Overview
Kick Start Futures is an innovative alternative education provision created through a partnership between The Edge Alternative Education and Salisbury Football Club.
Our vision is simple:
Every young person deserves the opportunity to rebuild confidence, discover their strengths and create a positive future.
Through exceptional relationships, high-quality education, football and personal development, we provide young people with the opportunity to engage in learning, develop resilience and achieve positive outcomes.
Our provision supports children and young people who require an alternative to mainstream education, including those with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA), those at risk of exclusion and young people who simply need a different environment in which to thrive.
At Kick Start Futures, relationships come before results because we know that when young people feel safe, valued and understood, they are far more likely to succeed.
The Kick Start Futures Way
Everything we do is built upon five simple principles.
Build Relationships First
We believe positive relationships are the foundation of successful education.
High Expectations with High Support
We believe every young person can achieve when the right support is provided. We maintain ambitious expectations while recognising that every learner's journey is different.
Restorative Practice
Restorative practice is not simply a response to conflict—it underpins everything we do. We use every interaction to build positive relationships, teach responsibility, encourage reflection, help young people understand the impact of their choices and empower them to make positive decisions that strengthen themselves, their relationships and their future.
Positive Futures
Every learner should leave us more confident, more independent and better prepared for adulthood than when they joined us.
One Team
Every member of staff has a responsibility to support one another, communicate openly, celebrate success and work together to achieve the very best outcomes for our learners.
Job Purpose
The Teacher plays a vital role in creating engaging, personalised learning experiences that inspire young people to succeed.
This role is about far more than delivering lessons. It is about building trusting relationships, understanding individual needs and creating a learning environment where every young person feels safe, valued and capable of achieving success.
Working closely with the Education & Provision Lead and Director of Education, the Teacher will deliver an ambitious and flexible curriculum that develops academic achievement, confidence, resilience and independence.
Duties
Primary Responsibility
To deliver outstanding personalised education that enables every learner to develop academically, socially and emotionally while preparing them for positive futures.
The Teacher will create learning experiences that engage young people, remove barriers to learning and promote confidence, independence and responsibility.
Key Responsibilities
Teaching and Learning
The Teacher will deliver engaging, high-quality education that meets the individual needs of every learner.
Responsibilities include:
- Plan and deliver engaging lessons in English, Maths and wider curriculum areas.
- Differentiate learning to meet individual needs, abilities and EHCP outcomes.
- Deliver Functional Skills and project-based learning where appropriate.
- Create learning experiences that are practical, relevant and motivating.
- Promote high expectations while recognising individual starting points.
- Ensure lessons are calm, purposeful and engaging.
- Make learning enjoyable and meaningful.
Building Positive Relationships
Relationships are at the heart of everything we do.
Responsibilities include:
- Build trusting, respectful relationships with every learner.
- Understand individual barriers to learning.
- Support learners to develop confidence and self-belief.
- Use every interaction as an opportunity to encourage personal growth.
- Celebrate effort, resilience and achievement.
- Create an environment where learners feel emotionally safe.
Assessment and Progress
Responsibilities include:
- Assess learners' starting points.
- Monitor academic and personal progress.
- Set ambitious but achievable targets.
- Maintain accurate assessment records.
- Complete progress reports.
- Contribute to learner reviews.
Personal Development
The Teacher will help learners develop the skills needed for successful adult life.
Responsibilities include:
- Promote confidence, resilience and independence.
- Teach employability and life skills.
- Encourage teamwork and communication.
- Support emotional regulation.
- Promote British Values and citizenship.
- Develop learners' aspirations and future pathways.
Safeguarding and Student Wellbeing
Responsibilities include:
- Promote a culture where every learner feels safe.
- Recognise and report safeguarding concerns.
- Support learners' emotional wellbeing.
- Follow safeguarding procedures at all times.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to meet individual needs.
Working as One Team
Responsibilities include:
- Work collaboratively with Learning Support Practitioners and Football Development Coaches.
- Share information that supports learner progress.
- Contribute positively to staff meetings.
- Support whole-provision activities.
- Be flexible and willing to support colleagues.
Culture and Ethos
Every Teacher is expected to:
- Champion The Kick Start Futures Way.
- Build positive relationships with every learner.
- Model calm, compassionate and professional behaviour.
- Promote restorative and trauma-informed practice.
- Inspire learners to believe in themselves.
- Celebrate progress every day.
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent experience in teaching
Experience
- Experience teaching children or young people with SEND, SEMH or additional needs.
- Experience planning personalised learning.
- Experience using positive behaviour approaches.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding.
Skills and Personal Qualities
- Excellent relationship-building skills.
- Creative and flexible.
- Calm and emotionally resilient.
- Passionate about alternative education.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- High expectations for every learner.
Desirable
- Experience within Alternative Provision.
- Functional Skills teaching experience.
- Trauma-informed practice.
- Restorative Practice training.
- Experience delivering project-based learning.
- Experience in football coaching/or other sports
Reporting Structure
The Teacher reports to the Education & Provision Lead and works closely with the Director of Education.
The Teacher will work collaboratively with:
- Learning Support Practitioners
- Football Development Coaches
- External professionals where appropriate
Professional Expectations
Every Teacher at Kick Start Futures is expected to:
- Champion The Kick Start Futures Way.
- Deliver high-quality personalised learning.
- Build exceptional relationships with young people.
- Maintain the highest safeguarding standards.
- Be reflective and committed to continuous improvement.
- Support colleagues and contribute positively to the wider team.
What Success Looks Like
You will have:
- Built strong relationships with learners.
- Created engaging and purposeful learning experiences.
- Improved learner confidence and attendance.
- Supported positive academic and personal progress.
- Contributed to a calm and positive culture.
- Inspired young people to believe in their own potential.
Safeguarding Statement
Kick Start Futures is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, online checks in line with statutory guidance, verification of qualifications and the successful completion of all pre-employment safeguarding checks.
Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
