Teacher of iMedia, IT and Business Studies

South Craven School, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 7RL

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Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 April 2024

Job details

Job role: Teacher
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Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects: Business studies, ICT
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

This unique post offers excellent opportunities for either an experienced teacher, or an ECT.

The main duties and responsibilities of this post include:

· Teaching all aspects of iMedia, IT and Business ideally across all key stages.

Developing and maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of the IT and Business curriculum.
Using appropriate teaching and learning, classroom and intervention strategies to motivate students and enable their progress
To maintain effective formative and summative assessment and feedback systems.
Contributing actively to the policies and aspirations of the school

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

An ability to teach iMedia at key stage 4 and Computer Science at key stage 3.
An ability to teach IT at key stage 5.
An ability to teach Business Studies ideally across all key stages.
Personal ambition and the capacity for hard work.

What the school offers its staff

South Craven School, supported by South Craven Academy Trust since May 2011, is an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school situated in a semi-rural location on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales with easy access to Leeds, Bradford and Greater Manchester. South Craven achieves strong results at both GCSE and A level and has an excellent vocational programme. It is an innovative and forward-thinking school.

Learning is placed firmly at the heart of the South Craven School community and the school has clearly defined Teaching and Learning Principles. Our main priority is to ensure our students have the best opportunities for success and the highest possible aspirations for the future. We aspire to develop confident South Craven Leaners. We are very proud of our excellent reputation in our local community, recognising our responsibility to provide young people with the skills and qualities to respond to the challenges of a fast changing world. We are also very proud of our reputation for developing teachers through our teacher training and teacher development programmes.

Due to increased subject demand in iMedia, IT and Business, an exciting opportunity has arisen within the school for an enthusiastic and talented teacher to join our ambitious and well-resourced team; as a Teacher of iMedia, IT & Business.

South Craven offers GCSE Business Studies and WJEC Retail Business in Key Stage 4 and A-level Business and BTEC Business in Sixth Form. We also offer iMedia and GCSE Computer Science in Key Stage 4 and BTEC IT and CTEC Digital Media in Sixth Form. The successful candidate will be a strong practitioner, committed to ensuring the highest standards of teaching and learning in the department.

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.