Teacher of History
Standish Community High School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 0NXThis job expired on 21 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
1st September 2024
Closing date
21 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
14 May 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- History, Humanities
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Classroom Teachers’ Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint enthusiastic, self-motivated and highly organised people to contribute to the outstanding support, care and guidance that the school offers its pupils. Applications are sought from people with energy, commitment and a determination to succeed. This post is open to both experienced teachers and those new to the profession.
What the school offers its staff
Standish Community High is a thriving, vibrant and forward thinking secondary school located on an extensive and well-resourced campus in Standish, Wigan. Academic achievement, behaviour and personal development reflects our motto `Be Outstanding`.
Within the local authority and community we are recognised as a beacon of excellence and have been awardedthe “Secondary School of the Year” prize for the Wigan area in 2021, 2019, 2017 and 2016.
We are looking to appoint enthusiastic, self-motivated and highly organised people to contribute to the outstanding support, care and guidance that the school offers its pupils. Applications are sought from people with energy, commitment and a determination to succeed.
Further details about the role
What are the Benefits of Working for the Mosaic Learning Trust?
At the Mosaic Learning Trust, we understand that investing in our staff is the best investment for our students and offer a wide range of strategies to help our teachers and support staff to be highly effective in their roles. The Trust offers: -
Salary
We offer competitive salaries for teaching staff in line with the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document. We also offer competitive salaries to school support staff on an incremental salary scheme, paid according to agreed pay grades using national spinal column points. Support staff receive an increment on 1st April each year, or when they have completed six months of service if appointed between October 1st and March 31st, until they reach the top of the band within their pay scale.
Pension
The Trust offers access to a substantial contributory pension scheme in line with the Teachers Pensions and Local Authorities.
Generous Holidays
Full year support staff have a statutory right to 28 days paid holiday a year including bank holidays, the Trusts’ minimum entitlement for support staff is 35 days (including bank holidays) increasing to 40 days (including bank holidays) after 5 years’ continuous local government service.
Wellbeing
We are committed to supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of our staff. We offer occupational health services, Schools Advisory Service (SAS) – wellbeing services, an employee assistance program, free flu vaccinations, eye care, discounted local gym memberships and we are a part of the cycle to work scheme.
Trust ‘Inset Days’
The Trust offer additional Inset Days to give staff non-contact time for additional training, CPD, preparations, department time, leadership time etc.
Learning and Development
Learning and Development is essential to the success of the Trust and will help us meet our objectives and address the challenges we face over the coming years. This is an on-going process and one which should therefore be continuous throughout the year. There are many opportunities in the course of day-to-day work for learning and development to take place and service-specific training is provided appropriate to the needs of the job.
We also have an e-learning portal, through the National College which provides employees with access to a range of online courses and resources at a time that suits them, designed to help them enhance their professional development and refresh their learning, with new courses being added regularly.
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 Standish Community High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1297 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@standishchs.wigan.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01257 478731
Standish Community High School is the lead school within Mosaic Learning Trust which currently consists of three schools located across Lancashire. This has provided the potential to open greater career opportunities in the near future. The school is a state-community, non-denominational, co-educational secondary school for children aged 11-16. It is situated in Standish, Wigan with an intake of 1300 students
Arranging a visit to Standish Community High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@standishchs.wigan.sch.uk.
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