Lead Practitioner - Emmanuel Middle School

Emmanuel CE Middle School is looking for a Lead Practitioner for Standards to support our pupils in achieving their potential.

Actual Salary £56,592 - £62,508 per annum (Lead Practitioner Range L6 - L10)

This job is Full Time.  Please note that for the right candidate a 0.8fte role might be possible.

It is offered on a Permanent basis.

Approximate start date 01-Sep-2025.

Opportunity to be an integral part of the senior leadership team at Emmanuel Middle School:

The role of Lead Practitioner for Standards is both exciting and challenging - this is an opportunity to ensure our 450 pupils maximise their potential whilst also building a team of outstanding teachers who are ready to further their own careers.

Part of your SLT role will be to shape and deliver the CPD offer to teachers both as whole team INSET and also working 1:1 with our staff through the coaching conversations that follow lesson drop ins.

You will therefore be shaping the future of both the children and the adults in the school.

Visits to our school are welcomed and encouraged - please contact Sam Askam, Office Manager, on 01202 828100 to arrange a tour and informal discussion.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 21st May.

Please look at the application pack attached in addition to the job specification for further details about the school and the role.

If you have any further questions, please contact the recruiting manager Sam Askam on 01202 828100 or by emailing [email protected]

Emmanuel Middle School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Located centrally between Bournemouth, Wimborne, Ringwood and the New Forest, Emmanuel Middle School provides an environment for children in their middle years to grow academically and emotionally to ensure they can fly at upper school and beyond. We place great importance on the variety of opportunities we provide to pupils with a broad and well sequenced curriculum protected for all along with employability skills and extracurricular activities being prevalent. 

As a school, we have high aspirations and expectations of all our pupils. We expect them to positively engage in their learning and live out our core values of excellence, endeavour and enjoyment. This is what drives our school culture and ethos. Our House system supports this and your use of positivity will ensure the pupils meet your expectations. 

For more information please visit our school website:  https://www.emmanuel.dorset.sch.uk/

We strongly encourage visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit please refer to the contact details above.

Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide:

• a genuine commitment to supporting professional development

• a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all

• free onsite parking

• access to the local government or teachers pension scheme 

• a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan