Working With Us
The vision of Harris Academy Clapham is a simple one. From our opening in September 2020, our academy is a place where ‘everything is possible'.
The Clapham curriculum is designed to meet the needs, aspirations and abilities of every one of our students. Our aim is to improve their life chances and enable them to make a positive contribution to the city and world in which they live.
At Harris Clapham, the curriculum is delivered through high-quality teaching. This is codified in our research-informed approach to pedagogy, which we call the Clapham Way. The following principles apply in our curriculum:
- Subject specific knowledge and skills come first
- Embedding and building on the basics – ensuring that every student acquires the vocabulary, literacy and numeracy skills to enable them to fully participate in society
- The curriculum must be rigorous and relevant by engaging with the best of what has been thought and said and acknowledging that knowledge is fluid and can be contested
- The curriculum must prepare for life in modern Britain and beyond, and enable Clapham students to understand their rights and fulfil their responsibilities under the Equality Act.
Through the Clapham academic, enrichment and pastoral curriculum we expect our students to develop powerful knowledge and the following values and character attributes that will enable them to achieve our vision that ‘Everything is Possible'.
Endeavour for excellence
- Learning to work hard and relish challenge.
- Learning to never give up.
- Learning to take sensible risks.
- Learning to always strive for the best for themselves and each other.
Integrity and honesty
- Always acting with kindness.
- Treating others the way they would like to be treated.
Self-belief with a global view
- Growing to have the agency to achieve their ambitions for themselves and the wider world.
Our staff are supported in their work and in developing their future careers via:
- A centralised behaviour system, with each year group supported by non-teaching pastoral leaders
- A programme of instructional coaching, supported by the Step Lab platform
- Access to a wide range of National Professional Qualifications delivered by the Institute of Teaching
- Federation subject consultant support
- Harris Federation professional development training days and networking support.
Main Areas of Responsibility
Your responsibilities will include:
- Making arrangements for and supervising students at the Behaviour Reflection Centre
- Designing and delivering the curriculum offer for the students attending the Behaviour Reflection Centre
- Developing structured and bespoke support programmes to improve students' behaviour following time in the Behaviour Reflection Centre
- 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 the Behaviour Reflection Centre
- Completing relevant admin for students attending the Behaviour Reflection Centre
- 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
- Providing the students with very clear expectations of conduct
- Ensuring that follow up action is taken for students failing to meet Academy code of conduct whilst at the Behaviour Reflection Centre
- Following through any issues to do with behaviour as required by the Academy Leadership Group
- Ensuring that all issues that relate to student safety such as allegations of bullying are passed on for further investigation as required.
- Assisting in the implementation of the Behaviour for learning policy
- Working closely with the SEND team in order to ensure the right support is in place for students
- Updating provision map with the support provided at the Behaviour Reflection Centre
Working with the DSL and internal/outside agencies to determine where mental health support is required
- Line management of the TA support whilst at the Behaviour Reflection Centre
What We are Looking For
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- Knowledge of issues surrounding welfare of students e.g. attendance at school, Child Protection, health related issues
- Experience of working in welfare service, social services or schools
- High quality ICT skills (and willingness to undertake training where required) used to promote effective administration, organisation, communication and management
- The ability to use and adapt other CMIS & ICT packages to promote effective administration, organisation, communication and management
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
Applying for this Position
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.