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Reading Lead (Primary) Reach Academy Feltham

We're delighted to be the co-headteachers of Reach Academy Feltham, an all-through school that is dedicated to achieving its vision that:

every single pupil will leave us with the skills, attributes and academic qualifications to go on to enjoy lives of choice and opportunity

At Reach Academy Feltham we believe it is impossible to teach to high standards unless the teacher knows the children, both personally and academically. By keeping the school small, we believe it can create a community where no pupil is left behind, providing every student with the opportunity to achieve academic success.

Welcome,

Tilly Browne

BeckOwen

We need new teachers and leaders to continue our development.

In the following pack, we hope to do the following:

• Share some background information about the evolution and direction of Reach Schools;
• Provide a description of therole with an indication of the types of skills and attributes we're

looking for; and,

• Provide information about how to apply for the role.

If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact Tilly (for Primary roles) or Beck (for Secondary roles) directly at Matilda.Browne@reachacademy.org.uk or Beck.Owen@reachacademy.org.uk

King regards, Beck and Tilly

About us Reach Schools

Reach Schools

Reach Schools is the (new) name of our multi-academy trust. It belongs to a wider ecosystem of organisations based in Feltham that work to incubate ideas and improve outcomes for our community in Feltham—and beyond.

Reach Schools works in partnership with the Reach Children's Hub to deepen our impact in Feltham and the Reach Foundation to expand the national impact of our pioneering work.

The following pages provide a quick overview of our schools and some related activities.

Reach Academy Feltham

est. 2012 Our first all-through school.

We've created a community of pupils, parents and teachers united by the highest expectations of

what every young person can achieve and the commitment to do

whatever it takes to help them get there.

Feltham College

est. 2022 Our pioneering sixth-form

college.

Reach College is the the first sixth-form college in

the country to be founded by a partnership of

education, business, and health service providers

whose sole focus is broadening choices and opportunities for young

people in Feltham.

Reach Academy Hanworth Park

est. 2024 Our new all-through school.

Opening in September 2024, Reach Academy

Hanworth Park will serve 1,080 pupils in Feltham;

located on a site adjacent to Reach Academy Feltham.

Reach Training

In addition to running our three schools in Feltham, Reach Schools provides

Initial Teacher Training (in partnership with SWTT),

Teaching Internships and an expanding suite of Foundation Degrees.

Reach Children's Hub

Early in the development of Reach Academy Feltham, we realised that a great school was necessary but not sufficient to ensure that every child in Feltham could enjoy a life of choice and opportunity.

We found that many of our students required deeper and more wide-ranging support than a school is typically able to provide.

In 2018, we set up the Reach Children's Hub to provide an integrated pipeline of support for local children and families to complement the work of the school.

Informed by international evidence and local experiences, our Hub creates space to curate insights and accelerate real change. The Hub's provision, then, is ever-evolving; responding to the community's needs.

In partnership with a wide-range of partners, the Hub currently provides perinatal support, early years workforce training and development, parenting programmes, community organising, careers support and much, much more.

Reach Foundation

The Reach Foundation works in partnership with schools, trusts and related organisations around the country to develop and deliver integrated pipelines of cradle-to-career support, grounded in great schools.

At present, the Foundation is focusing its efforts on:

• Building partnerships with all-through schools and trusts to curate

insights and accelerate change by facilitating peer-to-peer learning and sharing our insights with schools and policymakers nationwide.

• Developing school and trust leaders with the capacity to catalyse

and sustain the transformational change their communities desire. The Foundation delivers highly-focused leadership programmes to ensure these leaders possess the knowledge, agency and relationships to affect systems change.

About the role Reading Lead, Reach Academy Feltham

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher of who is ready to make the transition to their first middle leadership role, or a previous middle leader who would like to have more autonomy for their department and a wider impact across a school.

As the Reading Lead, you are a key person in the Primary School. You have a responsibility to ensure that pupils, who have graduated from our phonics programme, continue to develop fluency and comprehension across a range of genres.

You must champion a love of reading and train teachers to model being readers themselves. You will have responsibility for Book Club and will ensure that this is being taught consistently and to a very high standard across the school.

Within your role, you will need to work very closely with the Phonics Lead and Writing lead to ensure that there is an alignment across all aspects of our English Curriculum. You are a key part of the team, whose job it is to ensure that the entire Primary Curriculum drives for exceptional progress for all our pupils towards a life of choice and opportunity.

You will also have pastoral responsibility for elements of the Primary school. These will sit alongside your curriculum lead role.

The successful candidate will share the school's vision and the belief that all young people should be able to enjoy a life of choice and opportunity and be committed to ensuring that every child can achieve their full potential.

Role overview

Role detailsReading Lead

Reports to: SLT

Start date: September 2024

Salary: Inner-London Main Scale + TLR

Location: Feltham

We embrace flexible working and have extensive experience of team members working flexibly.

Reach Academy Feltham is commutable from across London with a direct line from Twickenham, Richmond, Clapham, Vauxhall and Waterloo. Our staff within Reach Schools commute to Feltham from Peckham, Finsbury Park and Stoke Newington to name but a few.

Personal specification Unwavering belief in the vision and values of Reach Academy Feltham

• Excellent teacher with a constant desire to improve

• Highly organised and attentive to detail

• Clear commitment to character education and the development of the whole child

• Qualified teacher and good honours degree

• Expansive knowledge and passion for your subject

• QTS and a good honours degree (R);

• At least two years teaching experience at Primary level (R);

• Values driven (R);

• Strong and evidenced teaching ability, focused on excellent outcomes for all, especially the most vulnerable (D);

• Excellent communication, interpersonal & organisational skills (D);

• Excellent analytical numeracy and literacy (D);

• Proven ability to motivate others towards an aspirational goal (D).

Leadership Responsibilities

• You ensure that you have a clear overview of the curriculum for your area of responsibility and can effectively articulate the rationale

around decisions made and ways of teaching. You will ensure that we are meeting the standards of the national curriculum in your subject area.

• You challenge and support SLT, ensuring that you always support publicly and challenge privately.

• You maintain your own subject knowledge to an exceptionally high standard, ensuring that you are aware of innovation and new

research in your subject area and in the wider educational sphere.

• You take ownership of staff who are delivering your subject to ensure that they have the necessary subject knowledge, skills and

depth of understanding to effectively deliver the curriculum.

• You plan coaching, CPD and 1-to-1 co-planning meetings where the above is not the case.

• You ensure that all pupils are learning well in your subject, accessing the curriculum and making outstanding progress, particularly

pupils with SEN and those not currently on track. You alter the curriculum or run interventions when this is not the case.

• You ensure that prior knowledge is regularly retrieved and that the teacher has the necessary overview of the class's learning

journey through your subject so that they know what their children should know and can effectively question this.

• You ensure that assessment processes are clear for all teachers and that they understand how to effectively analyse the data to

identify gaps in pupil knowledge and how to close these.

• You take ownership of the NGRT tests (alongside the SENCO) and understand that it is your responsibility to ensure that children

reach outstanding outcomes in Year 6 SATS.

Leadership Responsibilities

• You oversee the running of, and support teachers to plan, effective interventions based on the assessment data.

• You ensure that curriculum materials are of a high quality and that pupils are completing them to a high standard. This may

mean checking exercise books and additional materials.

• You ensure that teachers' planning is of a high level. This may mean checking: weekly planning; adapted powerpoints,

modelling books.

• Where appropriate, you plan and set homework that supports children to make excellent progress.

• You ensure that the Phase 2 Library is ordered and that books are organised in a way that supports pupils. You work closely

with the Phonics Lead to ensure that the Phase 1 library is up to date and effectively banded. You ensure that pupils from Reception to Year 6 are taking home appropriate books that are going to develop their reading skills and foster a love of books.

• You advocate for your subject. Taking time to seek out additional opportunities and experiences for children, within your

subject area, to ensure that they have a broad and balanced curriculum.

Main responsibilities in the classroom You actively create a strong classroom culture by building strong relationships with pupils, having an organised classroom

environment and bringing a sense of joy to your work.

• Communicating course requirements and deadlines ahead of time to relevant stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.

• Following the health and safety regulation of equipment specific to art and design.

• You foster pupil collaboration and a high level of engagement in lessons.

• You use assessment information in the classroom to inform teaching, checking and intervening to address barriers to learning

and misunderstanding and using feedback and self and peer assessment to ensure that pupils know where they are and what they need to do to progress.

• You set homework in line with the school policy.

• You plan backwards from the intended outcome at the medium term and lesson level, ensuring that the needs of all learners

are met.

• You deliver lessons that offer clear exposition and modelling, with opportunities for pupils to practise and receive feedback

throughout.

• You carry out form tutor duties with care and diligence, carefully crafting a supportive, trusting and honest relationship with

tutees and their families which drive progress towards the school vision and upholds high standards.

Main responsibilities around the classroom You support pupils, especially those who are vulnerable, to make excellent progress in line with the school

vision.

• You set a clear path for pupil outcomes that fits with the school's vision and the pupils' flight-plan that drives

planning and curriculum design throughout the year.

• You use a range of assessment tools to know clearly where pupils are in their learning, what they need to do

next and how to effectively support them, at the individual, group and class level.

• You constantly seek to develop professional understanding around all aspects of the role, including subject

knowledge, understanding of child development, attachment and specific areas of AEN.

• You work closely with families to support them to effectively support their children, operating with sensitivity,

empathy and high expectations.

Main responsibilities beyond the classroom You support learning beyond the classroom by organising trips and supporting extra-curricular activities wherever relevant.

• You will support pupils in all aspects of their conduct around the school by carrying out duties and other responsibilities.

• You work closely with colleagues, supporting their development and the progress of all pupils.

• You will formally report to parents on the progress of their child in line with the calendared contacts and at regular intervals

informally.

• You will participate in school events such as the Summer Fair in order to support the wider school community.

• You will actively seek to promote the work of The Reach Children's Hub where it will benefit your pupils.

• You follow all school practices and protocols relating to Safeguarding and Child Protection.

• You act as a guardian to and steward of the building and the community, ensuring that resources are taken care of.

• You take responsibility for your own development, seeking opportunities to learn, grow and lead.

• You set goals that are driven by the school priorities and you regularly evaluate progress against your goals, seeking feedback and

adjusting your course where necessary.

We care deeply about our entire team. In order to take care of our students, we need to take care of one another. For this reason, Reach Schools offer great employee benefits throughout the year.

• Weekly instructional coaching

Professional development is important to us, so much so that we offer collaborative and non-hierarchical coaching in a fun and shame-free environment, every week.

• 10 inset days

To ensure outstanding staff training and provide time to deeply understand pupil data and plan for great outcomes.

• 5 days term time leave

We understand that accessing desired time off for teachers and school staff can be difficult. Throughout the year, we offer opportunities for team members to accrue term-time leave.

• Flexible Working

A diverse workforce with work-life balance is crucial for our school's stability. If you need to adjust your schedule for personal commitments or seek part-time or hybrid working, don't hesitate to let us know.

• Enhanced maternity pay

Reach Schools value families and community relationships. For this reason, we aim to be a support system for staff who are on maternity leave.

• Free Friday breakfast

On Fridays we show our appreciation to one another as a staff team with encouraging shout-outs and delicious pastries.

Employee benefits

About the process How to apply

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• The deadline for application is Tuesday 25th June 2024, at 5pm. We

actively encourage early applications. Applications will be reviewed as and when they are received.

If you would like to have an informal conversation to discuss the role, please contact the co-headteacher for Primary, Tilly Browne on matilda.browne@reachacademy.org.uk or the co-headteacher for Secondary, Beck Owen on beck.owen@reachacademy.org.uk

How to apply

Reach Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. In order to meet this responsibility all candidates will be subjected to a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. This process is outlined below. Please do not hesitate to contact the school if further detail is required.

Disclosure

This post is classified as having substantial access to children, and appointment is subject to an enhanced police check of previous criminal convictions (DBS). Applicants are required, before appointment, to disclose any conviction, caution or binding over including ‘spent convictions' under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar individuals from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

Safer recruitment

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected'. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Interview

Candidates will be subject to an in-depth, in-person interview and assessment, along with a telephone interview in some circumstances. At each stage of the process, candidates will be asked to address any discrepancies, anomalies or gaps in their application form or arising from information gained at the previous stage of the recruitment process.

Reference checking

References from previous and current employers will be taken up for shortlisted candidates before interview and, where necessary, employers may be contacted to gather any discrepancies, anomalies or gaps in the reference provided.

Online searches

Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) asks schools to carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of the process of assessing suitability.

Probation

All new staff will be subject to a probation period (which may, in certain circumstances, be extended). The probation period is a trial period, to enable the assessment of an employee's suitability for the job for which they have been employed. It provides Reach Academy with the opportunity to monitor and review the performance of new staff in relation to various areas, but also in terms of their commitment to safeguarding and relationships with pupils.

Equal opportunities

Reach Academy is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and will monitor the recruitment process rigorously to ensure fair access and opportunity for all.

Reach Academy is committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population and is therefore committed to increasing representation of staff of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds across all roles and at all levels.

If you require assistance in reading this information or in completing the application form, please contact recruitment@reachacademy.org.uk.

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