Trainee Teacher of Psychology
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich, London, SE22 0NRThis job expired on 22 May 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 July 2022
Closing date
22 May 2022 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- View all Psychologyjobs
Working pattern
Contract type
- Fixed term - to 31st August 2024
Full-time equivalent salary
- UQT Scale (Inner London)
Additional allowances
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.
We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.
In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.
Trainee Teacher of Psychology job summary
Are you degree-educated with school teaching experience?
Are you passionate about your subject and making a difference to children’s lives?
Would you like to earn a salary whilst training to teach?
Harris Federation employment-based routes to teaching are designed to offer current school employees and people with experience of teaching the opportunity to training to teach whilst earning a salary. Your programme will be delivered by Harris Initial Teacher Training and you will benefit from:
Outstanding course that leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS);
Weekly Core Training days at Harris Academy Bermondsey with your fellow Trainees;
Tailored, subject-specific training across the year with our specialist Federation sub consultant teams;
Personalised mentoring and a strong support network;
Two placements in contrasting schools.
You will be employed on a fixed-term contract from 1st July 2022 to 31st August 2024.
Please feel free to contact a member of the Harris Initial Teacher Education team for a friendly chat, advice and how to join our next group of outstanding trainee teachers.
Main Areas of Responsibility
As a trainee teacher, you will be teaching in your main placement academy and honing your craft in the classroom whilst learning from expert colleagues. You will spend one day a week at Core Training where you will learn theories and strategies to implement in your teaching practice.
Your mentor, colleagues and HITE Tutor will support you every step of the way, so that you complete your employment-based training programme feeling confident and well-prepared for a successful career in teaching.
We offer a strong support network and exciting environment in which to train to ensure that our trainee teachers leave the course feeling supported, confident and well-prepared. Our provision has been graded as Outstanding by OFSTED.
During July you will take part in an induction process, getting to know your employing school, pupils and policies. You will also take part in the Harris Initial Teacher Education Summer School. You will begin teaching in September and start the weekly Core Training sessions.
Throughout the year you will be working towards gaining your Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) qualification. On application, we will discuss the possible completion of the Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).
Qualifications & Experience
The successful candidate will have:
An undergraduate degree, minimum 2:2.
GCSE maths, English (and Science) Level 4 or Grade C and above
Experience of teaching or working in schools.
A desire to make a difference to the lives of young people
Passionate about your subject knowledge.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.
Equal Opportunities
The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
About Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 863 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- info@harrisschooldirect.com
- Phone number
- 0208 253 7758
Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich is an outstanding place: for students and staff alike. They pride themselves on helping their students to be incredibly successful and they are as driven to support our staff, with an excellent CPD programme and development opportunities for all staff at the academy. They encourage their students and staff to live their core values of character, courage and conscience in their community and beyond. They have an excellent staff who are highly motivated, committed and happy.
Why work at Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich?
HGAED is a great place to work. At a time when there is so much attention, deservedly so, on teacher wellbeing and workloads, we are committed to ensuring our staff have work-life balance by reducing unnecessary admin work and meetings. We dedicate time and resources to staff wellbeing and development, ranging meditation to teacher hacks such as whole class feedback to reduce workload. We are looking for staff who share our commitment to developing themselves personally as well as professionally, who are open to feedback and development and share our vision for our whole community. We believe very strongly that education can be transformative for all. We’d love you to be part of the transformation of our students’ lives.
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