Welcome from The Head Teacher!

I am delighted to welcome you to The Aspire Academy Worcester, a proud member of the Esteem Multi-Academy Trust. As the Head Teacher, I am excited to share our vision and values, which guide our commitment to providing a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for our pupils.

At The Aspire Academy, we believe in the potential of every pupil. Our mission is to create a worldclass Alternative Provision where all pupils can thrive, grow, heal, and achieve. We understand the importance of strong, nurturing relationships and the impact of childhood trauma and attachment issues on learning. Therefore, we prioritise a caring and well-disciplined atmosphere where every pupil feels valued and understood.

We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals who share our vision of fostering resilience, self-esteem, and social capital among our pupils. As part of our team, you will play a crucial role in helping pupils build a portfolio of recognised qualifications and prepare for positive destinations after their time with us.

The Aspire Academy opened in September 2014 and now in our sixth year we are growing from strength to strength in terms of pupil numbers, commissioner confidence and establishing a stable place in the County for the work we do and the service we provide. The school is situated on Bridgwater Road on the north-east edge of the city and right next to the Sixways junction of the M5 where we have access to support services and our own team of dedicated, experienced and expert staff to expand the opportunities we can offer and to support those organisations already providing for our young people.

We have been and continue to be, supported every step of the way by advisors from the DfE in developing confidence in our capacity to deliver what is a genuinely transformational approach to supporting some of the most challenging pupils across our schools. 105 full time equivalent places reflects the demand from the schools for a mixture of full time and part time places. The vision is to provide full or part time alternative provision based on a core curriculum and a range of high quality vocational provision supported by work experience for KS4 pupils and to provide well run, rigorously assessed and evaluated refocus interventions for KS3 pupils with excellent in-house and in time, outreach, support workers.

As of September 2024 we became a part of the Esteem Multi-Academy Trust and are excited to work in partnership with them, in delivering excellent support for our pupils. 

• Supportive Environment: We offer a collaborative and supportive environment where staff are encouraged to share ideas and best practices.

• Professional Development: We are committed to your professional growth and provide opportunities for training and development to enhance your skills and career progression.

• Impactful Work: Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our pupils, helping them to overcome challenges and achieve their goals.

If you are passionate about education and believe in the transformative power of nurturing relationships, we would love to hear from you. Together, we can inspire our pupils to reach their full potential and create a brighter future.

Thank you for considering a career with us at The Aspire Academy Worcester. We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

The Aspire Academy is committed to providing:

• a safe, containing, caring, good humoured and well-disciplined school where strong nurturing relationships and an understanding of childhood trauma and attachment issues are at the heart of everything
• a world class Alternative Provision in which we present:
• an environment where all pupils can thrive, grow, heal and achieve through a relentlessly reasonable approach to personal development
• opportunities for pupils to build their social capital, resilience, self-esteem and a portfolio of recognised qualifications in order that they may make a positive next-step
• all pupils with the opportunities to achieve a positive destination when they leave the Academy.