Southmoor Academy · Sunderland, North East
Post: Pathway Leader – Alternative
Provision
Starting
date: As soon as possible
Salary: Scale Point 18-22
(31,537 – 33,699) annual salary, (pro-rata) (37 weeks, term time only)
Location: Southmoor Academy
Contract type: Full time
Contract
Term: Permanent
We are a family of academies who share one vision:
To provide the highest quality education for young
people in the communities we serve.
Our vision goes beyond our own Trust. We want to
contribute to the broader regeneration of our region by empowering our students
to have high aspirations, achieve excellent outcomes and enjoy learning.
We
aim to achieve our vision by being an excellent employer who ensures
that all staff within and across our academies work together with high levels
of moral integrity. We base every decision around one fundamental question: how
will things improve for our young people as a result of this?
Our
Academies share one vision and implement the same policies, but we are proud
that each has its own unique identity. Staff collaborate within and across
academies. We are committed to continually developing all staff so that they
have high levels of satisfaction and are motivated to provide the best possible
teaching and support to our students. We have the organisational expertise to
support our academies and to support the sustainable growth of the Trust.
We are committed to the recruitment,
retention and development of excellent staff, who are passionate about building
positive relationships and improving the life chances of our young people.
Our academies recognise the huge potential
in our students; we have high expectations and insist on high standards for
all. Both academies have significant
strengths which have been celebrated by Ofsted:
Southmoor (Ofsted September 2022): Leaders at
Southmoor Academy have created a welcoming culture with high ambition for the
pupils. Pupils and teachers get along very well. Behaviour in school is
positive. There is very little low-level disruption. This means that teachers
can teach uninterrupted. Staff enjoy working at the school and they are proud
to work here. There is a strong sense of teamwork. Staff recognise the efforts
that leaders have made to manage workload.
Southmoor 16-19 study: Students are mature and sensible.
Current students in Years 12 and 13 are making good progress on their chosen
courses because teaching is consistently good and members of staff are on hand
to support them every step of the way.
Sandhill View (November 2025): Pupils,
including the most vulnerable, speak powerfully and with warmth about the
positive impact of the school’s work. Trust and school leaders act in pupils’
best interests. Leaders are high profile around the school. They are welcoming
to pupils and model the positive, consistent approach that they expect of
staff. This has helped leaders to buil