Headteacher: Mr Adam Shelley MEd, BSc Hons, PGCE, NPQH
Teaching Vacancies
Required for September 2021 an enthusiastic, well-qualified and successful classroom practitioner to join our successful and vibrant MFL department. The post could be part-time or full-time. You would be joining a team of 4 language specialists who are supported by foreign language assistants. It is a great team to join.
We are looking for a colleague who can teach Spanish and/or French up to GCSE level; A level teaching is also available. The ability to offer both French and Spanish teaching to some extent in KS3 would be an advantage. The department currently offers courses in French and Spanish at GCSE and A Level in our very successful Joint Sixth form. As a former language college, the school has retained its commitment to languages and there is an excellent take up for the subject. Even though we have now chosen to make languages non-compulsory at GCSE Spanish in particular remains a very popular option subject.
Our academy is high performing and whole-school attainment is consistently above the National Average in all of the key performance measures. Over the last three years, performance in languages has risen strongly and continues to grow from strength to strength. Since 2019, around a fifth of all our GCSE language students have achieved a Grade 7 or above. In the Sixth Form, the average individual ALPS grade has been consistently high, with ‘outstanding’ grades in many years for languages, including in 2019.
This is a great time to join our school as we look to increase our MFL offer over the next few years and increase numbers at GCSE. We work closely with three of our feeder primary schools which form part of our Multi-Academy Trust (The Minerva Learning Trust). We work closely with colleagues across the MLT, sharing ideas about assessment, literacy, numeracy and other areas of pedagogy. We are members of the Jurassic Coast Teaching Alliance, which enables us to participate in a diverse range of initiatives, including the Women in Leadership programme and CPD seminars from notable speakers. We are an outwardly facing school in a beautiful part of the country and have strong links with our local community as a newly accredited Gold Rights Respecting School. We are committed to managing staff workload and have a Staff Wellbeing and Stress Reduction Working Group.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff working with children in our school are required to have a DBS check. We accept applications from all potential candidates including NQT, main scale and UPS colleagues. Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Head of MFL Faculty, Mr Neil Allies alliesn@colfox.dorset.sch.uk or 01308 422291. Visits to the school are also warmly accepted.
An application form and details can also be downloaded below or you can apply online at: www.dorsetforyou.com/jobs. Completed
application forms should be emailed to the Headteacher’s PA, Amanda Tuck a.tuck@colfox.dorset.sch.uk
Closing Date: Tuesday 16 March 2021
Interviews: Week beginning Monday 22 March 2021
If you do not hear from us by Tuesday 23 March 2021 then unfortunately, on this occasion, your application has not been successful.
The Minerva Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and all successful applicants will be vetted through a DBS check.
Full Time Second in Maths Faculty Teacher – TLR 2.2
Required for September 2021, a well-qualified and successful classroom practitioner to teach Mathematics. This is a new post to boost our already successful team. This is a great opportunity to join a successful Maths department in a school where results in both attainment and progress terms are very strong; we sit comfortably above national averages in all of the new attainment measures. In 2019 74% of students achieved a GCSE pass in Maths. Maths is a very popular subject in our Sixth Form and our 2019 ALPS score for the subject was ‘Good’.
This is a great time to join our school as we consolidate links with the three feeder primary schools which form part of our Multi-Academy Trust (The Minerva Learning Trust). The department is currently working with the Maths Hub to explore variation theory and how this can be used to support student learning and we plan to work with Edgehill University to develop better support for learners with low prior attainment. We have developed elements of mastery within the curriculum and we are looking to further develop concrete and visual methods. We work closely with the Jurassic Coast Alliance and have several staff involved in national initiatives. We are an outwardly facing school in a beautiful part of the country.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We accept applications from all potential candidates including NQT, main scale and UPS colleagues. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Head of Maths Faculty, Mr James Phillips phillipsj@colfox.dorset.sch.uk or 01308 422291. Visits to the school are also warmly accepted.
An application form and details can also be downloaded below or you can apply online at: www.dorsetforyou.com/jobs. Completed application forms should be emailed to the Headteacher’s PA, Amanda Tuck a.tuck@colfox.dorset.sch.uk
Closing Date: Tuesday 16 March 2021
Interviews: Week beginning Monday 22 March 2021
If you do not hear from us by Tuesday 23 March 2021 then unfortunately, on this occasion, your application has not been successful.
The Minerva Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and all successful applicants will be vetted through a DBS check.
Literacy and Reading Co-ordinator – TLR 2.2
Required for September 2021, a well-qualified and successful classroom practitioner. This is a superb opportunity for a talented practitioner who wants to work in a warm and welcoming school that values its staff highly. You would be part of a well established, experienced and enthusiastic English department who have an innovative and research-led approach to teaching and learning. English is a very popular subject in our high-performing Sixth Form, and the subject area sits above or in line with every one of the new progress and attainment measures at Key Stage 4. The breadth of subjects taught within the English Faculty provides opportunities for colleagues to pursue areas of interest, and in this case, up to KS5. This is an exciting position for a well-rounded English teacher who is both driven and passionate about improving both Literacy and reading across the whole school curriculum and potentially in a cross-phase fashion.
Alongside being an excellent classroom practitioner, we are also looking for someone to lead on reading and Literacy. The school currently runs a reading programme for Year 7 and 8, to encourage and nurture a love of reading for pleasure. This post would include managing and leading the programme, whilst supporting and mentoring staff across the school. Literacy continues to be a key focus of our Multi-Academy Trust. We have a dedicated Teaching and Learning programme, which would give you an opportunity to share and champion Literacy across the curriculum.
We are looking to build on this success and are interested in teachers who have high expectations of what their students can achieve, and who believe in the power of their subject to make a difference in students’ lives. We are committed to managing workload and enabling teachers to focus on their core purpose; delivering high-quality learning opportunities for students. We offer a centralised behaviour for learning system, which reduces bureaucracy and enables teachers to focus on delivery without interruption. In March 2018 we received a full OFSTED inspection and were judged to be ‘Good’ in all areas.
This is a great time to join our school as we consolidate links with the three feeder primary schools which form part of our Multi-Academy Trust (The Minerva Learning Trust). We work closely with colleagues across the MLT, sharing ideas about assessment, literacy, numeracy and other areas of pedagogy. We are members of the Jurassic Coast Teaching Alliance, which enables us to participate in a diverse range of initiatives, including the Women in Leadership programme and CPD seminars from notable speakers. We are an outwardly facing school in a beautiful part of the country and have strong links with our local community as a newly accredited Gold Rights Respecting School. We are committed to managing staff workload and have a Staff Wellbeing and Stress Reduction Working Group.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We accept applications from all potential candidates including NQT, main scale and UPS colleagues. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Head of English Faculty Mrs L Wright
wrightla@colfox.dorset.sch.uk or 01308 422291. Visits to the school are also warmly accepted.
An application form and details can also be downloaded from either the school website: www.colfox.org or you can apply online at: www.dorsetforyou.com/jobs. Completed application forms should be emailed to the Headteacher’s PA, Amanda Tuck a.tuck@colfox.dorset.sch.uk
Closing Date: Tuesday 16 March 2021
Interviews: Week beginning Monday 22 March 2021
If you do not hear from us by Tuesday 23 March 2021 then unfortunately, on this occasion, your application has not been successful.
The Minerva Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and all successful applicants will be vetted through a DBS check.
Support Staff Vacancies
30 hours per week (term time only plus 2 non student days)
Permanent Post Grade 9 (£13.21-£15.33 per hour).
We are looking for an HLTA to join our successful and vibrant SEND department. The department is committed to supporting a wide range of needs to enable students to achieve and be successful at school. We are now looking to recruit an HLTA to develop and implement outdoor learning for SEN students in order to support a variety of needs including SEMH, C&I, and medical.
The main responsibilities for the job will include:
- Planning, preparing and delivering outdoor learning to small groups of students.
- Selection and preparation of teaching resources that meet the range of the pupils’ needs and interests.
- Liaising with class teachers as appropriate.
- Liaising with parents and other agencies as appropriate.
other duties will include:
- Providing specialised and individualised support to students with SEND within mainstream lessons and within the SEN department.
- Contributing towards meeting the SEN statutory requirements for our students
Candidates should be able to demonstrate experience in working with young people with SEN and a desire to see young people achieve their potential. Due to the nature of this post, an HLTA status or equivalent is essential Experience/training in Forest School or within alternative provision will be beneficial.
An application form and details can also be downloaded below or you can apply online at: www.dorsetforyou.com/jobs. Completed application forms should be emailed to the Headteacher’s PA, Amanda Tuck a.tuck@colfox.dorset.sch.uk
To discuss the vacancy further or if you have any queries please contact Bryan Glover SENCO or Claire Baker Assistant SENCO on 01308 422291.
Closing date for applications: Monday 15 March 2021
Interviews will take place week beginning: Monday 15 March 2021
Post to start: Monday 19 April 2021
If you do not hear from us by Thursday 18 March 2021 then unfortunately, on this occasion, your application has not been successful.
The Minerva Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and all successful applicants will be vetted through a DBS check.