What skills and experience we're looking for
Ability to teach Law at Post 16
Up to date knowledge & understanding of educational developments relating to the curriculum area
Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
Ability to form & maintain appropriate relationships & personal boundaries with young people
Ability to respond flexibly & creatively to new challenges & opportunities
Ability to prioritise & meet deadlines
Ability to use Information Technology effectively
Excellent communication, interpersonal & organisational skills
What the school offers its staff
You will be joining a highly successful, innovative and nationally recognised sixth form college. The College has received numerous awards for innovation, social mobility and student experience. The most recent being in November 2023 where the college won ‘Most inspiring Sixth Form’ at the Educate North Awards. The college retained it’s Outstanding Provider status in April 2024.
The College currently has a 16 to 19-year-old student population of 1500. Demand for places for places at the college is very high. The college has had exciting developments with two new 3 storey buildings open in the last 4 years one of these new buildings is the home of the Law Department.
The College is committed to its core values of Positivity, Ambition, Resilience and Thoughtfulness, and these values shape everything we do. Our aim is to open up academic study to more than most. We have extremely high expectations of our students and couple this with support to enable them to thrive. We have designated pastoral tutors that are full time tutors that help students overcome any obstacles or barriers during their time with us. Teachers also have 5.5 hours a week with each class, which gives teachers extra time compared to national averages to support and consolidate student learning. Student outcomes place us in the top 5% of sixth form colleges in the country. In addition to this vast majority of our student go onto Higher Education and an increasing proportion to the higher tariff university.
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.