Internal Alternative Provision Curriculum Lead
Grace College
Gateshead
- Expired
- Salary:
- Remuneration will be discussed at interview, dependent on qualification and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2021
Job overview
As an 11–19 secondary school serving nearly 1,200 students in central Gateshead, we have some ambitious plans for the future. We have recently joined the Emmanuel Schools Foundation, creating exceptional opportunities for knowledge sharing and career development – and with the renowned Emmanuel College itself just seven minutes away, we have a clear local model for excellence. We are committed to releasing the potential of our students and staff alike, and we have four key priorities for improvement – leadership, curriculum development, teaching and student engagement in extracurricular activities. You will be central to delivering our strategy, as you transform both the school and our students’ futures.
We are looking for a colleague with a strong pupil-centred background, and experience of providing one-to-one education, mentoring and support tutoring to individual students, along with the ability to plan and deliver lessons and learning for young people in group settings, aiming at students who will benefit from time away from the regular mainstream curriculum.
Our vision is to operate safe, calm and orderly groups delivering a personalised curriculum that develops key skills, such as problem solving, collaborative working, Skills for Life, growth mindset, empathy and literacy and numeracy. We will also have an emphasis on personal social education, healthy living and eating which will be delivered within a context of nurture and care with an overall aim to enable small step changes to build into positive transformations in individual young people’s lives. We are looking to develop our curriculum offer in innovative ways to give students as many opportunities for success and progression as possible.
The position will start as soon as possible and is an excellent job opportunity for professional development. It could be ideal for someone with experience of teaching a variety of pupils, some with complex and challenging difficulties, but with promise and potential, within a mainstream setting looking for a new challenge - who would relish this opportunity.
Understanding of curriculum requirements would be essential, and experience of curriculum design would be desirable. A colleague with a can-do attitude and a flexible personality is essential to working in our supportive environment.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, term time only plus 2 weeks
Join us and you can expect to be nurtured, supported and encouraged at every step of your career, in line with our Christian ethos. We will invest heavily in your development, with specific career-stage opportunities, one-to-one coaching, research opportunities and collaborative development across the Trust. In short, we are looking for exceptional educators, phenomenal school leaders and committed professionals. We believe that working, as part of our team, you will bring added benefit to our students and families while enhancing and developing your career.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: Monday 6 December at 10am.
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About Grace College
Grace College is an 11-19 secondary school serving over 1200 students in central Gateshead. The school is committed to creating an outstanding learning community where students excel in their academic, cultural, co-curricular and personal lives. The College joined the Emmanuel Schools Foundation (ESF) in April 2019 as the fifth school providing a holistic education focused on developing character in and beyond the classroom. ESF seeks to: provide and support schools in which students and staff have the opportunity to work hard to achieve their personal best; encourage personal, moral and spiritual development within a Christian framework and create and sustain educational environments where everyone is equally valued.
Our schools are committed to assisting economic regeneration and prosperity in the north-east, and to improve the quality of community life through our work with young people. We aspire to impart wisdom to the next generation by educating young men and women in a school culture which prioritises the pursuit of knowledge and the development of character. We serve communities of students, staff and parents who hold many different religious and ideological positions who unite around our core beliefs and core values, which are underpinned by our Christian ethos.
We value academic excellence, but we hold personal best to be of far greater importance. It is our experience that by developing a strong work ethic, holding a growth rather than fixed mind-set, and being provided with outstanding tuition, students may go on to achieve considerably more than they might have imagined possible. We seek to be intentional about character education, our aim being that our students will, in the future, become servant-hearted leaders. Students starting here encounter consistent rules, role models and traditions, which help them feel part of the college community and to begin to take responsibility for others. As students grow older we expect more of them and in the Sixth Form expect our students to take on at least one formal leadership role in the college as well as beginning to serve in the wider community.
Our hope is that all students leave the college as well-rounded, qualified individuals who are able to articulate a viewpoint and back it up with substantial knowledge and understanding. Students are encouraged to achieve academic excellence to access first-rate employment opportunities or to gain access to outstanding universities across the country.
Grace College provides opportunities for colleagues to collaborate and develop professionally with others across ESF. We are committed to an extensive, high quality programme of professional development and to opportunities for career progression. Working within ESF provides an ideal opportunity for ambitious educators who aspire to future senior leadership and will benefit from input through our National Teaching School designation.
If you share our passion for excellence and would like to find out more then please contact us to make arrangements to visit the school.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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