Teacher of History

Aldridge School - A Science College, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0BG

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 September 2024

• Closing date

  7 May 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: History
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualification Criteria

• Qualified to degree level or above
• Possesses QTS status or equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of successful practice as a teacher in a secondary school
• Experience of continually improving teaching practice to increase student achievement and progress
• Evidence of continually improving the teaching and learning of their subject through assisting with schemes of learning and extra-curricular/enrichment activities

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge in the curriculum area (Inc. A Level/GCSE specifications)
• Understanding of the teaching strategies needed to establish high aspirations with regards to results and behaviour
• Evidence of working with educational research to facilitate learning
• Knowledge of the current legal requirements, national and school policies and guidance on the safeguarding and promotion of the well-being of children and young people

Teaching and Learning

• Effective and adaptable ICT skills
• Numerate so that data analysis can be facilitated
• Effective communication skills
• Possesses energy, enthusiasm, resilience and perseverance
• A commitment to educational research in order to facilitate learning
• Excellent classroom teacher with the ability to reflect on lessons and continually improve their own practice
• Effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and rewards
• Thinks strategically about classroom practice and tailoring lessons to student's needs
• Understands and interprets complex student data to drive lesson planning, achievement and progress
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• The ability to produce correspondence/documents, appropriate for a specific audience and in well-written English, ensuring the tone is appropriate to the purpose

What the school offers its staff

The Mercian Trust respects the autonomy of its member schools but, through collaboration, fosters strengths that are greater than the sum of its parts. Working together as a Multi Academy Trust provides a framework for sharing expertise and enthusiasm, resources and ideas.

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.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Apply for the job by following the link below

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored.

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About Aldridge School - A Science College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1604 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Aldridge School - A Science College website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: parmjot.sidhu@merciantrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aldridge-school-a-science-college-walsall (opens in new tab)

We are a comprehensive school of over 1500 students situated near the centre of Aldridge village. We believe that it is our responsibility to work to meet the needs of every individual student, challenging them to achieve their best, supporting them to become responsible young adults and preparing them for their next steps into the world of work or further education.

Aldridge School is a good school (Ofsted 2022).  It is a school which is proud of its traditions and successes which have been achieved through hard work and high expectations. In particular, we encourage our students to be Respectful, Responsible, Resilient and Ready to learn in order that they will be happy and successful at school and in the wider world beyond.

 Aldridge School has a dedicated, talented and conscientious team of staff who work together to provide a high standard of teaching, excellent pastoral care and professional support services. Our broad curriculum is designed to meet national expectations, be relevant and interesting, support our students in achieving the best possible standards in external examinations and to equip them with the skills they need to be successful in adult life.

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