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  • Job start date

    1 September 2023

  • Closing date

    5 June 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 May 2023

Job details

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Main pay range 1 to Main pay range 6, £29,344 to £40,083

Additional allowances

CPD

What skills and experience we're looking for

▪ Have a detailed knowledge of the relevant aspects of the students’ National Curriculum and other statutory requirements at a standard equivalent to degree level to enable you to teach confidently and accurately at KS3, KS4 and Post-16

▪ Have a secure knowledge and understanding of your specialist subject, including level descriptors and KS 4 and Post-16 examination specifications and courses

▪ Understand progression across Key Stages in your specialist subject

▪ Cope securely with subject-related questions which students raise and know about students’ common misconceptions and mistakes in their specialist subject

What the school offers its staff

In the English Faculty, we aim to promote a love of learning and reading for pleasure, using a huge range of both nonfiction and fiction material to raise debates and promote intellectual curiosity. We are dedicated to providing students of all abilities the solid foundation they need to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, including equipping them with a broad vocabulary.

Through our lessons, we provide them with the platform from which they can access the wider curriculum and help them enrich their learning both during and beyond their school life. We aim to support students in developing a range of transferable skills, such as analysis, critical evaluation, inference, explanation and comparison.

We are dedicated to ensuring students become independent learners and we provide ample opportunities for students to learn from their mistakes and develop a growth mindset to ‘Aim high, achieve excellence’.

Why choose Hertswood Academy?

  • CPD accredited, and an exceptional reputation for professional development
  • IIP Status award since 2003
  • A brand new, state of the art facility opened in September 2019
  • A track record of students attaining high achievements and gaining places in university such as Yale and Cambridge
  • A positive and thriving sixth form
  • Great travel links. Situated within the M25, the A1 and M1 are easily accessible, and St Pancras Station London is only 20 minutes by train

Why would we choose you?

  • You are a motivated, engaging, dedicated, and well-qualified teacher, with an unswerving devotion to continuously develop and inspire students.

The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.Theschool is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

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 Hertswood Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1216 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Phone number
0208 238 7200

Hertswood Academy is a coeducational secondary school in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire which gained academy status in January 2013. The headteacher is Peter Gillett, who joined Hertswood Academy in January 2013.

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