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This job expired on 19 October 2020

  • Job start date

    1 January 2021

  • Closing date

    19 October 2020 at 9am

  • Date listed

    15 September 2020

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Full time

Full-time equivalent salary

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Teacher of Science job summary

What do you want from a career in teaching? What motivates you to support every young person in their learning and development? What can you do to guarantee our children the future they deserve? We are looking for an open-minded, curious, kind and inspirational Teacher of Science to work at Hamilton School, part of Maiden Erlegh Trust. Hamilton School is an SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health) Special School in Reading catering for up to 64 students, aged 11-16 with Education, Health Care Plans (EHCP). Our mission is to recognise each and every one of our students as individuals, and to nurture their potential, developing the whole child through a therapeutic approach. This means that you would have to be a resilient character who is able to remain positive when dealing with challenging behaviour. The school is currently going through a transition with a purpose-built new site due to be opened next year which will increase the maximum capacity and create a diverse and safe environment for children to progress in their learning. Hamilton School has recently joined the Maiden Erlegh Trust family of schools, whose motto is “schools for the community, schools as a community”. The aim for every school in the Trust, whilst espousing their values and ethos, and having a core of common policies and procedures, will serve its own community’s needs in a bespoke way and also create a feeling of community within its own school. In that way all the potential and talents of every child and every member of staff will be nurtured.

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 Hamilton School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
School size
60 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
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Hamilton School is special school based in Reading, catering for children in years 7-13 with SEMH.

Arranging a visit to Hamilton School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org.

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