Teacher of Humanities (Religious Studies)
Wellsway School, Bristol, BS31 1PH11 days remaining to apply
Closing date
26 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Humanities
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR1 – UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a passionate professional ready to build your future?
Do you want to work in a supportive environment where your skills and contributions are valued?
Join us!
At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an environment where every employee - whether in teaching, support, or leadership - can flourish. We strive to attract, develop, and retain the very best talent by creating a culture that values professional development, wellbeing, and inclusion.
Your Role in Building Brighter Futures
As a Teacher of Humanities at Wellsway School you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of Futura’s mission statement of “Building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish”. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about living our values and making a positive impact on all the young people in our Trust. you will be responsible for ensuring that every student enjoys an excellent experience in your lessons and will work closely with the rest of the team in developing and delivering engaging Schemes of Learning. Existing schemes of learning and resources are all in place for the successful candidate to use. We also welcome hearing new ideas should you wish to develop your own projects.
As a Teacher of Humanities, your purpose will be:
- To have responsibility for the planning, delivery and assessment for allocated/identified groups of students; to ensure they achieve their individual potential. Having due regard to the requirements of the curriculum, the school's aims, objectives and schemes of work and any policies of the Wellsway Multi Academy Trust or Academy Governance Committee.
- To share in the corporate responsibility for the education, wellbeing and discipline of all students.
- Supporting the development of all students in a vertical tutor group.
What You’ll Bring to Futura
We are looking for a Teacher of Humanities who possesses the following:
Qualifications:
- Relevant good honours degree
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Successful completion of induction year (not applicable to NQTs)
- Evidence of wider, recent and relevant professional development (desirable)
Experience:
- Evidence of suitability to work with children and young people
- Knowledge of recent developments in learning and teaching
- A good understanding of effective ways to facilitate learning
- Experience (as Teacher/Trainee) in a mixed comprehensive school (desirable)
- Secondary school teaching across the age and ability range from Yr7 to A Level (desirable)
Skills:
- Demonstrate excellent classroom management and teaching skills
- Ability to establish good relationships within the team, with other colleagues and with students
- Effective communication skills, both written and oral
- Excellent use of ICT as a teaching and admin tool
- Ability to inspire and engage students
- Use effectively to data to monitor/track student progress and support learning
- Demonstrates a passion for creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all members of our school community.
- Aligns with our trust-wide values by bringing a positive, collaborative approach to their work and a willingness to continuously develop professionally.
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer to Support Your Growth
- Professional Growth:Continuous Professional Development (CPD), inset days, rotation and secondment opportunities, and leadership succession programmes.
- Wellbeing Support: Initiatives like ‘Wellbeing Moments,’ flexible working arrangements, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for mental health support.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Generous defined pension schemes, Health Cash-back Plan (covering dentist, physiotherapy appointments etc.), and multiple retail discount schemes.
- Sustainability Commitment: Reducing our carbon footprint through our Climate and Nature initiatives across all schools.
- Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment where diversity is celebrated, helping staff bring their best selves to work and thrive in their roles.
Application Deadline:15/12/2024 @ 23:59
Interviews are likely to be held soon thereafter.
PLEASE NOTE: Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement.
Futura Learning Partnership is Committed to Safeguarding:
Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, one of which must be from your existing/most recent employer and completed by a Headteacher/appropriate senior manager/HR Lead, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, online searches and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.
Equal Opportunities:
At Futura Learning Partnership, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is treated fairly. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are dedicated to supporting our staff to achieve their full potential.
Commitment to safeguarding
Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’.
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About Wellsway School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1318 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Wellsway School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@futuralearning.co.uk
A successful, high-performing 11-18 mixed comprehensive that is popular and over-subscribed, with almost 1300 students on roll. The school is set on the east side of Keynsham, eight miles north-west of Bath and seven miles south-east of Bristol and we are fortunate to have a large, semi-rural setting with excellent transport links for students and staff. Having been part of the Wellsway Multi-Academy Trust since it was founded has already brought many benefits to the school community and a real strength of the trust is its cross phase nature, allowing us to work with leaders with a wide range of experiences and students across all the age ranges.
Arranging a visit to Wellsway School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@futuralearning.co.uk.
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