I am delighted that you are interested in applying for a post at Wood Green School. It is a school that has a strong values, a clear mission and a great reputation in our community. The school was judged ‘Good’ in 2019. We have the potential to be even better and welcome applications from anyone who shares our passion for working with young people and the willingness to contribute to our future development. We actively encourage applications from people with any protected characteristic as defined in the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to find out more before or after applying, you are warmly welcome to visit. Please contact us via hr@wgswitney.org.uk to arrange to see the school.
Rob Shadbolt
Headteacher
All of our staff make an important contribution to the success of our pupils and students. We are proud of our teams and always looking for talented individuals to join us.
Learning at our core
We are a learning organisation at our core, and we consider every member of our community to be a learner. We support our staff to learn with and from each other, both within and between our schools, to ensure that we can provide the best possible education for every pupil and student in the Trust’s schools.
This means that we work together to further strengthen our high-quality teaching and learning by creating opportunities to share and develop our practice, whether in the classroom or behind the scenes.
Children at the centre
At the Acer Trust, we make sure that we keep children at the centre of our thinking and constantly challenge ourselves to consider the success of our pupils and students in our decision making. Working at Acer Trust, whether in one of our schools or in the Central Team, you will be part of a collaborative team that is wholly committed to providing the best possible education for the children in our care.
Committed to wellbeing
We recognise that the wellbeing of our staff is paramount to the success of our schools. We are committed to supporting and enabling our staff to lead healthy lives and enjoy their work. In recognition of this commitment, we have signed up to the DforE wellbeing charter.
Department for Education’s Staff Wellbeing Charter
The benefit of an excellent Pension Scheme
As a member of staff at Acer Trust, you can join a generous career average pension scheme, which offers significant contributions from the employer.
Teachers Pension Scheme Support Staff join the
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
These schemes also offer a death in service grant similar to life insurance as part of your contributions.
The Acer Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and may be subject to online searches for publicly available information.
Safeguarding - Acer Trust
Acer Trust welcomes applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.Equal opportunities employer policy
Our staff are expected to maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by not undermining fundamental British values including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
Updated March 2023
