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Job Title
Teacher of Art
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Posted
16th September 2024
School
Mercia School
Salary

Teachers' pay scales: MPS1 £31,650 to UPS3 £49,084
Hours
Full Time
Description
Location: Mercia School (Sheffield) Salary: Teachers’ pay scales Contract term: Full time 1.0FTE, permanent Responsible to: Co-headteachers Start date: 1 January 2025 Closing date ...

Job Title
Headteacher
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Posted
4th September 2024
School
Newfield Secondary School
Salary

L32 – L36 (£106,626 - £117,601)
Hours
Full Time
Description
Location: Newfield School Salary: L32 – L36 (£106,626 - £117,601) Contract Term: Full time, permanent Start Date: 01 January 2025 Closing Date: 23 September 2024 Mercia Lear ...

Job Title
HLTA
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Posted
4th September 2024
School
Woodlands Primary School
Salary

Grade 5 (£27,803 to £30,296)
Hours
Full Time
Description
Contract type: 37 hours, term time only Contract term: Permanent Salary (FTE): Grade 5 (£27,803 to £30,296) Actual salary: £23,914 - £26,058 (with under 5 years’ service) Start da ...

Job Title
Lunchtime Supervisory Assistant
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Posted
3rd September 2024
School
Anns Grove Primary School
Salary

Grade 2 £22,737 to £23,114 FTE
Hours
Part Time
Description
Contract Type: 6.67 hours per week, 38 weeks per year Contract Term: Permanent x2 / temporary maternity cover x2 Salary: Grade 2 £22,737 to £23,114 FTE Actual Salary: £3,435 ...

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Welcome from the CEO

A successful partnership of Outstanding and Good schools in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Joining Mercia Learning Trust means being part of an exceptional team of staff committed to continuous improvement, partnership and securing positive outcomes for every pupil. Our multi-academy trust is one of the strongest and most effective in the region.

You will work in an exceptional school, alongside a strong team of professionals, with great pupils.

We share the same mission and moral purpose to ensure every pupil, whatever their background, will attend an exceptional school.

We believe pupils should enjoy school, feel safe and fully supported, be inspired to learn, develop character and aspiration, and realise their full potential.

We are so committed to pupil success and well-being that we choose to think of every pupil as if they are our own, and to measure our actions and impact against this.

Neil Miley, CEO

Work at Mercia Learning Trust

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Life at Mercia Learning Trust

WHO WE ARE

Meet the Team

Neil Miley

CEO

Dean Webster

Executive Director of Secondary Standards

Charlotte Chance

Director of Finance & Operations

Claire Pender

Trust Improvement Director

Ann Farrar

Headteacher, Anns Grove Primary School

Michele Nott

Headteacher, Nether Edge Primary School

Ben Paxman

Headteacher, Totley Primary School

Paul Haigh

Headteacher, King Ecgbert School

Mark Bennett

Headteacher, Woodlands Primary School

Joshua Fisher

Co-headteacher, Mercia School

Ruth Hollingsworth

Co-headteacher, Mercia School

Simon Dawson

Interim Co-headteacher, Newfield School

Chris Jenkinson

Interim Co-headteacher, Newfield School

Benefits of working for Mercia Learning Trust

Shared mission and values
Ethical leadership
Great schools
Induction
CPD
Partnership working
Regular developmental coaching
Wellbeing & workload prioritised
Career progression
Up to date IT equipment
Access to a secure and flexible pension
Well-equipped and maintained buildings

What We Offer

You will work in an exceptional school, alongside a strong team of professionals, with great students.

Flexible working opportunities
Substantial partnership opportunities to work with other staff and schools
Occupational health and counselling services
Reduced rates with Westfield Health
Cycle to work scheme
Annual flu jab
Eye-care scheme

Vision & Values

We believe that an exceptional education can help every student reach their full potential and transform their lives, regardless of their background. We are committed to this belief and summarise it with the statement "Realising Potential. Transforming Lives."

Staff Values

Our staff adheres to six core values, which we summarise with the MERCIA acrostic.

These values underpin everything we do:

Moral Purpose: We exist to inspire students to realise their full potential and lead happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.

Expectations: We set exceptionally high standards for ourselves and our students, and we strive for excellence.

Relentless Focus on Learning: We prioritise our time, energy, and resources to ensure exceptional learning environments and curricula that help every student succeed.

Culture: We demand consistency, kindness, tolerance, and respect in all our relationships, and we expect every staff member to go above and beyond to achieve student success.

Impressive Staff: We are committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining outstanding staff and helping them maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Alignment: We believe that partnerships bring profound benefits to each school and that we are stronger together.