Teacher (Music/Performing Arts) (Maternity Cover)
Wayland Academy, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 6BAThis job expired on 15 October 2024
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
15 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
7 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - until 31st August 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Salary: Qualified Teachers Pay Scales: Main Pay Scale (MPS) to Upper Pay Scale (UPS)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications: Applicants should have: • An appropriate degree and other qualifications required for the award of QTS. • Qualified Teacher Status (trainees should be on track to achieve QTS before taking up the post) • Teachers who do not have QTS but who feel they may be suitable for the role are encouraged to contact the school in the first instance.
Experience:
Applicants should have experience
of:
• Teaching the subject in a
secondary school across the
11-16 age range.
• Assessing students for a
variety of purposes using
appropriate strategies.
• Working with whole-school
behaviour systems.
• Supporting students in the
subject with a SEND or EAL
Skills, Knowledge:
Applicants should have knowledge
and understanding of:
• The subject taught, to
undergraduate degree level
or an equivalent standard
• Different approaches to
teaching the subject and the
strengths and weaknesses of
these
• The wider role of a teacher
in the personal development
of pupils, including the main
responsibilities of a form
tutor
• The statutory requirements
concerning Equal
Opportunities, Health &
Safety, SEND and Child
Protection
Personal Attributes:
Applicants should have the ability to:
• Express themselves clearly
in written and spoken
English
• Manage pupil behaviour in
line with a school policy
• Build and maintain effective
working relationships with
colleagues, pupils, parents
and the wider community
• Organise working time
effectively to ensure that all
requirements of the post are
met punctually and to a high
standard
What the school offers its staff
The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our ‘my lifestyle' portal. All eligible staff will have access to a range of benefits from salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.
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.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Wayland Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 569 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Wayland Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@inspirationtrust.org
Arranging a visit to Wayland Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@inspirationtrust.org.
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