Classroom Lead - Learning Outside

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Job title:         Classroom Lead - Learning Outside

Location:        Reddish Hall School, Stockport

Salary:            £21,000 - £25,000 per annum depending on experience/qualifications

Hours:            37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract:        Permanent, Term Time only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Classroom Lead - Learning Outside to join our close-knit team at Reddish Hall School, part of Acorn Education

About the role

The Learning Outside the Classroom Lead plays a vital role in enhancing the educational experience of pupils at Reddish Hall School, a special school catering for children with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties. This position is responsible for coordinating and delivering a range of learning opportunities beyond the traditional classroom setting, aligning with the school's vision of enabling pupils to succeed and develop the necessary academic, vocational, and social skills for their future.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• To be the key link with any service providers and the school, providing vital information to ensure safety and standards are upheld.
• To ensure that communication between the school and the provider is outstanding.
• Support school staff with planning their educational visits, providing relevant guidance.
• Work with the Assistant Headteacher for Personal Development to research, book, and plan learning opportunities that are relevant, meet our pupils' needs, and provide opportunities to develop life skills, subject knowledge, and cultural capital.
• Have an overview of planning done by the provider (where appropriate), including risk assessments and schedules, and play a part in informing this planning to ensure the needs of all pupils are met and reasonable adjustments are made when needed.
• Undertake relevant training, including Trip Leader, Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC) and Lowland Leader Award training.
• Carry out the duties of a trip leader and an EVC across the school, ensuring policies and procedures are followed.
• Supervise Reddish Hall staff on educational visits.
• Take a lead on behalf of Reddish Hall with any providers and venues, in terms of support so children receive the best possible experience.
• Ensure that staff supporting are familiar with, have read, signed, and comply with Risk Assessments in place.
• Manage any specialist kit or resources that are needed for Outdoor Education.
• Liaise with other staff and parents when necessary.

The effectiveness of the role will be reviewed after 6 weeks initially and then termly going forward.

About The School

Reddish Hall is an independent SEMH school situated in Stockport, meeting the needs of students with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The aim of the school is to encourage pupils to achieve and succeed personally, academically, socially and develop their self confidence that will enable them to cope in everyday situations and manage the transition from school to college or work environments. By rebuilding self-esteem and forging positive relationships, our pupils replace failure with success.

Reddish Hall School is based in Reddish, Stockport. The school is commutable from Manchester, Stockport and Surrounding areas.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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