Lead Practitioner Geography
Stopsley High School
Luton
- Expired
- Salary:
- Lead practitioner scale - competitive to attract the best candidate
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2024 or sooner if available
- Apply by:
- 13 July 2023
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an excellent Geography Teacher who has creativity, passion and drive to join our school to lead on Geography across Key Stages 3 and 4. Our Lead Practitioner will not only be responsible for driving outcomes in Geography at Stopsley High School, but also working alongside our Trust Specialist to model and cascade best practice and leading edge teaching and learning across the Middlesex Learning Trust.
Stopsley High School has been on a rapid improvement journey which included academising in September 2021 and joining the Middlesex Learning Trust. The School has benefitted from collaborative networking across the three schools, opportunities to showcase best practice and access to innovative training opportunities. All of this hard work culminated in an incredibly positive Ofsted in September 2022, in which the school was graded as “Good” in all five areas. It is an exciting time to join us and be part of our journey from good to outstanding!
The successful candidate will be joining an energetic, forward thinking and highly ambitious team. They will demonstrate real enthusiasm for teaching Geography, underpinned by strong subject pedagogy and a willingness to work to make an already established department even stronger with a full programme of CPD and support available.
There are a multitude of benefits to working at Stopsley High School, with Middlesex Learning Trust to support. Benefits include but is not limited to:
- Access to fantastic facilities at Stopsley High School in our state of the art school built in 2016, including access to our fitness suite which is free for staff
- A comprehensive New Staff Induction programme including a range of personalised CPD opportunities
- A supportive staff body who enjoy working collaboratively
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing
- Access to excellent teacher training provision via the SCITT within the Trust, based at The Compton School. SCITT has been graded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in June 2022.
- Career pathways and a strong history of promotion across the Trust
- Opportunity to take part in our Talent Management Programme which has well-developed tiers to develop the skills of staff and prepare them for promotion within the Trust
- Excellent public transport and road links to the rest of the UK and Europe
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About Stopsley High School
Stopsley High School is part of Middlesex Learning Trust (MLT) – a Multi-Academy Trust consisting of 3 large secondary schools. The key purpose of MLT is to deliver the best possible education for our students, to enable them to maximise their progress, academically, socially and emotionally, ready to take their place in society as positive and successful adults. The Trust and its schools have a long history of maximising the potential of every child. Within the Trust, there is a palpable commitment to fostering high aspirations in all students in order to secure the very best outcomes for them regardless of their background. All schools within the Trust are committed to this moral purpose and are supported to secure the very best educational outcomes. Collaboration lies at the heart of Teaching and Learning within the Trust. There are opportunities for shared professional development, planning, research and moderation which strengthens Teaching and Learning in individual schools. An MLT Teacher magazine is produced 4 times a year which showcases best practice within Trust schools, and an evidence-informed Trust Teaching and Learning Handbook is used across the schools to support excellent and up-to-date classroom practice. A Talent Management Framework is also in place to support staff development which includes residency opportunities within and across Trust schools.
http://www.middlesexlearningtrust.org.uk/
Stopsley High School is a modern, aspirational school that believes in the importance of unlocking each student’s potential. We achieve this by ensuring every student has the opportunity to grow and develop both inside and outside of the classroom.
Through a strong academic curriculum, high quality teaching and our contemporary facilities and resources, students are encouraged to aim high and dream big, developing strong aspirations and a lasting love of learning.
Whilst academia remains at the heart of our student experience, we never underestimate the importance of sports, creative arts and the incredible enrichment these subjects can bring. They allow our students to pursue personal interests as well as help them in developing key life skills needed for the future.
Our enrichment offer includes a wide range of opportunities: from extra-curricular clubs, Duke of Edinburgh, music and cheerleading, debate club, chess club national and international trips to workshops and including collaboration with The Brilliant Club, Eton College and Wadham College. Students also have the chance to shape the decision making of their own school and develop leadership skills through initiatives such as the student voice as well as the plethora of student leadership opportunities offered by all our curriculum areas.
We want our students to leave Stopsley as individuals who are confident, courageous and prepared to make informed decisions about their futures in further education, training and employment. From Year 7 onwards, through our careers programme, students will benefit from access to top universities, external speakers and businesses, taster days, work experience and a wide range of workshops and conferences.
Ofsted
In September 2022, Stopsley High School received a full graded Section 5 Ofsted inspection. We are delighted to share that we are officially a 'Good' School across all areas. This makes now an exciting time to join us, as we are a 'good' school continuing to strive on our journey to 'Outstanding'.
“Pupils benefit from a well-planned curriculum. They take pride in their learning.The curriculum reflects the diverse cohort. Teachers have strong subject knowledge. The curriculum contains the knowledge pupils should learn.” Ofsted, 2022
“Leaders have established high expectations of behaviour. Staff apply the behaviour policy consistently, both in lessons and around the site. This ensures pupils are prompt to lessons and reduces any disruption to learning.” Ofsted, 2022
“Pupils develop increasingly rich knowledge as they progress through the school. This means they are well prepared for their next steps. From the start of their time in the school, pupils receive well-planned advice for their future.” Ofsted, 2022
“Pupils from a diverse range of backgrounds and ethnicities learn to respect and support each other.” Ofsted 2022
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