At Unity Schools Partnership our objective is to smash through barriers to make remarkable change happen
We pride ourselves on being an educational organisation that puts children first, going the extra mile for the vulnerable and disadvantaged, and every one of us has an impact on unlocking our pupils' potential. We are committed to providing a working environment where our employees can grow and thrive. We value collaboration, wellbeing, diversity, equality and work-life balance. Throughout our diverse family of schools and within our vibrant central hub we nurture talent, whether you are at the beginning of your career or looking to grow your expertise. With a plethora of business support and school-based roles, we have something for pretty much everyone. You bring the talent, we'll provide the career. Be part of the team and make remarkable change happen.
We recognise the importance of providing professional development opportunities and through our own Unity Institute support you with a CPD programme to equip you for now and your next steps. Our aim is to retain your talent and so we actively encourage and facilitate movement within the Trust. In fact, 67% of our executive team comes from internal promotions and we have enabled a number of staff to follow their passions and embark on a new career within the Trust. From apprenticeships to leadership training, we offer open doors, not glass ceilings.
All roles within the Trust contribute towards ensuring our pupils receive the education they deserve so they can achieve their potential. We rely on our teams to take the initiative to make things better, to work smarter, to collaborate within teams and across teams to be the best we can be, so our pupils can be the best they can be. We facilitate collaborative working across schools and multi-disciplinary projects to share best practice and maximise our skills, talent and knowledge sharing.
Of course, as an educational organisation, safeguarding is front and centre of what we do. But our care extends to our employees too. We value every member of staff as a person in their own right - everyone needs support in different ways and at different points in their lives. We have invested in wellbeing systems to ensure you get the right support at the right time and whenever you need it.
We pride ourselves on being fully committed to equality and diversity best practice. We follow Teachers' Pay and Local Government pay scales for fair compensation and transparency. Our benefits package includes final/average salary pensions, wellbeing service, an employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, flu vouchers and EV leasing. In addition, we recognise the need for and benefits of flexible working and hybrid working and are pleased to offer these where appropriate for the job role.
Our Curriculum and Pedagogy
We aim for the best practice anywhere in the country led by successful implementation across the trust. Working together, Trust Leadership, Headteachers and the Central Team support each school in the development of their curriculum. We ensure all students, regardless of background, needs and abilities, have access to the same opportunities. Our school improvement team, including our subject advisers, support our schools across phases to drive forward and ensure parity across our academies.
In our special schools our aspiration is for our children to achieve their full potential and make exceptional progress from their starting points. The curriculum will offer both formal and informal learning experiences and we believe an ambitious, well-planned curriculum is essential for not only achieving successful academic outcomes but also in effectively meeting the holistic needs of our learners. The curriculum will provide challenge at all levels, support where needed and be driven by the creative engagement of pupils. As a trust we want there to be sensible, appropriate and proportionate links to our mainstream primary and secondary curriculums. As our successful candidate you will be experienced and talented in navigating that balance so that overall outcomes for pupils are exceptional.
In our secondary schools, at the core of our curriculum is a belief that the English Baccalaureate (English, Maths, Science, History or Geography and a language) provides the best range of experiences for the majority of learners, and that achieving well in these subjects will enable them to access more skilled employment and further education. Therefore, our schools encourage a high level of participation in EBacc subjects, as this ensures that students keep their options open for the next steps of their education and have a solid foundation of academic knowledge for a life-long love of learning. Under the direction of our Secondary Director, our trust subject leaders support core subject to lead on the design of curriculum provision and resources for English, Maths, MFL and Science across Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, and Key Stage 5. This includes the monitoring, evaluation and review of standards and provision within departments across each of our schools. The subject leaders support schools to improve teaching and learning and the academic success of all pupils, ensuring the highest standards of teaching, learning and achievement for all our students.
In our primary schools, we use the CUSP curriculum developed by our trust primary adviser, Alex Bedford, and our Primary English lead, Lauren Meadows. Our network of schools support each other through sharing resources and our primary subject advisers and specialists are on hand to provide support and share their expertise. Our curriculum is underpinned by evidence, research, and cognitive science. Modules are deliberately sequenced for robust progression and allows teachers to focus on the lesson. There is an emphasis on oracy and vocabulary acquisition, retention and use to break down learning barriers and accelerate progress. A rich diet of language and vocabulary is deliberately planned for. Specific skills are discreetly taught and practised so that they become transferrable. The sequenced modules activate prior learning, build on skills, and deepen knowledge and understanding. Learning, vocabulary, and content is cumulative; content is learned, retrieved, and built upon. In 2023-24 our trust wide project &iLearn will introduce iPads for every pupil in years 4-6 to prepare them for an increasingly digital world and provide equitable access to learning in school and out of school. This will integrate with CUSP and facilitate efficient and effective teaching practice so teachers can attend to what matters. Langer is already experienced in iPad use for all KS2 classes.
