Head of Travel and Tourism
The Stanway School, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0QAThis job expired on 30 January 2023
Earliest start date
17 April 2023
Latest start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
30 January 2023 at 9am
Date listed
20 January 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
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Working pattern
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- 100% FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Teachers Main/Upper Pay Scale £28,000 - £43,685
Additional allowances
TLR 2c
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Role
We are looking to appoint an outstanding and inspiring teacher to be the Head of our new Travel and Tourism department at The Stanway School.
This is an exciting opportunity to help expand our already popular suite of Key Stage 4 programmes, ready for teaching your first cohort of students in the subject from September 2023. This is a wonderful chance to build a new subject in a well-established and successful school.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- To create a relevant and engaging programme of study ready for delivery in September 2023.
- To be accountable for the highest standards of pupil achievement within Travel & Tourism, monitoring and evaluation of pupil achievement and setting targets for improvement.
- To lead, develop and enhance the teaching practice of all teachers in Travel & Tourism by preparing and co-ordinating SOW and sharing high quality resources.
- To analyse student progress data and take appropriate action to ensure that students make rapid progress. For example, reshaping SOW to improve student progress.
(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).
We're looking for you if you have:
- Ability to plan and teach effectively using a variety of strategies.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with both adults and children.
- Ability to work effectively to a high standard, on occasion, under pressure, meeting deadlines.
- A commitment to raising standards and continuous improvement.
- To have a ‘can do’ philosophy.
What the school offers its staff
Why work for The Sigma Trust, The Stanway School?
We can offer you:
- A Competitive Salary
- Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
- Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
- Employee Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Discounted Gym Membership at selected local gyms
Further details about the role
THE STANWAY SCHOOL
HEAD OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM
Pay Range: Teachers Main/Upper Pay Scale with a TLR 2C
Actual Salary from: £28,000 - £43, 685 (M1 – U3) + £3,017 (TLR 2C)
Start Date: 17th April 2023 or 1st September 2023
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 The Stanway School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1401 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Stanway School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01255 750913
School location
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