Teacher of English
Budmouth Academy Weymouth, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9SYThis job expired on 21 April 2023
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
21 April 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 March 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Budmouth Academy is a large 11-18 academy in a beautiful part of the country and is a member of the Aspirations Academies Trust.
We are looking to recruit a highly passionate English teacher, who shares our commitment to academic excellence and promotes a love of their subject. We require a practitioner who is highly motivated to help every child succeed and has an unrelenting drive to improve the life chances of our children here in Weymouth. The successful applicant will be joining an already creative and incredibly welcoming department, who share this same drive and purpose for their students.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer:
- A diverse and broad curriculum across every key stage and one which you can help adapt and craft.
- A culture of collaboration on projects and planning, to allow you to feel instantly part of a vibrant team and to ensure you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- A centralised behaviour policy to help support you and to allow you to focus on delivering high quality lessons.
- The opportunity of teaching our highly engaged sixth form students in A level Literature, Language and Film Studies.
- The opportunity to progress your career with a highly successful and supportive tailored ECT/CPD programme.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Budmouth Academy Weymouth is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We value the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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About Budmouth Academy Weymouth
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1499 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Budmouth Academy Weymouth website
- Email address
- jobs@aspirationsacademies.org
- Phone number
- 07842002431
As a proud member of the Aspirations Academies Trust, our vision is “To empower future generations to follow their dreams and build a society of which we can all be proud.” At Budmouth we are on a mission to provide the highest-quality educational experience for all.
Budmouth is a large 11-18 academy in beautiful Dorset, situated on the south coast. We are fortunate to have excellent facilities which are set to be even better, with our new build currently in the planning stages. We are within commutable distance of Poole, Sherborne, Purbeck, Dorchester, Portland and surrounding areas, with excellent public transport links.
We offer an ambitious and inclusive curriculum so that all of our students will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. Our extra-curricular offer is equally impressive, with a vast range of opportunities for students to engage in.
We are committed to raising the aspirations of our young people at Budmouth and this is reflected in our approach to all areas of our work. Our teaching and learning framework has been greatly influenced by Allison and Tharby’s Making Every Lesson Count, and our centralised behaviour systems mean that you are free to teach. We expect impeccable behaviour from our students, who really appreciate staff going above and beyond on a daily basis.
What we offer:
Wonderful, inquisitive students
Clear and consistent centralised behaviour systems and detentions
Excellent career development and promotion opportunities across the Aspirations Academies Trust
Collaborative planning with centralised resources
A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback with no onerous marking policies
Budmouth Wellbeing Charter - we treat workload very seriously
Comprehensive package of CPD opportunities, including NPQs, through the Aspirations Learning Institute
Highly supportive senior leaders who are visible and approachable
We are a warm, welcoming and friendly place to work and learn - we are truly at the heart of our community
What we are looking for:
Hard-working professionals with excellent knowledge in their area of expertise
People who live and breathe our values and mantra to ensure the life chances of our students are maximised
Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter their starting point, background or needs
Someone who is aligned to our vision and values - we are one team
Budmouth Academy Weymouth is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced DBS check in line with the government’s safer recruitment guidelines.
Budmouth Academy also values the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Principal - Mrs Sara Mashike
Arranging a visit to Budmouth Academy Weymouth
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@aspirationsacademies.org.
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