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Teacher of English

Ryde Academy

Ryde

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Full Time, Permanent
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22 February 2019

Job overview

MPR / UPR 

Ryde Academy, based on the Isle of Wight, is an 11 to 18 years Secondary Academy and is sponsored by Academies Enterprise Trust (AET). The school is set in spacious grounds in the town of Ryde which is a short walk from the local esplanade; providing excellent transport links to Portsmouth and Southsea.  In 2017, Ryde Academy had a new multi-million pound school building built on the existing site, with a student capacity of 1,500. 

Known as the “Garden Isle” because of its beautiful landscape, unspoilt beaches, rugged coastline and beautiful countryside; the Isle of Wight is a perfect place to raise a family.  Ryde Academy is easily commutable from the south coast with excellent transport links in Ryde to Portsmouth and Southsea.

Are you a self motivated,inspirational English teacher looking for a new challenge?  

We’re looking for an English teacher to join our good and rapidly improving Academy. 

The ideal candidate will be ambitious, aiming for excellence, and possess the drive and ambition to ensure each individual student fulfills their potential.

  • You should have a strong track record of raising attainment and achievement of every student in the subject or the ability to demonstrate you are developing outstanding practice, if an NQT.
  • Be a passionate advocate of the subject who contributes effectively to departmental and whole school improvement.
  • Have the ability to teach across the age and ability range at of 11-16.

Not only do we aim to provide the very best for every student, we also offer excellent career development opportunities for our staff. 

If you want to be part of our warm, dedicated team, we would love to hear from you. 

This position is required to commence as soon as possible.

Closing date: Friday 22 February 2019

Interviews will take place as soon as possible.

For an informal discussion please contact Tonia Voller, HR Assistant, on 01983 567331.

As  the sponsor, AET believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners – to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up-to-date resources available to them.  In each of our academies, you will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to world-class CPD and Talent Management programmes.  You will also be entitled to the following benefits: a health cash plan, Local Government pension scheme.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding policies we are unable to accept CV’s. To apply, please click on the 'Quick Apply' button.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhance checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. Further details can be found on our careers page.

AET is recruiting for School Direct placements.  Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/a/aetinet.org/aetwebsite/our-teaching-school/initial-teacher-training for further details.

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About Ryde Academy

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  • Ryde Academy
  • Pell Lane, Ryde
  • Isle of Wight
  • PO33 3LN
  • United Kingdom
+44 1983 567331

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Ryde Academy is an 11 - 18 years secondary academy situated on the picturesque Isle of Wight. There are currently 1000 students on roll but due to increasing popularity, this is set to rise to 1500. The Academy was judged as good by Ofsted in November 2016 under the leadership of its "Inspirational Principal of the Year", Joy Ballard.

Ofsted Inspectors recognised Ryde Academy as a "rapidly improved school" which "students are extremely proud to attend" and "staff feel well supported."

September 2017 marked an exciting time for the academy when it's brand new multi-million pound school building opened. The bright and airy classrooms are equipped with the very latest technology and practical subjects have designated studios, workshops and laboratories, along with a range of excellent sporting facilities.

Our Results

We are so very pleased with our recent results and exceptionally proud of our students and the incredible staff at our school who supported them. This proves that despite some of the negativity directed towards island schools, our students can and will succeed. We are aiming to build on this and we know that we can create a school our students, staff, parents and indeed the island can be proud of.

A Level

50% of students achieved A*/A and 100% of students achieved at least two A Levels or equivalent. 88% of students achieved at least three A Levels or equivalent and 56% received an A* to B in A Levels or equivalent. Our estimated Progress score was 0.1, this means that our students did on average 10% better than other students nationally.

All of our students who applied to university have achieved a place which is a fantastic result and a credit to their efforts and the work of our staff.

GCSE

54% of our students achieved A*- C EM, compared to 38% last year and the new accountability measure (Progress 8) we estimate has improved from -0.38 to -0.24 from last year.

Our Curriculum

To view our curriculum across the year please click here

Ofsted

We are judged to be a 'good' school and we were last inspected in November 2016. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here

WHY JOIN OUR ACADEMY?

Staff Benefits

Development:

We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences  that will support you on your professional learning journey with AET.

Lifestyle:

We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.

Money:

All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme).  Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our AET Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.

Wellbeing:

We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.

OUR TRUST

We are proud to be part of Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).

AET is a national family of 57 schools committed to delivering an excellent education that launches all the children in our care into a remarkable life. It is our deeply held belief that every child has something remarkable to offer and we see it as our duty to help each and every child find this within themselves.

Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

At AET, we want all of our employees to feel included bringing their passion, creativity and individuality to work. We value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences, and we truly believe that diversity drives innovation.

AET is also an approved Apprenticeship Training Provider (through the ESFA) which allows us to deliver a wide range of apprenticeship programmes across the Trust and our school network. To find out more about what we offer click here.

We also offer teacher training programmes across our network. For more information please click here.

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