Teacher of History - The Becket School, Nottingham
The Becket School, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7QYThis job expired on 14 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
22 February 2025 however, a start date of 24 April 2025 will be considered
Closing date
14 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
2 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- History
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 30,000 - 46,525 per annum
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Ideal Candidate:
- Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills status (QTLS)
- Has experience teaching History at Secondary level.
- Demonstrates excellent subject knowledge and a passion for History.
- Has strong communication and organisational skills.
- Is committed to promoting a positive learning experience for all students.
- Can work effectively as part of a team and independently.
What the school offers its staff
Why Choose Us?
At The Becket School, we offer a supportive and rewarding work environment where your development and well-being are a priority:
- A team of talented and committed staff dedicated to delivering the best possible learning experience.
- Access to first-class CPD opportunities, including a specialist support staff development programme.
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme, offering a competitive employer contribution.
- Professional assistance through our Employee Assistance Programme– emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
- Health and wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider.
- Staff discounts and a salary sacrifice scheme that includes a Cycle-to-work scheme
Further details about the role
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and deliver engaging and differentiated lessons in line with the national curriculum for Key Stage 5. This would include Humanities.
- Assess and track students' progress, providing timely and constructive feedback.
- Contribute to the wider History department, supporting curriculum development and participating in departmental meetings.
- Foster a positive and inclusive learning environment, maintaining high expectations for student behaviour and progress.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, parents, and carers to ensure student success.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants.
You do not need to be a Catholic to work for our Trust. Everyone is welcome - those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith. We ask that you are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.
Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential.
The Trust actively supports Apprenticeships, with many Teaching Assistants (TAs) enhancing their skills in SEND through these programs.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.
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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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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Becket School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1185 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Becket School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@ololcmat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01158515454
As a Catholic school we recognise the uniqueness and worth of each individual and that each of us has a valuable role to play in The Becket. Students, staff, families , governors – all work together seeking the very best and giving their best.
Each individual child is important to us and our expectation is that all our students will develop and grow as young people as they make their journey as part of our community.
What makes The Becket special is the real sense of community that you can see and sense as you walk around the school. There are very good relationships between staff and students and we aim to work in partnership with our parents and families. The quality of teaching is strong and our staff are talented, caring and dedicated. We also have high expectations for all our students and this is one of the main factors behind our excellent reputation both in our local community and beyond into the East Midlands Region.
Arranging a visit to The Becket School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@ololcmat.co.uk.
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