At Lavington School we pride ourselves on providing a secure, stable and well-ordered environment, based on high educational standards, together with genuine care and concern for individuals.  We work with all students, whatever their ability, to help them achieve their potential.  Our aim is for students to leave Lavington School as confident young people, ready to take on new challenges, and have a lifelong love of learning.  Lavington students will have resilience, resourcefulness and the wisdom to treat others with respect and courtesy; this forms the foundation of our ethos.

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share best practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing each school’s individual and distinctive character. We believe every child has the right to an inspiring and fulfilling education and we seek to improve the life chances of all those we serve; therefore, we make it our mission to give ‘Every Child, Every Chance’ of success.

If you're searching for your next post, why not contact us now? You'll be working at a great school and be part of a friendly, helpful team. We're always interested to hear from enthusiastic, committed individuals - send us your CV now via our School Talent Pool and say what sort of role you're looking for. By joining our School Talent Pool we'll know you're interested in working here when a future vacancy occurs.

If you share our commitment to securing transformational change and sustainable school improvement and would like to be part of our vision to provide excellence in education in a rural setting, throughout the age range, we would like to hear from you.

We all know that great schools are made by the great people in them. At EQUA Mead we believe in recruiting talented people and developing them to fulfil their career ambitions within our schools. We want our entrants into the trust to become our future great leaders, to continue to shape the future of all our young people, so giving Every Child, Every Chance.

EQUA Mead schools provide a great progression structure which allows careers to be built. We are keen to widen our talent pool and to bring more diversity into our schools.

The EQUA Mead recruitment strategy reflects the DfE national strategy by committing to:

• Get the balance right between holding schools to account and helping them to improve;
• Make the job manageable again, eradicating unnecessary workload and developing arrangements that support flexible working;
• Invest in and embed school cultures that create a sense of value through ongoing professional development.

Our measures:

• No vacancies remain unfilled
• 90% of teaching staff are retained on an annual basis.
• 80% of all support staff are retained.
• 1 in 10 class teachers move within EQUA Mead schools to gain additional responsibilities, each year.
• Staff voice indicates that 95% of staff are happy working within EQUA Mead schools and indicate that they will remain working in our schools for at least a further year.
• Diversity within the workforce is increased through positive promotion.

What else we can offer you:

• A friendly trust which looks after the wellbeing of its staff
• A highly competitive salary
• An excellent pension scheme
• Excellent Sickness and Occupational Maternity schemes
• Union recognition
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Bike to Work Scheme
• A lovely rural setting in which to work
• A high performing school setting with excellent leadership
• Access to high quality and bespoke CPD offer across the trust
• A high quality and supportive induction programme
• The opportunity to develop your career within and across the Trust Schools