Teacher of Geography and RE
Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5HYThis job expired on 23 February 2020
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
23 February 2020 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 February 2020
Job details
Job role
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Subjects
- Geography, Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £40,490
Teacher of Geography and RE job summary
Smithdon High School, part of West Norfolk Academies Trust are seeking a Geography and RE teacher to join their supportive humanities team. The school is looking for an enthusiastic, effective and pro-active teacher
MPS/UPS as appropriate
Full time, permanent
NQT applications welcomed
For a job description, person specification and application form please visit www.westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk.
To apply, please complete an application form (all 3 parts must be completed, see application guidance sheet for more information) and return with a covering letter for the attention of the HR Department via: recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk
Alternatively, please post your application and cover letter to the HR Department, West Norfolk Academies Trust, Queensway, King's Lynn, PE30 4AW.
Please note that we reserve the right to shortlist for vacancies early if a suitable field is met prior to the closing date. Applicants are therefore encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible for consideration.
West Norfolk Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This includes obtaining references and ensures compliance with the DBS process.
Commitment to safeguarding
West Norfolk Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check with barred list. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 but Exceptions Order may apply.
About Smithdon High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 612 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Smithdon High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk
At Smithdon High School we share a simple vision. Every child is supported to make progress in every single lesson, every single day.
These are exciting times to join our school. Under our current Headteacher since September 2022, we are building to become a truly great school – with our best GCSE results ever in the summer of 2023 and achieving a “Good” Ofsted (“good” in all areas) in November 2023. Our staff work as a team and support each other, while receiving fantastic professional development opportunities. They are encouraged to be the best they can be.
Our school serves the coastal town of Hunstanton and the surrounding area with a clear focus on knowing the strengths and needs of every student. We believe every child deserves a warm welcome to every learning opportunity and a personalised learning experience; challenge and support leading to exceptional progress. We are also at the centre of the community in Hunstanton and West Norfolk. We will always embrace opportunities to strengthen existing and explore new relationships within our community.
Our buildings are both innovative and modern as well as of historic significance and we aim to create the best facilities for our students to learn and achieve - coupled with an innovative and creative curriculum alongside outstanding specialist staff.
Everything we do reflects both our core values to "Work Hard, Be Kind and Smile" and our "Smithdon Seven" expectations.
1. We believe in ourselves and are proud of our achievements
2. We aim high and accept challenge to achieve our ambitions
3. We take responsibility for our choices, our actions and our environment
4. We work together to support our community
5. We are present, we are equipped to learn, we work hard and we always give our best
6. We are respectful and we listen to others
7. We take pride in the presentation of ourselves and our work
At Smithdon High School we welcome applicants who want to make a positive difference to the lives of our students and can help them to aspire to great futures.
We are part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust whose aim is to challenge and support a small group of schools to provide an excellent education for the young people of West Norfolk.
The Trust works in a supportive partnership with Primary and Secondary schools with each school maintaining their unique identity and ethos.
The schools work together to ensure maximum benefit for all students through economies of scale and shared resources.
The Trust’s clear strategic vision for the future is based around four key areas:
• Maximising student achievement
• Ensuring each student is engaged with the school
• Ensuring our students have access to world class resources
• Delivering outstanding teaching and learning
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