Bishop Young C of E Academy is a thriving and highly successful 11-16 Church of England convertor Academy which serves the community of East Leeds. We are part of Abbey Multi Academy Trust and share in the Trust mission to work In Partnership to 'Educate, Nurture and Empower'.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Spanish teacher and would welcome applications from individuals who can rise to the challenge and can demonstrate impact and improvements in their current role.

We are looking for:

• A highly motivated and hard-working person with the capacity to contribute to the on-going development of the school
• A routinely good/outstanding Spanish with the ability to successfully lead
• A colleague looking to develop your career within a supportive team
• Able to encourage and enthuse students to achieve their full potential
• Inspirational to colleagues and students – sharing best practice
• A team-player who can develop positive relationships with children, families and colleagues
• Someone who will support the Christian ethos of the school

We can offer you:

• A school that values and invests in the continuing professional development of all staff
• A fantastic team of dedicated and committed staff based in an excellent learning environment
• Additional recruitment and retention allowance may be available for an exceptional candidate plus access to an individually tailored CPD package
• Visits to our school to meet the team and experience our wonderful atmosphere, are warmly welcomed and encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the Recruitment Team at recruitment@abbeytrust.org

Bishop Young is a welcoming, caring, calm, disciplined, inspiring and purposeful environment. One of the greatest strengths of the Academy is our focus on quality teaching and we are committed to ensuring that all our students achieve outstanding results.

At our recent OFSTED inspection in September 2021, behaviour was rated good at Bishop Young Academy, with HMI stating, ‘Within lessons, and across all areas of school, pupils behave well. They understand the school rules’ and that ‘the environment is calm and orderly’.

Through a bespoke and tailored Character Education Programme, “The BISHOP Character”, we are committed to ensuring that our students are given opportunities to develop ‘soft skills’ such as perseverance and integrity, so that they are able to sustain success when they leave us and move on to Higher Education or work.

We prioritise support for staff and students around SEMH and wellbeing. Please follow the social media links below to see examples of this. As such, our staff and students feel valued and loved.

Since opening as a new academy in 2017, we have made exceptional progress. In 2019, we saw a 0.5 improvement in our Progress 8 score, ensuring that we are one of the most improved schools in the region. Pleasingly, our disadvantaged students and those with SEND improved at an even more rapid rate, ensuring that the progress gap between both groups and the rest of our students disappeared in 2019.

We have also been recognised at a national level in Parliament for our excellent work on Oracy, featuring in the Speak for Change All-party Parliamentary report in April 2021.

Bishop Young is achieving great things and we are looking for someone with a caring and nurturing ethos to be part of our team.

BYA on Twitter

BYA on Facebook

Bishop Young Website

Abbey MAT Website

Candidates who have the motivation to work with a vibrant team and the passion to work with children in a supportive and rapidly evolving environment, are encouraged to apply.

We would welcome applications from individuals who can rise to the challenge and can demonstrate impact and improvements in their current role.

Visits to our academy to meet the team and experience our wonderful atmosphere, are warmly welcomed and encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the Recruitment Team at

recruitment@abbeytrust.org

The closing date for applications is at midday on Friday 17th June 2022

Interview date: TBC

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.