Apprentice Teacher of Science
Hampton College, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8BF23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
13 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
19 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,731.00 - £33,902.00 Annually (FTE) Unqualified Teacher Scale
Apprentice Teacher of Science job summary
Are you interested in a career in teaching and looking for support in obtaining Qualified Teacher Status?
Do you have a passion for Science and a science-based degree?
We are looking to support a graduate through a salaried Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship (PGTA) route, offering the opportunity to earn while you learn. The successful candidate will split their time between a combination of classroom teaching alongside experienced staff, with the support of an identified mentor and at least 20% off-timetable training with a recognised provider, as you work towards gaining Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
This is an exciting opportunity to start your career in teaching, in a supportive environment, within a Trust that values its staff. Our friendly and experienced department will provide mentoring and guidance throughout your learning journey.
All candidates will need to meet the criteria of the apprenticeship scheme and this will be determined by the training provider. Your contract will be fixed term for the duration of the apprenticeship and subject to successful completion of the apprenticeship programme, you are then free to apply for any suitable vacancies within our Trust. The successful candidate will posses a passion for their subject and the ability to engage and enthuse students. Please note that applicants do not require prior teaching experience for this role.
For more information on the entry criteria for the apprenticeship scheme please review the links below from local providers that have supported some of our staff members in the past:-
Teach East: Teacher Training in Peterborough
The Cambridge Partnership - Developing inspirational teachers for the future
If you would like to arrange a visit to the school please don't hesitate to contact a member of the HR Team on 01733 246824 or via email at HR@hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk.
Please note that we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Hampton College
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1670 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Hampton College website (opens in new tab)
Hampton College
Eagle Way, Hampton Vale, Peterborough, PE7 8BF
Hampton College is an established, successful, all-through school, which formed its own multi-academy trust (Hampton Academies Trust - HAT) in 2014. The Trust is also the education provider for the neighbouring secondary school, Hampton Gardens School and Hampton Lakes Primary School, which opened in September 2019. In 2020, Dogsthorpe Infant School joined our trust. HAT schools have very close links and some shared staff.
Hampton College currently serves the community of Hampton, on the southern outskirts of the city of Peterborough and has good links to Cambridge and Stamford. Hampton Gardens School serves the neighbouring Cambridgeshire village of Yaxley, as well new housing being added to the Hampton East development, where Hampton Lakes Primary School is located.
Required September 2023 (or earlier)
TEACHER OF GEOGRAPHY
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teacher with a passion for Geography, on a full-time basis.
You will be expected to contribute to the continued development of the Department’s curriculum. You should be able to communicate effectively with students and colleagues as well as having good organisational skills.
You should be a reflective practitioner, interested in developing your practice and trying out new strategies in your teaching. You will already be, at least, a competent user of ICT, and happy to learn more. Above all, we wish to appoint an imaginative and enthusiastic teacher, who will be keen to work alongside a team determined to create an excellent department and one keen to develop excellent relationships with students and staff.
You will have a passion for working with young people and you will relish the satisfaction that comes from helping them to develop and to learn. The successful candidate will, of course, be an important part of the department and can expect the support needed to develop their career further but will also be expected to:
• Possess the ability to inspire and motivate, and who have a passion for teaching and learning.
• Have consistently high expectations with the drive to help all students achieve their full potential.
• Be an exceptional team player and who enjoys supporting and working collaboratively with others.
• Have the skill to form positive relationships for learning with all staff, students and parents.
• Share our vision to deliver outstanding education for children and young adults and the commitment to make a difference to outcomes and achievements of all our students.
What we can offer you in return:
• A fantastic working environment where students are enthusiastic and want to learn. All our schools have modern buildings, with light and airy classrooms, outstanding facilities and are situated at the heart of the community.
• We value our staff and recognise the importance of providing ongoing training opportunities. As a growing Trust we are also able to offer opportunities for promotion and fresh challenges as new roles arise regularly within the Trust.
• Our active Staff Wellbeing Group creates an effective channel for staff to be heard, and underpins our commitment to cultivating a supportive working environment which allows staff to flourish and achieve their full potential.
• Our extensive induction programme supports staff every step of the way, and our buddy system gives new staff a supportive and knowledgeable mentor.
• Full access to the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme, which is designed to help staff deal with any personal or professional problems. Staff have access to free legal advice, medical information, counselling sessions, online self-help tools, factsheets and the wellbeing portal.
For further details, please visit the Hampton Academies Trust website: http://www.hamptonacademiestrust.org.uk/jobs/
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 13 March 2023
Please note that we reserve the right to interview and appointment prior to the closing date.
Hampton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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