What skills and experience we're looking for
What you will get:
• The opportunity to work in a school which is part of one of the highest performing multi-academy trusts in the country with a passion for improving the life chances of young people at the core of its work.
• Paid employment as an apprentice chemistry teacher in an established school chemistry department.
• Fully-funded enrolment on the Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship programme provided by the National Institute of Teaching, culminating in the award of qualified teacher status.
• High quality professional mentoring and in-school CPD.
• Regular feedback on your progress, complemented by supportive action planning.
• Upon completing the Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship Programme, you’ll be a qualified teacher with a job in the school where you trained with access to the National Institute of Teaching’s flagship leadership programmes.
What are we looking for:
We are seeking graduates with proven academic credentials who are keen to become teachers in Star schools. Applicants must:
• be values-driven and determined to improve the life chances of children and young people.
• have the motivation and commitment to become a Star teacher.
• have the potential and ambition to secure qualified teacher status.
• be reflective learners with a growth mindset and appetite to receive and act upon feedback.
What the school offers its staff
About Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Eden Boys’ School, Birmingham is a Muslim faith-based secondary school for 11 to 18 year old boys, which welcomes pupils from all faiths and none. We opened in Perry Barr in 2015 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism. We are extremely proud to be one of the highest performing schools in the country, with the 4th best Progress 8 score nationally for our 2024 GCSE results.
We were graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted during our first inspection in May 2018. At our last inspection in December 2024, the school was commended for upholding the same high standards of academic excellence, teaching, character development and behaviour that resulted in the school’s previous ‘Outstanding’ rating.
We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.
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.