QUALIFIED Speech and Language Therapist - Full-time

We are recruiting for a Qualified Speech and Language Professional to undertake this exciting role within our multi-academy trust. Following covid we noticed a rise in the need to develop our speech and language strategy across our Trust. Therefore we are looking for someone to be passionate about embedding our approach to speech and language therapy across the curriculum. Although working as part of the Central Trust Team you would be working across all eight schools across the The Stour Academy Trust. The hours would be 37 per week (8.30am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, finishing at 4pm on one day per week. The KR9 salary is based on working a full year, with annual leave being granted during the school holidays of 29 days + bank holidays Job Purpose + To support the early identification of speech, language and/or communication needs + To develop personalised strategies to support individual children's speech, language and/or communication needs + To provide intervention and evaluate outcomes + To work with class teachers to facilitate a united approach between intervention and classroom practice + To work closely with families and advise on strategies that could help at home + To support and enable teaching assistants carrying out speech, language and/ or communication interventions + To maintain accurate records, reports and other paperwork + To work in partnership with other professionals + To work with the school SENDCo in prioritising caseload Information about the trust The Stour Academy Trust recognises that our education system needs to shift, quickly and more radically, to close equity gaps and to better prepare our young people for the 21st century. We are transforming our schools from passive forms of learning focused on direct instruction and memorisation, by moving towards interactive methods that promote the critical and individual thinking needed in today's innovation-driven economy. We aim to nurture a community of learners that challenge thinking, where our staff are empowered to take risks and develop their practice to meet the needs of an evolving school system, which is not held back by traditional restrictions and ideologies. By limiting routine or unnecessary tasks we allow professionals to focus on learning behaviours and interactions which will promote emotional intelligence and the development of children as life-long, curious learners. There will be no barriers to achievement within our learning community and our teachers will build strong relationships that facilitate the learning of others. Collaboration will open doors, minds and possibilities and enable individuals to meet their personal goals., Join a supportive and collaborative network of staff at The Stour Academy Trust. The Stour Academy Trust recognises that our education system needs to quickly and more radically shift to close equity gaps and to better prepare our young people for the 21st century. We are transforming our schools from passive forms of learning focused on direct instruction and memorisation, by moving towards interactive methods that promote the critical and individual thinking needed in today's innovation-driven economy. Our pedagogical model combined with the intentional deployment of technology will help us deliver personalised learning in an enabling environment. Technology will accelerate our progress but will not be the driver of our vision. We aim to nurture a community of learners that challenge thinking, where our staff are empowered to take risks and develop their practice to meet the needs of an evolving school system, which is not held back by traditional restrictions and ideologies. By limiting routine or unnecessary tasks we allow professionals to focus on learning behaviours and interactions which will promote emotional intelligence and the development of children as life-long, curious learners. There will be no barriers to achievement within our learning community and our teachers will build strong relationships that facilitate the learning of others. Collaboration will open doors, minds and possibilities and enable individuals to meet their personal goals. . We are looking for people that:

• Recognise that our current education system needs to radically change to better prepare our young people for the 21st century
• Want to move away from passive forms of learning and move towards interactive teaching methods that promote critical and individual thinking
• Are able to take advantage of the latest technology to deliver personalised learning that is accessible for all children, irrespective of their language skills, reading ability or any other factors that may present learning challenges
• Want to work with other staff as a community of learners that challenge traditional thinking
• Want to develop their own practice to meet the needs of an evolving school system
• Want to develop children as life-long, curious learners
• Want to build strong relationships with children that facilitate their learning
• Want to teach in enabling environments that promote flexibility, collaboration and independence