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The Eastwood Academy works in partnership with a number of Teacher Training providers across Essex providing salaried and non-salaried training positions leading to QTS.
If you are a teaching assistant or LSA with a degree and GCSE's in both English and Mathematics and are interested in becoming a qualified teacher in a high-performing and popular Secondary school then we would be interested in hearing from you.
We have training vacancies within a range of subjects including; English; Mathematics; Science; Geography; History; Computer Science; Business Studies; French; and Religious Education.
The Eastwood Academy has a long and successful history in training teachers. We have a dedicated teacher training and development team who provide full support in assisting trainees and staff in their professional development. Many of our past trainees still work within the Academy, many of which have moved into Senior Leadership positions.
For more information please contact jtubb@eastwood.southend.sch.uk
The Eastwood Academy is committed to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace. We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be expected to undertake the appropriate checks including an enhanced CRB check.
Information about the School
EPAT is a cross-phase ‘Starter Trust’, providing high quality educational provision, standards and outcomes in local schools. It was formed on 1st February 2017, through a collaborative partnership between The Eastwood Academy (a secondary converter academy) and Bournemouth Park Primary School (a maintained primary school).
The Eastwood Academy's ethos - ‘Believe, Succeed, Together’- is an uncompromising belief that all pupils can and will succeed in a learning environment which supports and values everyone and their achievements.
Locally, the Eastwood Academy is the highest performing non-selective school and regularly outperforms the selective schools. Nationally, in terms of pupil progress, the Academy has been in the top 10% of schools over the last 3 years.
The Eastwood Academy was subject to a section 5 Ofsted inspection in December 2018 and achieved an ‘outstanding’ judgement in all categories.
Bournemouth Park Academy is a rapidly improving non-selective primary school in Southend. In 2016, it was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and was ranked in the top 100 most improved primary schools in the country.
Eastwood Park Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search to help identify information that is publicly available online which the Academy might want to explore with the candidate at interview. Further, we are fully committed to safeguarding and the successful candidate will be expected to undertake the appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and Barred List check.