13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    7 March 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    8 February 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher
  • Head of year or phase
  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Leadership Scale 4-7

What skills and experience we're looking for

We’re looking for an experienced and passionate educator to join our team as a Phase Lead KS3This is a challenging but incredibly rewarding opportunity to support some of the most vulnerable students in the city of Portsmouth.

As part of this role, you’ll collaborate with a dedicated team of teachers, pupil support workers, and parents to ensure that every student receives an excellent and tailored education. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Designing and implementing engaging and effective curriculums.
  • Assessing and improving lesson plans to maximise student outcomes.
  • Introducing innovative teaching methods to keep students engaged and motivated.
  • Providing guidance and support to fellow teachers and pupil support workers, helping them excel in their roles.
  • Fostering a nurturing, trauma-informed environment where students feel safe, respected, and ready to learn.
  • Teaching Requirement:You will have a teaching requirement (as discussed during the interview process) to further develop and support the students in your care.

To be successful in this role, you should possess a deep understanding of effective teaching practices and a strong leadership capability. The ability to mentor your colleagues and make a lasting impact on the educational processes at The Harbour School is essential. Building positive, trusting relationships with students, staff, and families is key to ensuring we create the best possible outcomes.

What the school offers its staff

Why Join Us?

  • Transformative Impact:This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of our students and help them reach their full potential.
  • Supportive Environment:Work alongside an experienced team of dedicated professionals, all committed to the school’s mission and vision.
  • Ongoing Development:You’ll receive full training and continuous support to grow within the role, ensuring your professional development is prioritized.

If you're ready to bring your skills, passion, and leadership to a school with a difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Further details about the role

As a trust, our ethos is encompassed in our vision “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”. We put this into practice by ensuring:

  • All decisions are made in the best interests of staff, students and families.
  • High support, high challenge and evidence informed in everything we do.
  • We work collaboratively and make team, not individual, decisions.
  • We acknowledge our mistakes and use them to learn and improve.
  • We are always open to learning and seeking new ideas.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to HR@Deltaeducationtrust.com

CVs are not accepted.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About The Harbour School

School type
Academy, ages 5 to 19
School size
101 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 19

The Harbour School is a special school for learners with Social, Emotional and/or Mental Health (SEMH) Needs and/or Medical Needs. The school operates from multiple sites situated across Portsmouth with provision extending beyond these physical locations.
As a trust, our ethos is encompassed in our vision “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”.

Arranging a visit to The Harbour School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@Deltaeducationtrust.com.

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