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Teacher of Drama. Ability to teach KS3 English and/or KS4 Media studies would be desirable. (ECTs welcome to apply)

Ridgeway Academy, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 2AF

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• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  23 April 2024 at 10am

• Date listed

  21 March 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Drama, English, Media
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

Teacher of Drama. Ability to teach KS3 English and/or KS4 Media studies would be desirable. (ECTs welcome to apply) job summary

Teacher of Drama. Ability to teach KS3 English and/or KS4 Media studies would be desirable.

ECTs welcome to apply

Pay Scale: MPS/UPS

Start date: September 2024

Ridgeway Academy is a member of the Alban Academies Trust (AAT), together with Sandringham, Verulam, Garden Fields JMI, Skyswood Primary and Nursery, Wheatfields Junior and Wheatfields Infants’ and Nursery schools. We work in a multi-academy trust to share best practice, deliver joint training, promote the highest of expectations and raise achievement for all students. The AAT motto is ‘Educational Excellence for Everyone’. The trust offers significant opportunities for career development of staff at all levels within our organisation. This is an exciting time to join the school as it takes the next step in its journey to becoming good and then outstanding.

We opened in September 2018, as part of the Alban Academies Trust, to great excitement from our community with the aim of becoming a truly outstanding school in the future. Our motto is ‘Everyone can achieve’ and we are looking to appoint an outstanding person who can help us achieve our ambitions.

We can offer you:

A supportive team with a passion for continuous improvement

ECT programme with high performing provider - Alban TSH

Cross trust collaboration and opportunities to join a thriving ECT network

Dedicated in school Mentor

Allocated release time for mentor sessions, observations of colleagues, planning and preparation time

A commitment to ongoing professional development

A collaborative working environment

Alban Academies Trust provides an enhanced induction programme for all of their Early Career Teachers (ECTs) during July which attracts an attendance payment in July and August.

We are looking for someone who:

Has excellent subject knowledge and a passion for growing their subject within the school

Is a skilled teacher who puts student progress and engagement at the heart of all they do

Can share and deliver in the vision to be outstanding

Is willing to learn and help evolve the good practices already in place

Wants to be part of an excellent team and who will contribute as we strive for excellence

Ridgeway Academy is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply. Ridgeway Academy is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references and medical clearance.

Applications are via mynewterm https://www.mynewterm.com/ if you have any queries, please contact the HR Officer by email (appointments@ridgeway.aat.school) or extension 3373.

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 Ridgeway Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 904 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ridgeway Academy website (opens in new tab)
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