WHY WORK FOR US?

ABOUT ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS

At Advantage Schools, we aim to provide all children with the highest quality of teaching of an excellent curriculum, which enables them to become highly educated and active participants of society.

We provide sector-leading professional development offer and extensive networking opportunities, and excellent opportunities to develop and grow in a successful and expanding trust.

ABOUT THE CHALK HILLS ACADEMY

At The Chalk Hills Academy we have defined what excellence looks like and the behaviours required to achieve it. Our lessons consist of 5 parts, providing consistency and structure. A clearly thought-out lesson has set steps that need to be achieved, with parts in between to be filled with more knowledge through scaffolding and challenge. Engaging with pupils about expectations, content and outcomes also helps to boost pupil confidence in the current subject or topic.

At Chalk, we believe in teaching in bite-size chunks and checking for understanding throughout. We deploy various Assessment for Learning techniques to assess pupils’ understanding of what has been taught. This includes question and answer and formative verbal and written feedback, including ‘live marking’. We conduct regular re-cap quizzes to help pupils recall previously taught key objectives and memory content. This is done primarily during lesson starters.  

We know that homework develops study habits and independent learning. At Chalk, pupils are expected to do homework in order to rehearse core knowledge. This can be tracked and monitored, not only by teachers, but also by parents and carers.

Our explicit teaching of effective study strategies prepares pupils for the requirements of independent study and revision as they progress higher up the school and beyond. Out of hours preparation sessions and the Homework Club allow pupils to study in focused environments with access to print and electronic resources. Assessment information is used to set challenging work and ambitious targets for pupils to track their progress over time, to report to parents, and to shape specific interventions for anyone who may fall behind.

We have a Teaching & Learning Team which includes Lead Practitioners who provide training and support to teachers at all levels, not because our teachers are not excellent already, but because we know we can always improve. We are research informed and we prioritise sharing best practice and principles of high-quality teaching. Leaders at The Chalk Hills Academy are passionate about teaching and learning, teachers at The Chalk Hills Academy are passionate about their subject and pupils at The Chalk Hills Academy therefore develop the same passion for their subjects and for their journey of life-long learning.

INTEGRITY AMBITION EXCELLENCE

We are a unique family of schools, sharing our practice and beliefs to enable young people to achieve the very highest standards. At Advantage Schools, we provide exceptional opportunities for all to be knowledgeable with experiences that broaden horizons. We ensure our children, students and adults cultivate a strong self-belief so that they can flourish and develop into successful, well- rounded, self-respecting people.  Our commitment to this vision can be demonstrated by our values.

INTEGRITY

We:  provide a caring, nurturing environment where children and young adults feel happy, healthy and supported. Our academies will be places of safety, enabling pupils to develop courage, strong ambition and be the best that they can be act honestly and transparently, advocating for pupils even when this causes difficulties work together to share innovative practice and to provide a wealth of opportunities for all pupils and staff focus on the development of all our colleagues through quality recruitment and retention, with excellent opportunities for clear and dynamic career progression.

AMBITION

We:  provide exceptional lessons enabling our pupils to be highly successful. We share the most impactful approaches to teaching, curriculum and assessment, ensuring an interesting, inclusive and challenging education is on offer in each of our schools.  Our aim is to guarantee excellent 2-19 provision, with clear progression routes for all. You can expect excellent behaviour and conduct at all times, allowing all to make progress and achieve.

EXCELLENCE

We:  enable all of our pupils to develop and flourish, through close working and regular communication with our families and local community.  Our Cross-Trust focus is to ensure children are supported to meet ambitious targets and to provide exciting opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom.

CAREER PROGRESSION

At Advantage Schools, we are committed to helping every colleague grow, thrive, and achieve their full potential. Supporting career progression is at the heart of what we do.

To empower our staff, we provide fully funded opportunities to study for NPQs, along with tailored middle leader training for eligible colleagues.

Additionally, we offer a wide range of CPD training through various partnerships and platforms, giving all staff access to an extensive selection of professional development courses.

Join us and take your career to the next level with our exceptional development opportunities!