13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2025

  • Closing date

    20 November 2024 at 2:06pm

  • Date listed

    23 October 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£31650 - £43607 per annum

Philosophy Teacher job summary

Salary: MPR + wellbeing cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: Full Time, Permanent

Start Date: January 2025

It all adds up to an inspired career move.

We're seeking a talented practitioner to join our dedicated team at The Rawlett School. We warmly welcome applications from Early Careers Teachers or more experienced colleagues.

About the role:

You will be an outstanding Teacher of Philosophy with high expectations, strong classroom management skills, good subject knowledge and a passion for Philosophy. You should have a vibrant personality and be prepared to continually develop your skills to ensure enjoyment and rigour in the classroom. We have a strong team ethos within our fantastic Humanities department and are looking for a like-minded person to join us. Whether you're in your first year of teaching or your fifth, you will be warmly welcomed and supported here.

About our school:

The Rawlett School has a strong local reputation based on a history of success. We create confident, accomplished students who know themselves. We marry academic success with a broad curriculum to encourage determination and enthusiasm in our students.

Our school is a special place; we are proud of our achievements and visitors comment on the positive, calm and respectful atmosphere present within the academy. Our staff body is at the heart of our success and we aim to retain and grow talented teachers and leaders within our midst. We have fantastic connections within our trust network so that we can support staff to develop their careers.

When you join our team, we offer you the opportunity to:

* Join a supportive local and national network: connect with other professional across Lift Schools
* Focus on excellence: We're committed to providing an exceptional education for every student.
* Nurture creativity and innovation: Inspire students to think critically and solve problems.
* A supportive learning environment: Foster a culture of curiosity, exploration, and practical skills.

The role is due to commence in January 2025. This is a permanent position. Early applications are strongly encouraged as we will be reviewing and interviewing as suitable candidates apply.

Closing date: 22 November 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1038 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

The Rawlett School has a strong and positive reputation locally based on a history of success. We create remarkable students and encourage each to find what is remarkable about themselves. There is an ethos of working together to focus on both academic success and the broader curriculum to encourage confidence and enthusiasm in our students.

The Rawlett School is a special place. We are very proud of our achievements and visitors always comment on the positivity around the academy. As you walk around you will see active lessons based on mutual respect and within a calm learning environment. People matter at Rawlett and leadership is evident across the curriculum. Students lead others to prepare our learners for lifelong learning and their next steps. Whether they progress to higher education, further education or the world of work, on leaving Rawlett we are proud that our students are able to make a positive contribution as responsible and caring young people.

We aim to provide students with a wide range of extra-curricular activities to support their personal and academic progress. There are a wide range of sporting opportunities for students of all abilities where traditional and non-traditional games and sports are offered. International School status has helped us develop learning partnerships with schools in other countries to support the focus on skills essential for the 21st century. The curriculum offers students a wide range of opportunities to become good citizens within our local community.

We are proud that our learning experience extends beyond the formal curriculum. The Rawlett Sports Centre provides a range of sporting and recreational activities for young people and the local community. Links with our feeder primary schools are enhanced by the Sports Leaders Awards Level 1 and 2 gained by older students who plan and deliver activities for local junior school pupils. A huge number of visits and trips take place each year to support the curriculum but most importantly develop the skills of the whole child.

Our academic success continues each year and is based firmly in our belief in our Learning Community between staff, students and parents/carers where we share the responsibility of nurturing each child to achieve their potential through open communication.

Parents always have a choice of school and Rawlett is a local school of choice for a reason. Numbers increase each year based on strong learning partnerships and this in turn creates our positive local reputation. Always looking to improve, the Academies EnterpriseTrust shares our values and encourages us to find our remarkable- in each and every child.

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