Please note the successful applicant will work at the James Marks Academy, The Commons, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 4RZ. The details for Roman Fields are provided for correspondence purposes only.

Roman Fields Academy
11 Box Lane
Hemel Hempstead
Herts
HP3 0DF
Tel: 01442 256915
 

Website: www.jamesmarks.herts.sch.uk

Pay: L14 – L18

Start Date: Either September 2025  or January  2026 dependent on availability. Our priority is securing the right calibre of applicants.

Deputy Head with the opportunity to develop within the James Marks Academy Trust

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the James Marks Academy Trust as a Deputy Head.  We are looking for an outstanding leader, with passion and vision for inclusive education. The successful individual will have a key role in ensuring high standards are maintained at the JMA so they are in line with the other successful provisions within the Trust. 

As the latest school to join our Trust, the JMA is staffed with new employees and those who originally worked at Roman Fields Academy. It therefore has a mixed team of fairly long established and committed Trust senior staff working with an exceptional body of relatively new colleagues. The school is housed in a new state of the art building designed with its intended cohort in mind, in Welwyn.

You will support the direction and vision for the Trust from the outset, working collaboratively with other leaders. The JMAT was established on 1 April, 2021. The founding school in the MAT is Roman Fields which is Ofsted ‘outstanding’ in all areas and holds ‘Advanced’ status from the National Autistic Society. The addition of the James Marks Academy is seeking to replicate, in HCC’s words, ‘the outstanding work Roman Fields has done in the West of the county, in the East’.   You may be required to work on one or both sites, on occasion; this will be discussed further at interview. Both schools will meet the needs of learners that have EHCP and diverse needs, which has led to high anxiety and, prior to entry, resulted in school refusal.  The task therefore is to create a culture that re-ignites a love of learning, sense of worth and confidence, so that the pupils are supported to become successful, economically active, happy adults. A real commitment to providing all children with the opportunity to access excellent educational and wider opportunities is therefore a key facet of the role. The James Marks Academy Trust endeavours to develop this passion for learning in pupils, through encouraging enquiring minds and resilience, so that prior barriers which stem from these vulnerable pupils’ mental health are eradicated.

An application pack and further details are available from Ms. Mandy Crow, CFO/Company Secretary: 01442 256915 or email mandy.crow@jmatherts.co.uk, or alternatively on our website www.jamesmarks.herts.sch.uk, where the application pack can be downloaded.

Closing date for applications is close of business on Friday 11^th July 2025. Candidates are welcome to call and speak to the Head Teacher and/or arrange to visit the school site. Please use contact details above to make arrangements.

Please address your covering letter of interest and application to: HR@jmatherts.co.uk

Applications Close: Friday 11^th July 2025

Interviews: Week Commencing Monday 14^th July 2025

For more information and to apply online: www.teachinherts.com

James Marks Academy, The Commons, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 4RZ
Tel: 01442 256915

Website: www.jamesmarks.herts.sch.uk

Pay: H8 (Term Time plus one week for insets)

Start Date: 01/09/2025

Job Purpose

To work with vulnerable families to support their child through periods of absence from school due to anxiety/mental health and social communication difficulties. The objective being to improve a child’s wellbeing and self-confidence so they are able to access environments outside of the family home and on-line lessons initially, prior to returning to full time educational provision, with your support.

To line manage a team of up to three people who will be employed as support workers for our new bridging programme. The role will involve coordination of their workloads to ensure the pupils on the programme are effectively supported and support workers are working at their optimum level. This role is only suitable for those that are highly organised and effective communicators. The expectation is that the programmes for individual pupils will change on a weekly basis which will involve significant collaboration with, and the organisation of, others.

The James Marks Academy Trust supports a number of pupils across our three provisions Forest House, Roman Fields and the James Marks Academies’, the vast majority of whom have had significant absences prior to joining our Trust. Many pupils are able to access one of our specialist provisions fulltime and quickly within our typical six-week transition period. Unfortunately, some, especially those who have been accessing minimal or no education and/or parents are pursuing an EOTAS (Educated other than at school) package need additional support. Experience tells us that if we can re-engage these pupils with education, using our specialist teachers and intervention in the home and local community (which is where the successful applicant comes in) the vast majority of these pupils can and will return to full time education at some point.  The long term outcomes for these pupils and their families therefore improves significantly.

Outreach is defined as taking group services into family homes, offering one-to-one support and encouraging families to access the support available within the Trust and wider community. Facilitating access to a network of professionals including teachers, statutory, private, voluntary and independent agencies.

We need a dedicated and experienced professional who has the skills and desire to lead a team of up to three colleagues, so collectively we can improve lifelong outcomes for these highly anxious vulnerable pupils.

You will be joining a creative and enthusiastic team who will support you to thrive in your new role, and achieve the job satisfaction most people want, but never obtain. We want a leader who will do the same for this brand new team.

The ideal candidate will have experience within a families first/ education and /or social care setting. You must be flexible, able to work collaboratively and lead a team. Excellent communication, numeracy, literacy and organisational skills are a MUST. We need an effective proven leader who is able to liaise skilfully with families, pupils, colleagues and various professionals.

If you require further details please contact Mandy Crow, CFO on 01442 256915 or email mandy.crow@jmatherts.co.uk. The application is available for download on our website: www.jamesmarks.herts.sch.uk.

Closing date for applications is 12th May 2025. Candidates are welcome to call and speak to the CEO and/or arrange to visit the school site. Please use contact details above to make arrangements.

Please address your covering letter of interest and application to: Mandy Crow

Applications Close: 12th May 2025

Interviews: Week Commencing Monday 19th May 2025

For more information and to apply online: www.teachinherts.com

James Marks Academy, The Commons, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 4RZ
Tel: 01442 256915

Website: www.jamesmarks.herts.sch.uk

Pay: H5-H6 (Term Time plus one week for insets)

Start Date: 01/09/2025

Job Purpose

To work with vulnerable families to support their child through periods of absence from school due to anxiety/mental health and social communication difficulties. The objective being to improve a child’s well- being and self-confidence so they are able to access environments outside of the family home and on-line lessons initially, prior to returning to full time educational provision, with your support.

To work as Outreach tutors for our new bridging programme. The role will involve coordination of the daily provision for the pupils on the programme who have been allocated to each individual. To ensure pupils are effectively supported and we are optimising the use of our finite resources. This role is only suitable for those that are highly organised and effective communicators. The expectation is that the programmes for individual pupils will change on a weekly basis which will involve significant collaboration with, and the organisation of, others.

The James Marks Academy Trust supports a number of pupils across our three provisions Forest House, Roman Fields and the James Marks Academies’ the vast majority of whom have had significant absences prior to joining our Trust. Many pupils are able to access one of our specialist provisions fulltime and quickly within our typical six-week transition period. Unfortunately, some, especially those who have been accessing minimal or no education and/or parents are pursuing an EOTAS (Educated other than at school) package need additional support. Experience tells us that if we can re-engage these pupils with education, using our specialist teachers and intervention in the home and local community (which is where the successful applicant comes in) the vast majority of these pupils can and will return to full time education at some point.  The long term outcomes for these pupils and their families therefore improves significantly.

Outreach is defined as taking group services into family homes, offering one-to-one support and encouraging families to access the support available within the Trust and wider community. Facilitating access to a network of professionals including teachers, statutory, private, voluntary and independent agencies.

We need a dedicated and experienced professional who has the skill set and desire to improve lifelong outcomes for these highly anxious vulnerable pupils.

You will be joining a creative and enthusiastic team who will support you to thrive in your new role, and achieve the job satisfaction most people want, but never obtain.

The ideal candidate will have experience within a families first/ education and /or care setting; and will be flexible and able to work in a team. Excellent communication, numeracy, literacy and organisational skills are a MUST.

If you require further details please contact Mandy Crow, CFO on 01442 256915 or email mandy.crow@jmatherts.co.uk. The application is available for download on our website: www.jamesmarks.herts.sch.uk.

Closing date for applications is 12th May 2025. Candidates are welcome to call and speak to the CEO and/or arrange to visit the school site. Please use contact details above to make arrangements.

Please address your covering letter of interest and application to: Mandy Crow

Applications Close: 12th May 2025

Interviews: Week Commencing Monday 19th May 2025

For more information and to apply online: www.teachinherts.com