Teacher of Alternative Curriculum

Outwood Academy Haydock, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 0JG

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  12 June 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 May 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 32.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months
• Pay scale: MPS1 to UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

• A degree in an appropriate discipline related to relevant subject.
• Teaching qualification together with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Awareness of the strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of all students.
• A good understanding of curriculum developments in the specific subject area.
• Recent and relevant teaching experience in employment or training
• Experience of assessment at Key Stage 3 and 4
• Able to use a range of teaching and learning strategies
• An understanding for how Assessment for Learning can improve student performance
• Confidence in the use of standard computer packages (word processing, email and spreadsheets) and how these can be used to enhance student learning
• Able to use student level data to raise standards
• Able to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a team
• Creative in problem solving together with willingness to take on and try new approaches and ideas
• Ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner and to recognise potential child safeguarding issues
• Ability to communicate high expectations to all students
• Able to communicate both orally and in writing to students and their parents
• Sharing good practice across the department
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure
• Assessed and advised by Health and Well Being

What the school offers its staff

The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.

We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.

As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.

We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.

All academies within the Outwood Family have gained or are working towards the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.

Further details about the role

Do you have a real passion for working with young people who need additional pastoral support to fulfil their potential in school? We are seeking a hardworking, dynamic and driven teacher to support small groups of students from years 9-11 as part of our internal alternative curriculum. This post will involve working with students to support them to re-engage with their learning and to feel a sense of belonging, pride and accomplishment for themselves.

The ideal candidate would have a more practical teaching specialism and would be prepared to deliver practical sessions to students. Working alongside our wider Inclusion team, our maths, english and science tutors and our specialist departments, you would create and deliver personalised packages for the young people in your care with a focus on securing achievement. We would also expect you to build relationships with external delivery partners so that we can create a really varied and interesting learning offer.

Please note that, on successful appointment to this post, you may be required to deliver a small number of mainstream lessons on a weekly basis at times when this group of young people are working with external partners. Full standard teaching colleague pay and conditions would, of course, apply and appropriate planning, preparation and assessment time would be factored within the timetable.

Commitment to safeguarding

Outwood Academy Haydock is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students; making sure they are happy individuals who know how to keep themselves safe. As an academy, staff do their best to keep students safe. We have a culture of vigilance and we will always take a considered and sensitive approach in order to support all our students. Outwood Academy Haydock is committed to ensuring that students are aware of behaviour towards them that is not acceptable and how they can keep themselves safe. We have a committed team who are trained as Advanced Designated Safeguarding Leads.

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About Outwood Academy Haydock

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 805 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Outwood Academy Haydock website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: p.abram@haydock.outwood.com
• Phone number: 01744 678833
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwood-academy-haydock (opens in new tab)

We are an 11-16 academy based in the former mining village of Haydock, within the large Merseyside town of St Helens. The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2022 and as a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives. We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning. We believe that learning should be both enjoyable and enriching. With a holistic view of education, we aim to create a safe and secure learning community that encourages healthy and sustainable lifestyles and empowers students to pursue career pathways they will find stimulating and deeply rewarding. If you share our vision, then why not join our family?

Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Haydock

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email p.abram@haydock.outwood.com.

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