Are you an overseas trained teacher with the right to live and work in the UK (i.e., not needing sponsorship) looking to get your first job in a UK school? I’m very, very keen to talk to you about an exciting vacancy in a great London (Barking) secondary school that – on paper – looks ideal for you, and you ideal for it. The vacancy has three possibilities for you: 1. You can work permanently as a Cover Supervisor 2. I believe you have a teaching qualification from overseas? If this is right, and your qualification is recognised in the UK, you would become eligible to apply for a teaching role (once your qualification is approved by UK ENIC). This may take a while. In the meantime, the school would expect you to work initially as a cover supervisor. 3. If your teaching qualification is not comparable to a UK teaching qualification, you can work as a Cover Supervisor initially while the school assesses your qualifications and experience to see if you are eligible to complete training at the school (while you continue to work and earn a salary). You will qualify with full QTS (Qualified Teacher Status). This will be a discussion between you and the school, if and when they think you are ready and you want to do it. Please note: To be eligible for this opportunity you need to be in the UK already with the right to live and work here. Unfortunately, the requirements mean it is not an opportunity for teachers overseas requiring sponsorship. Please read the information below, about why I believe my Company is different from other recruiters, and why I feel this is a great school. I will also send a copy from my personal email because I find emails sometimes go missing, and I’m very keen for you to see this opportunity. If you are not interested, please email or text me ‘no thanks’ and I’ll remove you from my list. I hope to speak to you once you have seen them. It really is a great school. About Responsible Reliable Recruitment: Does this sound like a company you would be comfortable working with? I am a retired Headteacher and Ofsted Lead Inspector. I set my company up with the aspiration to give you and the school a better service. Please read the brief information below. If you are interested, please do get in touch. We are a recruitment specialist set up by school leaders to truly offer equality, integrity and an ethics-led approach to everything we do. We believe in equality, so we would make sure you were paid to the Government’s national pay scale, an identical salary to the school’s present staff doing an identical job. We believe in integrity, so we make no charge to you for any of our services. All of our costs are covered by the fee we agree with the school when you are appointed. This fee is in addition to your salary, not a part of it. We make no hidden charge whatsoever. Quite simply, we charge you for none of our services to you. What makes us different? Responsible Reliable Recruitment has a ‘different approach’ to recruitment. We at RRR believe we do more for our cover supervisors than any other recruiter. How can I say that? Simple, our business model keeps expenses/overheads to a minimum so we offer a fair salary to our clients and a fair price to our schools. Housing is one excellent example. Please see our website for further details. If you become our client, then our goal is to find you the ideal school in your ideal location, or as close as we possibly can to that. We will offer you current vacancies that match your wishes, but we will also contact schools and promote your application. Our company is run entirely by educators; we know about teaching and learning, we are in an excellent position to advise you on any aspect of the job. I am a retired headteacher and Ofsted lead inspector. We know that teaching is a great job, but one that can be challenging. We are always there for you. We offer free advice and training. Responsible Reliable Recruitment our name says it all Does this sound like the sort of school you want to work in? A state-run comprehensive secondary school (11-18-year-olds) serving everyone in the local community; truly promoting diversity and equality, giving every student the opportunities to pursue and develop their gifts, talents and skills whether in the academics, arts or sports School leaders have the same positive attitude to all staff; encouraging them to develop their subject knowledge and pursue their career goals Hugely popular with the local community Because it is popular with the local community, it has a waiting list and is expanding This means that there are many career and promotion opportunities for you, if you have the right attitude (staff are asked, when making every decision, to ask themselves, ‘What is best for the students?’ and being driven by the answer) Although on the outskirts of London, the school is classified as ‘Inner London’ so all staff receive the highest pay band in the UK For the last 25 years at least (all the time I’ve known it), either rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted We have placed cover supervisors there for a long time, no cover supervisor has ever asked to leave It is a bit ‘old-fashioned’ in its values, e.g., uniform and students’ use of mobile phones Discipline is strong, the Department of Education regularly sends school leaders to look at it in action Because it is on three sites, all within easy walking distance, each block feels like a smaller school, where relationships are very strong The youngest year group, Year 7, now have their own new purpose-built block so that all pupils – including the vulnerable – can have a successful transition year