TEACHER OF HUMANITIES
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Job start date
1 January 2023
Closing date
12 October 2022 at 9am
Date listed
30 September 2022
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- View all Humanitiesjobs
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs, View all Part timejobs
- Full time 32.5 hours per week. Part time 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Maternity or parental leave cover - Temporary to cover a Maternity Leave (6 months initially) Full Time, 32.5 hours per week
Full-time equivalent salary
- M1 – U3 £25,917 - £42,020 FTE salary per annum
Pay scale
- M1 – U3 £25,917 - £42,020 FTE salary per annum
TEACHER OF HUMANITIES job summary
We are seeking to appoint a creative, inspirational and dedicated classroom practitioner to join the Humanities Faculty at this exciting time of growth.
The role would suit an experienced teacher or an ECT, and would provide an opportunity to play a pivotal role in the continued development of Humanities within the school. Teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do and our teachers are second to none in their pursuit of teaching excellence.
We expect to appoint someone who has the ability to raise student achievement for all and the desire to continually update and challenge their teaching and learning skills. The Westleigh School enjoys a successful partnership with the Shaw Education Trust, which is a growing multi academy trust led by an Executive Leadership Team steeped in school leadership and improvement experience.
Working with the Shaw Education Trust also allows colleagues to access a large range of well-established training opportunities and work alongside like-minded professionals across a range of schools.
The successful candidates will: • Willingness to be flexible and support the school when needed • Bring rigour and an eye for detail and experience to our ambitious school • Be professional and approachable In return we can offer: • A forward thinking and innovative Senior Leadership Team • An open and transparent workplace that has an honest and respectful culture • Friendly and enthusiastic children • Caring, friendly colleagues with a strong team spirit and a positive attitude • Supportive parents and Academy Councillors
The Shaw Education Trust offer the following benefits with your employment: • An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme / Teachers Pension • Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (28 days holiday rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service + Paid Bank Holidays) – Support Staff Only • Access to health and wellbeing support via Occupational Health • Cycle to work scheme • Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust
At The Westleigh School, each pupil can feel that they belong to a caring and supportive environment. The school/academy is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of students and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo appropriate child protection screening including a DBS check.
Please click on the following link to refer to SET Safeguarding and Pupil Protection Policy 2022-23.pdf (shaweducation.org.uk)
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 The Westleigh School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 917 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@westleigh.wigan.sch.uk
The Westleigh School is a secondary school providing education to pupils aged 11 to 16, as well as providing an adult education centre to members of the local community.
The school motto of “Aspiring and Achieving Together” accurately captures the shared vision which ensures that leaders at all levels are developing their ability to communicate high expectations.
At The Westleigh School, an unrelenting focus is placed on the quality of teaching above all else so that the pupils are able to grow in a continuously developing learning environment.
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