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Working With Us Harris Academy Battersea is a mixed state secondary school serving a truly comprehensive community in the heart of London. We are an Ofsted Outstanding' school with a track record of delivering fantastic outcomes year on year for our students. In 2023, Ofsted visited the academy and judged us as remaining outstanding', commenting on our "highly ambitious curriculum", the "exceptionally high quality of education" provided and noted that "behaviour in the school is very strong". Nevertheless, we are extremely ambitious for our school and as we seek to continue to grow and develop, we are looking for more brilliant people to join us. Our Academy is centred on the values of Knowledge, Integrity and Resilience and these underpin the way we work for both students and staff. Our staff are inclusive, diverse and committed to our mission: we develop aspirational young people to thrive in a changing world. HABS offers a broad, academic and challenging curriculum founded on six key curriculum aims: To develop deep, long-lasting knowledge To develop students into accomplished readers, writers and orators To provide experiences within and beyond the classroom that enrich learning and ensure students can make informed choices about their futures To equip students to challenge injustice in all its forms To enable students to understand how they learn To support students to reflect on their choices and values to improve themselves and their community These aims underpin all elements of our curriculum, and we see our core academic curriculum and wider personal development curriculum as intrinsically linked. All staff at the Academy contribute to the personal development of our students through their roles as tutors and through their contributions to the wider life of the academy. A thriving school can only function with fantastic staff, and our vision is to make teaching at HABS both enjoyable and sustainable. The wellbeing of staff underpins every decision we make, and we seek to ensure that every member of staff can enjoy a work-life-balance enabling them to bring their best to work each day. At HABS, professional growth and development is central to our mission. Our professional development motto is improve, not prove' and leaders are relentlessly focussed on supporting staff in getting even better through a wide range of internal and external training opportunities. As a part of the Harris Federation, all staff in the Academy benefit from being part of our network of more than fifty primary and secondary academies across London. Vibrant networks of subject experts meet regularly and teachers can access bespoke support from our central teams of consultants. Main Areas of Responsibility Your responsibilities will include: Supporting the consistent implementation of our behaviour policy Taking responsibility for the calm and purposeful movement of students into/out of the academy and around the academy between lessons Working with the other members of the behaviour team to ensure students are monitored and supervised before school, during break and throughout lunch Managing detentions every afternoon. Acting as the liaison between the academy and the local community (including the Police) for any aspect of behaviour issues arising during the academy day, such as truancy sweeps and liaising with local shopkeepers Overseeing the entrance of students into the breakfast club Ensuring that students enter the building in full academy uniform and if not, following the agreed procedures Ensuring that faculty points are awarded as appropriate Ensuring that follow up action is taken for students failing to meet academy standards Designing and delivering, alongside the SLT, a variety of agreed enrichment and sporting activities Following through any behavioural issues, such as taking student statements regarding incidents and passing these on to relevant colleagues Mentoring students on PSPs, including supporting in lessons if required and presenting progress reports at review meetings Preparing students' files for disciplinary panels or exclusion hearings Ensuring all student safety issues, such as allegations of bullying, are passed on to academy colleagues for further investigation as required Supervising students internally excluded, including liaising with the AP for behaviour to deliver the curriculum offer and supporting re-integration back into mainstream lessons Liaising with teaching staff to ensure appropriate work is set and appropriate provision is in place Liaising with parents/carers and relevant staff to ensure smooth transition to and from internal exclusion Maintaining a calm and purposeful learning environment; Following up on any truancy or attendance concerns; Reducing potential permanent exclusion by offering an alternative curriculum which includes rigorous behaviour for learning intervention Being a role model for students internally excluded and providing them with clear expectations of conduct, in line with those for all academy students Ensuring that follow up action is taken for students failing to meet academy code of conduct while internally excluded What We are Looking For We would like to hear from you if you have: GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above, or equivalent Knowledge of the academy behaviour for learning policy Knowledge of the range of barriers to learning that students face Training in child protection and safeguarding procedures Basic knowledge of first aid; e.g. emergency first aid course Two years' experience of working in an inner city school or educational establishment Experience of dealing successfully with a range of behaviour issuesExperience o...