Year Team Leader with Teaching Responsibilities (Thomas Knyvett College)
Salary: £33,075 to £50,471pa (MPR/UPR Fringe) with TLR2b plus benefits
Education Phase: Secondary
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: Monday, 6th January 2025
About Us
Thomas Knyvett College is a welcoming, creative and community-based school where through our values of being proud, respectful, open-minded, unified and determined we set high standards which enable our students to develop into confident and responsible members of the global community. We have a real focus on collegiality and staff wellbeing.
Students at Thomas Knyvett enjoy, and are reflective about, their learning. Teachers develop and explore their passions for their subjects. We offer a broad and rich curriculum which allows our students to thrive whatever their interests, and we also provide a wealth of enrichment opportunities beyond the curriculum.
We are proud to ‘Bring out the Best’ in young people of all abilities and aptitudes, and therefore increase their life chances for their future success and fulfilment.
Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate, dedicated and innovative Year Team Leader with teaching responsibilities to join our team at Thomas Knyvett College. We are looking for a teacher with the ability to create a nurturing learning environment; a commitment to ‘Bringing out the Best’ in every student; and a genuine passion for their subject. A Recruitment and Retention Allowance may be available for experienced staff, who are seeking opportunities to develop their leadership.
Teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do at Thomas Knyvett College. Thomas Knyvett College is a place where you really do have the space to teach. We encourage colleagues to try new things, take risks and have fun in the classroom. Our teachers are encouraged to be themselves whilst reflecting on the latest developments in pedagogy research and how it can be applied.
We are looking for a Year Team Leader who is innovative and identifies and solves challenges with empirical creativity; has a productive and definable passion about the successful work of their teams.
As a Thomas Knyvett College teacher, you will be fully supported both within the faculty and by the senior leadership team. Our family of staff and students make this a great place to work and you will find plenty of opportunities to socialise and get to know your new colleagues. When you join us, you will gain access to our extensive CPD programme and be well supported in achieving a realistic work/life balance.
Being part of The Howard Partnership Trust (THPT) will provide you with a wealth of opportunities, including excellent career progression routes.
THPT value their staff highly, as reflected in the excellent retention rates across the trust. THPT also operate an extensive Rewards and Benefits Scheme that includes Loyalty & Service Awards, access to discount schemes, membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme, and access to the Employee Assistance Programme through Education Support.
Values and Behaviours
The Howard Partnership Trust is a values-based organisation which seeks to recruit individuals who can demonstrate our values. Our values will be assessed through the selection process. We therefore ask all applicants, when providing their supporting statement, to incorporate not only how they meet the essential criteria for the role but also how they demonstrate our values.
Our THPT values are:
1. Integrity - displaying honesty and having strong moral principles
2. Partnership - working together and taking collective ownership to achieve the same goals
3. Advocacy - working hard on behalf of others to maximise their success
4. Resilience - finding success again after something difficult or negative has happened
5. Compassion - displaying empathy towards and a desire to help others
6. Aspiration - aiming high to achieve success
Please ensure your supporting statement reflects our Values.
Safeguarding and Further Information
The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences.
THPT Employee Benefits & Rewards Booklet.pdf
THPT Recruitment Booklet (singles) v4 - NEW.pdf
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