What skills and experience we're looking for
Who we are looking for
A good degree in a specialist subject teaching qualification
QTS- Qualified Teacher Status
The skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to teach across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5
Understanding of current curriculum issues in relation to teaching subject/s.
Able to effectively and appropriately use resources to enact the curriculum well
Experience working with children in an educational setting
What the school offers its staff
About our Academy
Charnwood College is an oversubscribed 11 to 18 school, which has seen significant improvements over the last five years. The most recent Ofsted inspection rated the school as Good in all areas stating that ‘Pupils at Charnwood College experience a culture of respect and positivity’ and that ‘Leaders have established an inclusive and calm environment in which pupils can learn’. Staff and students follow ‘The Charnwood Way’, to create a positive, learning culture in which all students are immersed. The spacious, well-maintained site offers excellent facilities over 40 acres. We have dedicated areas for a variety of sports, the arts and technology subjects.
We are proud of our ambitious, knowledge-rich curriculum providing broad and balanced opportunities for our students. As part of the David Ross Education Trust, the curriculum is hugely supported through Curriculum Leads, resources and training sessions. Teachers follow a common lesson rubric and embedded routines to deliver high quality learning and consistency across the school. All classrooms are well equipped and have a visualisers in every room.
Charnwood College are dedicated to developing and supporting staff at every stage of their career. We have a bespoke evidence-informed CPD programme that allows opportunities to use the latest research to advance the intent, implementation and impact of the curriculum. We are huge champions of further professional development and actively encourage staff to take opportunities including NPQs and Masters.
We continue to develop our outstanding enrichment opportunities, covering sport, arts, music and adventurous and residential visits, to inspire participation, motivate our students and develop talent. We have a varied calendar of events throughout the year showcasing these areas and staff are encouraged and supported to develop learning outside the classroom.
Salary & Benefits
• M1 - UPS3 (£31,650 - £49,084) per annum
• Access to Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• CPD including Senior Leader and Knowledge Development Courses
• Enhanced ECT Scheme including ongoing coaching and mentoring for all teachers
• Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
• Awards and Recognition Scheme
• Flexible working patterns
• Benefits Platform
• holiday discounts
• cinema tickets
• restaurant booking discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme
Further details about the role
About the role
The appointee will be joining the Humanities faculty here at Charnwood. The Humanities and Social Sciences faculty comprises of eight dedicated members of staff of varying experiences and specialisms. We teach a highly ambitious, fully resourced, curriculum from year 7 to year 11 and the subjects within the faculty prove a popular choice for our A level students.
This is a thriving area of the school which encompasses; History, Geography, Religious Studies, Business, Economics, Psychology and Sociology and covers all three key stages and as a consequence, the team work extremely closely together to support one another. Additionally, the humanities faculty has been growing and improving in recent years, with the average GCSE Progress score in humanities subjects last year being +0.57, with history in particular, having significantly higher than National Average grades and progress in the last exam year.
The ideal candidate will be someone who has a drive to grow and deliver excellence in every aspect of the job. We are looking for a motivated, hard working individual who will support and challenge all students and will work effortfully and deliberately, to improve outcomes for all and continue the trend of improving outcomes and retention within humanities.
They will be required to teach history at KS3,4 and potentially KS5; RE, currently at KS3 as well as possibly Geography also at KS3. At present, we do not offer GCSE RE at Charnwood, although all students have one taught lesson of RE each week. We are looking at expanding options by potentially offering GCSE RE in coming years, therefore the experience and ability to teach RE to and including KS4 is desirable, but we are more interested in getting the right candidate for the team and so we welcome all applications, provided you are enthusiastic and have a drive to improve.
This is a full time, permanent position and we would welcome applications from both ECTs and qualified teachers.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.