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 2AFThis job expired on 23 April 2024 – see similar jobs
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.
About Ridgeway Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 947 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Ridgeway Academy website (opens in new tab)
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