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  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    12 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    13 March 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Music

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale (Outer London)

Additional allowances

TLR for Head of Department

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Qualified to degree level and above
  • Qualified to teach and work in the UK

  • Evidence of recent and relevant CPD to prepare for the role

  • Safeguarding qualification (desirable)

  • Current safer recruitment training (desirable)


What the school offers its staff

Hurstmere School wants to recruit staff who possess a range of qualities, with positivity and enthusiasm high on the list. The staff at Hurstmere are keen to make a difference to each and every pupil by providing the building blocks that they need to raise their achievement and enhance their school experience. New members of staff will work alongside like-minded staff who are ambitious for themselves and our pupils and dedicated to delivering an excellent education.

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.

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About Hurstmere School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1030 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Phone number
020 8300 5665

Hurstmere School is a popular, non-selective secondary academy for boys aged 11 – 16, serving the local community of Sidcup. It is a special place, with a strong sense of community and a determination to succeed in all that we do. The school is committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a “culture of vigilance” to safeguard and protect all in its care. There are policies and procedures in place, including safer recruitment procedures. All staff and volunteers are expected to uphold this safeguarding commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and other employment checks.

Our school motto ‘Believe and Achieve’ represents our unwavering commitment towards our pupils and staff becoming the very best versions of themselves, achieving their full potential. As a school, we set our standards high and do not compromise.

Hurstmere offers a supportive and inclusive environment that celebrates and welcomes diversity. We expect everyone to have the highest expectations of themselves and of each other. Our pupils are expected to be ready to learn, to work hard and to celebrate their own and each other's achievements. We have staff who are devoted to providing the best education and pastoral care possible, and pupils of whom we are extremely proud; this mix creates a school that is a pleasure to work and learn in.

We have staff who are devoted to providing the best education and pastoral care possible, and students of whom we are extremely proud; this mix creates a school that is a pleasure to work and learn in.

We are committed to a strong home-school partnership and believe the whole community can contribute to the progress of our pupils as they journey through Hurstmere School, to sixth form, apprenticeships, university, the workplace and beyond.

Arranging a visit to Hurstmere School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email r.card@hurstmere.org.uk.

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