How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Become a Wider Curriculum Lead at our brand-new school Red Kite School part of Acorn Education and start working towards yours.

• Red Kite School, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0JW
• Up to £30,000 dependent on experience. (Not pro rata)
• 40 Hours per Week hours per week; Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm
• Permanent, Term Time Only

Red Kite is a brand-new independent special educational needs school which will cater for up to 60 pupils with social and emotional health needs.

The school is based in the beautiful market town Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire. This is an exciting opportunity for anybody who wants to be a part of the successful development of a brand new setting and make a difference to education of our pupils.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

The opportunity

The core purpose of this role is to be support the leadership and management team for the school. This will promote a secure foundation from which to achieve high standards in all areas of the school’s work. To gain this success an instructor must establish high quality education by effectively working with the senior management team to manage the teaching and learning whilst using personalised learning to realise the potential of all students.

To teach pupils across the full age and ability range present in the school 11-18, in order to ensure the highest possible standards of students achievement, personal development and wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Shaping the Future

• Working with the Deputy Headteacher to create a shared vision and strategic plan which inspires and motivates students, staff and all other members of the school community.
• This vision should express core educational values and purpose and be inclusive of stakeholders’ values and beliefs. The strategic planning process is critical to sustaining school improvement and ensuring that the school moves forward for the benefit of its Students.

2. Leading Learning and Teaching

• Responsibility for raising the quality of teaching and learning and for students’ achievement. This implies setting high expectations and monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of learning outcomes. A successful learning culture will enable Students to become effective, enthusiastic, independent learners, committed to life-long learning.

3. Developing Self and Working with Others

• Effective relationships and communication are vital in schools. Effective instructors manage themselves and their relationships well and is about building a professional learning community that enables others to achieve. Through performance management and effective continuing professional development practice, the Head teacher along with the Senior head teacher supports all staff to achieve high standards.
• The instructor should be committed to their own continuing professional development in order to equip themselves with the capacity to deal with the complexity of the role and the range of leadership skills and actions required of them

4. Securing accountability

• Assisting the head teacher, being accountable to a wide range of groups, particularly students, parents, carers, directors and the Local Authorities. They are accountable for ensuring that students enjoy and benefit from a high quality education, for promoting collective responsibility within the whole school community and for contributing to the education service more widely. 

5. Strengthening Community

• Schools exist in a distinctive social context, which has a direct impact on what happens inside the school. School leadership should commit to engaging with the internal and external school community to secure equity and entitlement.

6. Safeguarding Children & Safer Recruitment

• This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as required under the Education Act 2002 and recent Safeguarding amendments and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

7. Teaching and learning

• To be committed to and to promote the school’s aims, objectives, values and vision – ‘a community learning and achieving together.’
• To maintain and contribute to the development of school policies to ensure that all staff effectively teach within the school’s Teaching and Learning Policy. 

Our schools are built on great teamwork and mutual support. If you enjoy working as part of a dedicated team, sharing knowledge, experience and learning, simply fill in our safeguarding-compliant application form and a member of our team will be in touch.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit 

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales

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