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Gosforth Academy, Knightsbridge, Great North Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 2JH
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Ref: SNT4194(e)
Full time - term time
The Gosforth Group is a Multi Academy Trust, and you will be employed by the Multi Academy Trust.
Start date: January 2025
About the Trust
Gosforth Group is a dynamic and diverse Multi Academy Trust with a clear energy and purpose where all students are valued equally, regardless of their background or ability. We are a growing multi-academy trust currently comprising 6 academies, two of which opened in September 2021. The Trust currently has approximately 6000 students and 650 staff. ‘Create your future’ encapsulates our purpose: to educate, support, and nurture all of our students to achieve their potential and fulfill their ambitious aspirations.
About the Academy
Gosforth Academy is a highly successful academy with a superb record of academic excellence and achievement. Our progress score at GCSE places us consistently in the top ten schools in over 170 schools in the North-East over the past ten years. We benefit from having only three feeder middle schools, which puts us in a strong position when students join Gosforth Academy in Year 9. Our Sixth Form houses over 650 students and is one of the largest in the country, with an outstanding reputation.
Supporting around 2,000 students from Year 9 through to Year 13, our principal aim is to encourage high expectations and standards of achievement, both academic and personal. Our values embrace honesty, trust, reliability, respect for others, care for the weaker members of society, regard for the environment, and kindness towards others. At Gosforth Academy, we offer high-quality education, excellent facilities, and comprehensive choices, including an established rugby ACE programme with Newcastle Falcons.
We offer our staff a positive and thriving working environment. As a large school, we provide a wide array of opportunities for our staff both in and out of the classroom. Our staff work hard to deliver outstanding outcomes and are dedicated to innovative staff workload and wellbeing practices. When staff leave, they often do so for promoted posts, and many even return. As a large academy within the Gosforth Group Trust, we provide personal and career development opportunities. If you are passionate about providing a first-class education to our well-behaved and able students and want to join a successful team, we want to hear from you.
About the role
The successful candidate will supervise classes during the absence of the class teacher, supporting a variety of subjects across the school site. Responsibilities include supporting the Pastoral Team, implementing work programmes, managing student behaviour, and assisting students in relevant activities in line with the school’s and Multi Academy Trust’s policies. They will deliver learning activities to pupils in various settings, providing feedback to pupils and colleagues on learning and behaviour. The candidate will be aware of national frameworks, curricula, and teaching methods in the relevant key stages and will use behaviour management strategies to contribute to a purposeful learning environment. Effective and sensitive communication with pupils to support their learning, promoting inclusion and acceptance of all pupils, is essential.
What we are looking for
* Ability to relate well to children and adults and establish positive relationships with pupils
* Clear understanding of classroom roles and responsibilities
* Excellent ICT skills and proven ability to use them effectively to support learning
* Ability to respond positively and effectively to unexpected problems and situations
* Working knowledge of national or foundation stage curriculum and other relevant learning programmes/strategies
* Relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities
What we can offer you
* Opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals
* Exciting and extensive commitment to professional development
* Aspirational, diverse, and motivated students
* A school with its community at heart
* Free membership of an on-site gym and excellent sports facilities
* Exciting programme of staff ‘well-being’ activities, from Football to Surfing!
* Benefits including cycle to work scheme and free on-site parking
* Wider career development opportunities across the Gosforth Group
If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, please contact Michael Baxter, Deputy Principal, Resourcing and Teacher Development, at Michael.baxter@ga.newcastle.sch.uk.
We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date. Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.
Gosforth Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All recruitment and selection practices will reflect this commitment. References will normally be requested prior to interview for those candidates shortlisted. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks, including an online check.
The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion, and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Following the shortlisting process, candidates who attend the interview will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation.
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