Cover Teacher
Testbourne Community School, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7JFThis job expired on 8 July 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
8 July 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 June 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Fixed term - One year
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPR
Cover Teacher job summary
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and ambitious qualified Cover Teacher to teach classes during the short-term absence of a class teacher. This post is suitable for qualified teachers from any subject specialism who already have experience of working in secondary schools. This is an excellent opportunity, offering the chance to work with students in a variety of subject areas, working in a supportive school with a proven record in training and developing teachers.
We highly value our staff and expect teaching staff to exercise their professional judgement in how they teach. We are dedicated to professional learning and you will be supported to develop into a highly competent teacher with a deep understanding of effective teaching strategies. To get a sense of what it’s like to be part of our team, please see the ‘Working for Us’ section on our website for genuine quotes from our staff.
Testbourne is a high performing school with 76% of our students achieving a Grade 4 or higher in both English and Maths in 2019. Most subjects also achieved above national average scores and 82 grade 9s were obtained across our cohort. In 2020 and 2021, our students achieved even higher results and were able to progress onto their chosen post 16 courses.
The successful candidate will:
• be an excellent or potentially excellent teacher;
• have a passion for learning and teaching, and be committed to continuous learning and professional development;
• be forward thinking and keen to develop as a practitioner;
• flexible and prepared to deliver cover lessons in any subject area;
• have fantastic subject knowledge in their specialist subject and be passionate about helping all students to progress and achieve excellent standards in their lessons.
In return we:
• offer professional development and expertise to enable staff to achieve excellence;
• provide a highly supportive environment with opportunities to develop as an education practitioner;
• provide a highly professional and collaborative working environment focused on developing a love of learning;
• offer first rate personal career development to assist you in the fulfilment of your ambitions;
• facilitate a culture of research, development and personal reflection to ensure that everyone can reach the high standards expected.
Commitment to safeguarding
Testbourne Community School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure Barring Service checks, along with other relevant employment checks.
About Testbourne Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 932 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Testbourne Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@testbourne.school
- Phone number
- 01256890216
Testbourne Community School, an 11-16 comprehensive school with an extremely able cohort, is an Outstanding School (Ofsted 2010) which provides a forward thinking, outward looking and vibrant learning environment. We pride ourselves on the strength of staff and student relationships and we have a strong community at the heart of our ethos.
Our shared philosophy is embodied by our strapline ‘Achievement, Excellence, Integrity.’ Under the leadership of our Headteacher, we are working together to continually raise expectations, improve our practice and raise standards of students’ achievements in order to secure our outstanding judgement for the future
Arranging a visit to Testbourne Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@testbourne.school.
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