Teacher of Social Sciences
The Dukeries Academy, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG22 9TDThis job expired on 12 June 2023
Earliest start date
1 September 2023
Latest start date
1 January 2024
Closing date
12 June 2023 at 9am
Date listed
31 May 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Social sciences, Sociology
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time (1FTE) Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Suitable for ECTs
‘Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice.’
Jim Collins
Thank you for your interest in The Dukeries Academy (TDA) and Academy Transformation Trust (ATT). Part of our Vision at TDA is to develop ‘Our People’. Being recognised as an exceptional place to work is important to us as we aspire to attract, retain, and develop the very best leaders and staff.
Our Mission at The Dukeries Academy is to transform lives by inspiring excellence and maximising opportunities for all. As a rapidly improving Academy, at the heart of the Ollerton community, we support every student to achieve the qualifications they need to progress confidently to the next stage of learning, training, or employment. This is not all we do. To complement their qualifications, we also develop the skills and character traits, which will allow our students to become positive change makers in their own and other people’s lives.
At the Dukeries Academy, we live our values. We aspire to act with integrity, are ambitious in our purpose and are resilient in our pursuit of excellence. We are a Disability Confident Employer, at ATT we are passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and welcome all applications.
Our team of talented staff are friendly and professional, fully committed to the educational, pastoral, and well-being needs of our students. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational Teacher of Social Sciences to join this team. The ideal candidate will be an ambitious professional with the ability to teach across the age range, including Sixth Form. You will be joining a dynamic and exciting team, creating a culture of excellence amongst our students.
For further
information or to arrange a visit please call the academy on 01623 860545.
Applications from ECT’s are welcomed.
What the school offers its staff
In return, you can expect:
- An inclusive and developmental leadership culture.
- Centralised behaviour systems with highly visible SLT and Faculty Leaders.
- Implementation using evidence informed practice.
- Fantastic Professional Development opportunities through our ATT Institute including NPQs in partnership with Ambition.
- Inquiry based Performance Development replacing traditional Performance Management.
- A sensible Feedback Policy.
As a valued teacher, you will use your sphere of influence to play an important part in taking TDA from Good to Great, and we can promise it will be an exciting and rewarding journey. Along the way, you will gain the satisfaction of #Transforming Lives in our Academy and across our Trust’s twenty-one schools.
The list below gives an indication of our ‘cultural drivers’ to help you understand if your thinking on education aligns with ours:
Collins, J.C. (2001).Good to great : why some companies make the leap ... and others don’t. New York, Ny: Harperbusiness
Lencioni, P. (2002).The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Ny: Random House, Inc
Edmondson, A.C. (2018).The fearless organization : creating psychological safety in the workplace for learning, innovation, and growth. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
L David Marquet (2015).Turn your ship around : a workbook for implementing intent-based leadership in your organization. New York: Portfolio / Penguin.
Syed, M. (2019).Rebel ideas : the power of diverse thinking.S.L.: John Murray Publishers Lt.
Coyle, D. (2019).The Culture Code.Random House Uk.
Myatt, M. (2016).High challenge, low threat : finding the balance. Melton, Woodbridge, John Catt Educational Ltd.
Kim Malone Scott (2018).Radical candor : how to get what you want by saying what you mean. London: Pan Books.
Uttley, J. and Tomsett, J. (2020).PUTTING STAFF FIRST : a blueprint for a revitalised profession.John Catt.
Buck, A. (2017).Leadership matters : how leaders at all levels can create great schools. Woodbridge: John Catt Educational Ltd.
Further details about the role
The Dukeries Academy is part of the Academy Transformation Trust family, whose mission is to transform learning, aspirations and opportunities for their pupils and the communities in which they live. This commitment also extends to staff who are key to their success.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Dukeries Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2024. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.
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About The Dukeries Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 777 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Dukeries Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- kay.shepherd@attrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01623 860545
Thank you for your interest in The Dukeries Academy. Our vision is to inspire excellence and maximise opportunities for all. As a high performing academy, at the heart of the Ollerton community, we support every student to achieve the qualifications they need to progress confidently to the next stage of learning, training or employment. This is not all we do. To complement their qualifications, we also develop the skills and attributes which will allow our students to become positive change makers in their own and other people’s lives.
Our team of talented staff are friendly and professional, fully committed to the education, pastoral needs and well-being of your child. At the Dukeries Academy we live our values. We aspire to act with integrity, are ambitious in our purpose and are resilient in our pursuit of excellence.
Our fully inclusive approach provides a strong foundation for every child’s learning, whilst giving them the opportunity to explore and find out who they are and helps them set ambitious goals for their future.
We are passionate about innovative teaching with a focus on continual improvement. We have exceedingly high expectations of our community in terms of attendance, punctuality, uniform, behaviour and outcomes. Our consistent high standards ensure that Dukeries students are both happy and successful during their time with us.
I look forward to meeting and working with you to ensure that your child receives the world class education they deserve.
Arranging a visit to The Dukeries Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kay.shepherd@attrust.org.uk.
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