About Elements Academy

Elements Academy is a special school which opened in September 2022 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. It offers 170 places for Key Stage 2-4 pupils (aged 7-16) who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) where Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) is identified as the primary need, making Elements Academy one of, if not the largest SEMH Special School in the UK. 

Under the umbrella of Elements Academy, Elevate (Herringthorpe) is a new provision specifically designed to support Key Stage 4 students with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs to access full-time education. In the first instance the provision welcomed 15 students with a view to increase to 30 by September 2025. The tailored curriculum focuses on developing the key skills and qualifications that are essential for young learners as they transition into adulthood. The successful candidate, supported by the Elevate provision Manager, will have overall leadership responsibility for Elevate. 

Ethos Academy Trust has a long-standing reputation for achieving outstanding outcomes for vulnerable pupils. A nurture-based approach underpins the practice at the academy. Elements Academy provides a caring, stimulating, safe and welcoming environment where learning is enjoyable and teaching is personalised to the needs and interests of individual pupils. 

Pupils are supported to fulfil their academic potential whilst developing the long-term confidence and skills required to succeed in post-16 education, employment or training.

The outstanding staff team are skilled at working with young people with needs across the SEMH range. In partnership with parents, carers and other professionals, the academy takes a holistic approach to ensuring a young person’s needs are identified and met throughout their journey at the academy, preparing them for the next stage in their life.

At Elements Academy, you will find strong, hardworking and dedicated members of staff. The academy believes in investing in the staff team and all staff have access to high quality internal and external professional development. 

Working at Ethos Academy Trust is extremely rewarding; making a difference to vulnerable children and young people, knowing that the work you do has a genuine, long-term impact on a young person’s education and life chances.