We are seeking two individuals to join our Local Governing Body (LGB) as governors.

Joining the LGB is a vital role in our mission to transform lives through learning.

As a governor, you will have a significant impact on students, staff, and the community by upholding the highest standards and embodying our vision and values.

This is a voluntary, unpaid position for individuals who are energetic and skilled, and who want to contribute to shaping the future of our college. No specialist knowledge of education is required.

The minimum time commitment is approximately 4 hours per month during term time.

What’s in it for you?

• An opportunity to develop your personal skills
• Access to free training on education and governance matters
• A sense of accomplishment from helping young people reach their potential

If you’re passionate about empowering and supporting our staff and students, we want to hear from you!

To find out more and request an application form, contact our Head of Governance, Carolyn Haigh at c.j.haigh@spt.ac.uk.

Sixth Form Colleges’ Pay Grade NSP1 – NSP9 £30,500 - £47,133 per annum

Ashton Sixth Form College is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and passionate Teacher of A Level Accounting to join an already strong and well-established team of dedicated, specialist teachers.

Closing date for applications:            5th January 2025

Interviews to take place:                  13th January 2025

Ashton Sixth Form College is the founding organisation of Stamford Park Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust established in February 2019. All members of staff at Ashton Sixth Form College are employed by Stamford Park Trust.

The College is in the top 10% in the country for student progress on vocational courses and the top 25% in the country for A Level value added.  The college achieved an "Outstanding" rating in its last Ofsted inspection in January 2020.  The college has been recognised as one of the top ten Sixth Form Colleges in the north-west and is a major provider of quality academic and vocational post 16 education.

Application Process

Application forms are to be completed and returned to recruitment@spt.ac.uk

Please see our website Work For Us - Stamford Park Trust - Excellence & Ambition For All for further information.

Due to the volume of applications for posts, it is not possible to respond to unsuccessful candidates at the shortlisting stage.

Ashton Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The college is an equal opportunities employer.

Part Time, 10 hours per week, Term Time Only (over 2 late afternoon/evenings, Wednesday and Thursdays 4-9pm)

Permanent Contract

Grade 4 SCP 5 - 6 £22,736 - £23,162 (pro-rata)

The Higher & Adult Education Department offers a range of higher and adult education courses for post 19 students.  An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and efficient Evening Administrative Assistant/Receptionist to join our team. The role requires a confident, friendly, professional and helpful person who will be able to work using their own initiative providing a ‘front of house’ support service to students, visitors and staff at the main college reception/HE student services reception.  

The role involves dealing with enquiries, answering phone calls, supporting learners with enrolment forms, taking course payments, directing students to classrooms and providing information as required.  Experience of working in general administration with the public would be advantageous. The successful candidate will have effective administrative, IT and organisational skills and an understanding of what makes excellent customer care.   

The core hours are a Wednesday and Thursday evening from 4:00pm - 9:00pm, term time only with flexibility to include occasional additional hours to support events, e.g. enrolment and information events outside of these times. The post holder reports to the Senior Admissions Officer, working as part of the Higher & Adult Education team. 

Closing date for applications:            Friday 17th January 2025 9am   

Interviews to take place:                   Friday 24th January 2025

Ashton Sixth Form College is the founding organisation of Stamford Park Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust established in February 2019. All members of staff at Ashton Sixth Form College are employed by Stamford Park Trust.

The College is in the top 10% in the country for student progress on vocational courses and the top 25% in the country for A Level value added.  The college achieved an "Outstanding" rating in its last Ofsted inspection in January 2020.  The college has been recognised as one of the top ten Sixth Form Colleges in the north-west and is a major provider of quality academic and vocational post 16 education.

Application Process

Application forms are to be completed and returned to recruitment@spt.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the application process, please contact hr@spt.ac.uk.

Due to the volume of applications for posts, it is not possible to respond to unsuccessful candidates at the shortlisting stage.

Ashton Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The college is an equal opportunities employer.

Assistant Head of Inclusive Learning (SEND) and EAA Co-ordinator

Full Time, 36 hours per week, Term Time Only + 5 days, Permanent Contract

Grade 9 SCP 23 – 26 £37,385 - £40,287 (pro rata)

Inclusive Learning (IL) is an outstanding support department, in an outstanding college. The IL team work collaboratively with curriculum and other support teams to ensure learner success. Part of our support offer is to organise exam access arrangements for those requiring adaptive teaching & learning. We are looking for a fully qualified EAA Assessor to co-ordinate this.  The role also requires the candidate to work as assistant to the IL Manager; helping manage the IL team, working closely with internal & external services to ensure all our neurodiverse learners’ needs are met. This is an exciting, new position and we are delighted that you are interested in joining our dedicated and committed IL team.

Closing date for applications:            12th January 2025 midnight  

Interviews to take place:                   20th January 2025

Ashton Sixth Form College is the founding organisation of Stamford Park Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust established in February 2019. All members of staff at Ashton Sixth Form College are employed by Stamford Park Trust.

The College is in the top 10% in the country for student progress on vocational courses and the top 25% in the country for A Level value added.  The college achieved an "Outstanding" rating in its last Ofsted inspection in January 2020.  The college has been recognised as one of the top ten Sixth Form Colleges in the north-west and is a major provider of quality academic and vocational post 16 education.

Application Process

Application forms are to be completed and returned to recruitment@spt.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the application process, please contact hr@spt.ac.uk.

Due to the volume of applications for posts, it is not possible to respond to unsuccessful candidates at the shortlisting stage.

Ashton Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The college is an equal opportunities employer.

Full Time, Maternity Cover - 6 months in the first instance

Sixth Form Colleges’ Pay Grade NSP1 – NSP9 £30,500 - £47,133 per annum

The Law team at ASFC is made up of 4 members of staff, with the team teaching on a combination of A Level Law and BTEC Applied Law.

We are looking to recruit an excellent teacher to deliver on our BTEC Applied Law course. The teacher will be responsible for delivering consistently outstanding lessons to very enthusiastic groups of learners.

The department is well resourced, with all lessons timetabled in IT classrooms to allow the learners to complete their work. In addition to this, learners are given resources such as handouts, detailed instructions on how to complete assignments and there are also PowerPoint presentations relating to each individual lesson.

We welcome applications from newly and recently qualified teachers, as well as established teachers with post 16 experience.

Closing date for applications:            13th January 2025 9am  

Interviews to take place:                   17th January 2025

Ashton Sixth Form College is the founding organisation of Stamford Park Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust established in February 2019. All members of staff at Ashton Sixth Form College are employed by Stamford Park Trust.

The College is in the top 10% in the country for student progress on vocational courses and the top 25% in the country for A Level value added.  The college achieved an "Outstanding" rating in its last Ofsted inspection in January 2020.  The college has been recognised as one of the top ten Sixth Form Colleges in the north-west and is a major provider of quality academic and vocational post 16 education.

Application Process

Application forms are to be completed and returned to recruitment@spt.ac.uk

Please see our website Work For Us - Stamford Park Trust - Excellence & Ambition For All for further information.

Due to the volume of applications for posts, it is not possible to respond to unsuccessful candidates at the shortlisting stage.

Ashton Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment checks. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The college is an equal opportunities employer.

We are seeking two individuals to join our Local Governing Body (LGB) as governors.

Joining the LGB is a vital role in our vision of Excellence and Ambition for all. 

As a governor, you will have a significant impact on students, staff, and the community by upholding the highest standards and embodying our vision and values.

This is a voluntary, unpaid position for individuals who are energetic and skilled, and who want to contribute to shaping the future of our schools. No specialist knowledge of education is required.

The minimum time commitment is approximately 4 hours per month during term time. Board meetings are held in the evenings.

What’s in it for you?

• An opportunity to develop your personal skills
• Access to free training on education and governance matters
• A sense of accomplishment from helping young people reach their potential

If you’re passionate about empowering and supporting our staff and students, we want to hear from you!

To find out more and request an application form, contact our Head of Governance, Carolyn Haigh at c.j.haigh@spt.ac.uk.

Permanent Contract 

NJC Grade E, SCP 11-16

(£27,269-£29,572 - salary to be pro-rated to reflect TTO)

We are looking to appoint an outstanding KS4 Attendance & Family Officer to join our school’s central admin and inclusion teams. The role plays a vital part in ensuring that all our students get to make the most out of school by having excellent attendance and punctuality.

The core purpose of the role is to provide a professional and effective service that improves student attendance at school. To work closely with families and outside agencies to support and monitor attendance in line with school policy.

You will be part of the school’s wider inclusion team, and you will need a positive and proactive approach to your work. We are looking to appoint someone who wants to make a positive difference to our students and their families.

Please note that your approach and the ability to carry out all duties in line with school expectations is essential.

All staff are expected to act as effective role models and be prepared to demonstrate the school’s Core Values and be able to support students in an appropriate and professional manner.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Appointment is subject to satisfactory enhanced status checks from the Disclosure and Barring Service.  The school promotes equal opportunities.

Application Process

Application forms are to be completed and returned to recruitment@spt.ac.uk

Please check the school website under the job vacancies section for further information.

Closing date for applications:  Friday 13th December 2024

Interviews to take place:  w/c Monday 16th December 2024

Immediate start
Position is dependent on the needs of the student
Grade E SCP 11-16 - £27,269 - £29,572 per annum FTE)
(to be prorated to reflect term time only)
36 hours of Work: Term Time Only

We are looking to appoint a TA level 3 to join our team. The role is to support a key stage 3
male student with an EHCP who has SEMH as their primary need. The successful candidate
will support a student with their emotional literacy and learning whilst being mindful and
tailoring support to meet their educational needs. Whilst educational support is one of the
main aspects of the role, the appointed person will engage, motivate, support and guide their
students to achieving academic and personal goals. Working with small of students may also
be an aspect of the role.

Working within both the classroom environment and the Aspire Centre, delivering individual
support and intervention. Small group academic and pastoral programmes and interventions
where appropriate may also be an aspect of this role. This role is being advertised with the
intention that the successful candidate would provide consistent and appropriate support for
a student identified with a range of special educational needs, primarily SEMH.

Demonstrating the ability to form and maintain strong positive relationships with students
with a wide range of needs and particularly SEMH, is essential to the role. Previous
experience of working within a school environment and supporting students, particularly with
SEMH is important. A willingness to be flexible in your approach and the ability to carry out
all duties in line with school expectations is essential.

All staff are expected to act as effective role models and be prepared to demonstrate the
school core values and be able to support students in an appropriate and professional
manner.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young
people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced
disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) barred list check will also be
completed. The school is an equal opportunities employer.

Application Process

Application forms are to be completed and returned to recruitment@spt.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the application process, please contact hr@spt.ac.uk.

Due to the volume of applications for posts, it is not possible to respond to unsuccessful
candidates at the shortlisting stage.

Closing date for applications: Friday 10th January 2025 (midday)
Interviews to take place: w/c 13th January 2025

We are seeking two individuals to join our Local Governing Body (LGB) as governors.

Joining the LGB is a vital role in our vision of Excellence and Ambition for all. 

As a governor, you will have a significant impact on students, staff, and the community by upholding the highest standards and embodying our vision and values.

This is a voluntary, unpaid position for individuals who are energetic and skilled, and who want to contribute to shaping the future of our schools. No specialist knowledge of education is required.

The minimum time commitment is approximately 4 hours per month during term time. Board meetings are held in the evenings.

What’s in it for you?

• An opportunity to develop your personal skills
• Access to free training on education and governance matters
• A sense of accomplishment from helping young people reach their potential

If you’re passionate about empowering and supporting our staff and students, we want to hear from you!

To find out more and request an application form, contact our Head of Governance, Carolyn Haigh at c.j.haigh@spt.ac.uk.

Lead Practitioner Pay Scale 1-5

Permanent, Full Time

We are seeking to appoint an energetic and hardworking Lead Practitioner in Maths. Our ideal candidate will have a passionate and uncompromising commitment to student achievement and be a believer in the potential of young people, with a mind-set that all young people can experience success.

The successful candidate will be a highly successful and experienced teacher/leader of Maths who will join our Maths team to play a leading and highly visible role in the ongoing development and improvement of teaching and learning across the Faculty and academic success of all students, ensuring the highest standards of teaching, learning and achievement in the subject area.

As Lead Practitioner of Maths, the successful candidate will work to provide outstanding learning opportunities and instill a love of learning. The successful applicant will join a thriving, well-resourced department and a team of highly committed professionals who are passionate about raising standards and learning outcomes for all students.  This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop your own career in a challenging, innovative and highly supportive secondary environment. We will invest in you and provide you with the best resourcing and a personal programme of professional development and improvement.

Rayner Stephens as part of Stamford Park Trust is committed to collaborating, supporting and challenging each other in achieving our vision of 'Excellence and Ambition for all.' Rayner Stephens High School is an 11-16 academy set in Dukinfield, Tameside. We are an inclusive school, part of the family of schools that make up the Stamford Park Trust. Our core purpose is to support learners of all abilities and backgrounds to develop high aspirations, believe in themselves and achieve their full potential.  We expect all students to work hard and aim high in order for them to succeed academically and personally. Our whole school community has much to be proud of. We value our students as our greatest asset and encourage student leadership and student voice so they can be fully engaged in all aspects of the school. 

Our students are provided with excellent opportunities in all areas of the curriculum. The successful candidate will play a key role in our continuing journey of improvement as we work relentlessly to ensure all students are supported to achieve their full potential and flourish in all aspects of school life. Rayner Stephens High School is a highly inclusive school, with a strong vision for ongoing improvement.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to satisfactory enhanced status checks from the Disclosure and Barring Service. The school promotes equal opportunities.

Application Process

For further information please visit the school website or t.j.partovnia@rshs.spt.ac.uk via email.

Visits for prospective candidates can also be arranged by contacting Mrs Partovnia as above.

Closing Date for Applications: Midday, Monday 13th January 2025

Interviews to be held:  TBC

We are seeking individuals who are interested in joining our board of trustees, to lead the Trust into the next phase of our development. We wish to appoint people who knows what steps are needed to improve a school in a sustainable manner, but with pace, and who has the inspirational and organisational qualities to take a strategic lead on that journey, whilst preserving and further developing the beliefs, values and culture of the Academies within the Trust.

What does the role offer?

1. A chance to develop your own personal skills
2. Access to a programme of free training in respect of education/governance matters
3. A sense of achievement in helping make a difference to children reaching their potential
4. Support and guidance from fellow trustees

Person specification

In looking to fill these vacancies we are interested in applications from people with the skills outlined below:

Audit, finance and risk

The trust seeks a trustee with strong audit, finance and risk experience. The ideal candidate will have a background in a charity or non-profit organisation, as well as demonstrating experience from a commercial, retail or industry setting, including evidence of contribution to growing a business, chain of businesses or franchises, as well as experience of head office and organisational development, including driving efficiency improvements in central services.

Education and School Improvement

The trust seeks a trustee who possesses skills and experience from across the educational landscape, with a specific requirement for school leadership. Experience of working in a role with responsibility for school improvement is welcomed.

Business, Governance and Human Resources

The trust seeks individuals who possess a strong ‘general’ skillset from across the business sphere, with a specific requirement for growth management. Experience working in a role with responsibility for corporate governance, legal services or human resources would be valuable.

Commitment

Trusteeship is a voluntary, unpaid role for people who have the energy and skills to make a real contribution to shaping the future of our schools. You do not need to have any specialist knowledge of education.

The time commitment is approximately 4 hours per month during term time as a minimum. Board meetings are held at the Trust’s registered office at Ashton Sixth Form College (OL6 9RL), mainly in the evenings.

Apply

To find out more and request an application form, contact our Head of Governance, Carolyn Haigh at c.j.haigh@spt.ac.uk.

Trustees are essential for the effectiveness and success of Stamford Park Trust and its academies; it is an extremely rewarding and fulfilling role and we recommend you view the following links for more information about the role: https://www.stamfordparktrust.ac.uk/ and https://governorsforschools.org.uk/elearning/

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and this position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure checks.