Welcome

• We want all our staff to understand the importance of nurture and trauma-informed approaches to supporting the development of pupils with social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs.

• We want these approaches to be incorporated into daily school life and to be part of all our interactions with pupils.

We want all our staff to confidently adapt their teaching approaches for learners with neurodivergent needs, including Autism, ADHD, speech, language and communication difficulties.

It is important when considering a role at Lea Hall Academy that you do not make the mistake of interpreting smaller class sizes with high staff to pupil ratios as a sign for you to ‘give’ less of yourself. The very opposite is what is necessary. Lea Hall Academy pupils require the very best practitioners, the most cutting edge and creative pedagogy, fair and consistent role models, together with a relevant and focused curriculum designed and delivered by staff who have high expectations. Anything less is not good enough.

It is essential that you are:

• Able to demonstrate the emotional capacity and personal resilience to work in an SEMH setting supporting children with a wide range of challenges.

• A driven and inspiring practitioner who leads the way in terms of innovation and thinking for yourself.

• Happiest when contributing to creating a collaborative environment in which pupils and staff thrive.

• Reflective, well-organised, resourceful, good at building relationships, kind, and have a good sense of humour.

In return you will enjoy:

• Working with a brilliant team.

• A new school, opened in September 2021, in which we are investing heavily to ensure that the facilities are conducive to an environment for learning for our boys and a place to work for our staff that enables them to perform their professional best.

• A responsive approach to the need to develop curriculum resources that also respond to the diverse and changing needs of our boys.

• Exceptional professional support from schools across Forward Education Trust

• A multi-disciplinary team providing regular input to classroom practice, to develop professional skill that can be deployed every day of the week.

• Commitment to creating an effective work/life balance for all staff.

• Excellent remuneration package and benefits

• Opportunity to continue your personal development journey.

We are building a team that combines the expertise of both mainstream and specialist teachers and so encourage applications from all fields.

The role is a truly unique opportunity to play an integral part in shaping the learning throughout the school, with creativity and ambition. This is an opportunity to make a difference to young people who need some help to overcome their barriers to learning – are you ready for the challenge?

If you feel that Lea Hall Academy may be the right place for you, we hope you will consider applying for the post.

I will be more than happy to have an informal conversation with myself or one of our team, in fact, I would encourage it especially if you have any questions.

Simon Dilkes

Chief Executive Officer

Forward Education Trust

About Us

Lea Hall Academy is a Primary and Key Stage 3 boys Special School situated in the eastern area of Birmingham.

Pupils attend the school from across Birmingham and some other neighbouring local authorities.

All of the children who attend Lea Hall Academy have a Statement of Special Educational Need or an Education and Health Care Plan. Our school educates boys who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

In our endeavour to meet their wide ranging educational and social needs, we provide an appropriate curriculum, which encompasses and extends the National Curriculum. Our whole school curriculum model provides a natural progression towards full participation within the National Curriculum framework, with programmes designed for and implemented at an appropriate level.

Location

Lea Hall School, Hallmoor Rd, Birmingham B33 9QY