Teacher of History
Shire Oak Academy, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9PAThis job expired on 17 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
17 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 Hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, creative and gifted Teacher of History.
This is an exciting and innovative time for the Academy and we are looking to appoint a colleague who is:
- An inspirational and enthusiastic team member.
- Clearabout what constitutes outstanding outcomes for all students.
- A passionate, creative teacher who believes in all students’ capacity to succeed and will embrace our ethos ‘Turning Potential into Excellence’.
We can offer you the support of a strong, hard-working team and the opportunity to work with students who meet the high expectations we have of them.
The Academy has been heavily oversubscribed for a number of years and we are incredibly proud of our external examination results.
For a more detailed look at our Academy access ourwebsite onwww.shireoakacademy.co.uk.
Further details are available by contacting the Headteacher’s PA by e-mail ons.read@soa.merciantrust.org.uk.
Closing date for applications is 12 noon 17th May 2024.
As a key requirement of the Governing Body’s selection process, any prospective employee will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS.
What the school offers its staff
- A fabulous staff team committed to doing their absolute best for all in our Academy community.
- Support from our Trust central teams and other schools in our Trust to ensure you have the tools to deliver success (our schools are all located close to one another, and we work better when we are working together).
- A wealth of support for your ongoing continuing professional development, including a Trust-wide programme for leaders drawing on expertise from across the Mercian Trust and external professional coaches.
- A comprehensive employee assistance and staff benefits package including Simplyhealth (cash-back health plan and 24:7 video call and telephone access to GP and counselling), salary sacrifice schemes including our new Electric Car scheme, and discounts portal (ranging from gym membership to discount cards and vouchers for online and high street retailers).
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 Shire Oak Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1471 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Shire Oak Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- bonnie.burns@merciantrust.org.uk
Arranging a visit to Shire Oak Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bonnie.burns@merciantrust.org.uk.
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