - see Appendix 2 in the Recruitment Policy for more details

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