What skills and experience we're looking for
• Qualified Teacher Status- QTS
• Relevant subject degree at BA or above
• Evidence of applying continued professional development
• understanding of the current curriculum discussions within the subject
• Evidence of experience teaching across the key stages
• Ability to show evidence of the use of technology within teaching
• Ability to quickly establish positive and professional relationships with pupils, parents, teacher and people within the educational
• A clear understanding of age related expectations for children.
• Love your subject. Stay invested in it, taking your own professional development seriously.
• Deliver the curriculum as relevant to the age and ability group/subject/s that you teach.
• Be responsible for the preparation and development of teaching materials, teaching programmes and pastoral arrangements as appropriate.
• Do all you can to ensure that, as a result of your teaching (and tutoring), your students achieve well relative to their prior attainment, making progress as good as or better than similar students nationally and in the Academy.
• Be aware of pupils’ prior knowledge and plan teaching and scaffold appropriately to build on this demonstrating knowledge and understanding of how pupils learn.
• Have a clear understanding of the needs of the pupils you teach, including those with special educational needs; EAL; SEND; and be able to use and teaching approaches to effectively support them.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy including the correct use of spoken English.
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment to secure pupils’ progress.
• Give pupils regular feedback and encourage pupils to reflect on progress, their emerging needs, and to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.
• Use formative assessment to determine what students know and adapt teaching plans accordingly.
What the school offers its staff
• M1- UPS3, FTE £31,650- £49,084 per annum
• Access to Teachers Pension Scheme
• CPD 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
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.