WHY WORK WITH US

Sapientia Education Trust is a Multi Academy Trust based in the heart of Norfolk covering both Norfolk and North Suffolk.  We have created a supportive environment where a culture of teamwork is fostered. There is an emphasis on quality and going the extra mile for our staff and our students. Our focus is to work in partnership to deliver a world class education to pupils in Norfolk and Suffolk. 

We have achieved a high level of success in our schools across Norfolk and Suffolk and this is down to the teams we have in place and our collaboration. We apply the same core values to our people - if they feel good about where they work and who they work for, they can thrive and continue to deliver the high-quality teaching or administrative support that we are renowned for.

We offer our staff a comprehensive a competitive package, great benefits, a commitment to their development and fantastic culture and values. 

Would you like to work with us? Take a look at our vacancies page for our current opportunities.

KEY BENEFITS

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working the Trust. This offers a secure pension where your pension is calculated every year and added to your pension account. You also have the flexibility to pay more or less contributions which you would get tax relief on.

In the scheme you also have the option in the LGPS to pay half your normal contributions in return for half your normal pension. This is known as the 50/50 section of the scheme and is designed to help members stay in the scheme when times are financially tough. You also have the freedom to take your pension at the age of 55 if you wish.

Members of the LGPS also have lots of perks and flexibility with redundancy and retirement which varies dependant on the situation. You can find out more on the LGPS website - https://www.lgpsmember.org/toj/thinking-joining-key.php

INCREMENTAL PROGRESSION AND COST OF LIVING RISES

If you are appointed to a grade that is paid on the nationally negotiated salary scale, then every year you should expect your salary to go up by one spine point until you reach the top spine point for your grade. You will also have a cost of living increase when applied nationally by the Government.

WELLBEING

As a Trust we recognise that employees can sometimes need support in both a personal and work capacity which is why we have partnered up with Validium. Validium are an Employee Assistance Programme that provides free counselling support, legal guidance, access to finance and debt specialists and health and wellbeing advice. This is accessible to all of our employees 24/7.

SAPIENTIA ACADEMY OF LEARNING

We are invested in harnessing and developing talent from within and one of the ways we encourage development is through our Sapientia Academey of Learning programme which provides flexible, targeted and effective Professional Learning that meets the strategic priorities of the Trust and its members.  

The Trust Central team highly values these programmes as it enables teaching and support staff to tailor their Professional Learning  to meet their Performance Management and career objectives. 

Some of the other benefits that may interest you –

• Cycle to work scheme
• High street and supermarket store discounts
• Discount on dining and cafes
• Reduced ticket prices for days out
• Spree cash back card – earn whilst you spend

We encourage learning and development to support our staff to succeed and we truly believe that we can offer a great long-term career move with the Trust where you can thrive.

Would you like to work with us? Take a look at our vacancies page for our current opportunities.

RECRUITMENT

The welfare of our staff and pupils is at the heart of everything we do, we ensure this by having a robust recruitment and vetting process. As part of safer recruitment protocol, we carry out a pre-screening telephone interview and explore the career history of all candidates along within identifying time spent oversees and any raised notifications on the application form. Prior to face to face interviews we also obtain references for successfully short-listed candidates where able. At interview three forms of ID including Right to Work checks will take place and the originals will be signed off and verified by HR. All offers at this stage are conditional and further compliance checks will take please. This will include obtaining all satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check, qualifications, health check and other pre-employment checks and attendance at mandatory pre-employment training. We will also require sight of overseas Police checks for any country you have had residence in, other than the UK. All checks are in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

EQUALITY AND DIVERISTY

At Sapientia Education Trust, we seek to promote and create a fair and inclusive school community where everyone can participate and fulfil their potential. We also recognise individual differences and seek to ensure that everyone is treated as an individual while placing positive value on diversity within the Trust.