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Teacher of English

Whickham School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE16 5AR

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• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  29 March 2020 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  12 March 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £40,490
• Additional allowances:

  A school that will allow you to be inspirational, creative and play an active role in our journey to become outstanding ; Professional development programmes, with a commitment to support your career ambitions ; An academy which welcomes new ideas with energy and enthusiasm

Teacher of English job summary

We are seeking to appoint a talented English teacher or NQT, who is passionate about the teaching and learning of the subject, and who has the vision, commitment and determination to continue raising standards across all levels and abilities. Experience in relation to years taught in a secondary school is not important; if you are a strong teacher, we want to hear from you.

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 Whickham School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1676 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Whickham School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: ngraham@whickhamschool.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whickham-school (opens in new tab)

Whickham School is a large and successful school in Gateshead with over 1700 students including approximately 350 in our high performing sixth form.
Demand for student places is strong and the school is regularly oversubscribed. Students are organised into year groups whilst eight faculties deliver the school curriculum. The Sixth Form, which has its own dedicated facility, is an increasingly popular choice of students from all over the local area.

In January 2020 many faculties moved into a brand new, state of the art, STEAMS themed building. The stunning four storey building houses Science, Technology (plus Business and IT), Engineering, Art, Maths and Sport.

The Leadership Team meet weekly and share responsibility for policy generation, decision making, planning and the general wellbeing of the school. The relevant governing body committee is involved in strategic planning and policies from the onset. Faculty and Year groups meet every two weeks to discuss strategic issues

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