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Cover Teacher

Testbourne Community School, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7JF

This job expired on 2 December 2022 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  Spring term

• Closing date

  2 December 2022 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 November 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Full time Full-time. Part time Part-time requests may be considered
• Contract type: Fixed term - Initially one-year fixed term contract
• Pay scale: MPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and ambitious qualified Cover Teacher to join our existing team of experienced Cover Teachers 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.

Testbourne is a high performing school, with students achieving our highest results on record in the summer 2022. 85% achieved a ‘standard’ pass of grade 4 and above in English and Maths combined. Almost a quarter of students achieved the top grades, 9-7, in both English and Maths. A staggering total of 135 grade 9s were achieved by our year 11s across their subjects.

The successful candidate will:

• have qualified teacher status (QTS);
• 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.

What the school offers its staff

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.’

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.

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About Testbourne Community School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• 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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/testbourne-community-school (opens in new tab)

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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