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Teacher of History (NQT's Welcome)

Teacher of History (NQT's Welcome)

The Stockwood Park Academy

Luton

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Salary:
Main Pay Scale or Upper Pay Scale (dependent on experience)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018 / July 2018 start for NQT’s who wish to start earlier
Apply by:
23 February 2018

Job overview

Are you looking for a school with a SLT that will genuinely invest in, support and develop you?

Would you like to be a part of a successful KS3-5 History Department with excellent leadership?

If you have answered yes to these questions, Stockwood Park Academy would love to hear from you! 

The Stockwood Park Academy are currently looking to recruit a self-motivated and committed Teacher of History to join our dynamic team. We are keen to get on board a teacher who is passionate about expanding our students’ minds in the way they view the world today by teaching engaging and thought-provoking History lessons that help students understand and succeed in the subject.

It’s incredibly important to us here at Stockwood that all our teachers feel valued, listened to, mentored, challenged and given adequate opportunities to develop. As a Teaching Trust, we offer exceptional teacher training and high-quality professional development programmes catered to your needs. Consequently, we have many success stories of teachers that have joined us and been given excellent CPD and training that has allowed them to climb the career ladder. To give you one specific example, our very own Humanities Curriculum Leader started as a NQT 6 years ago and has been recently promoted to Assistant Principal and in charge of Teaching and Learning. ‘We recognise talent, recruit for attitude and train you for the skills’

 … If you want to be grow and develop in a successful Academy, come and join us at Stockwood Park! Don’t just take it from us, listen to what our teachers have to say: https://youtu.be/48wDNtQQKzU 

 Job Specifics: 

  • Start Date: September 2018 / July 2018 start for NQT’s who wish to start earlier
  • Salary: Main Pay Scale or Upper Pay Scale (dependent on experience)
  • Job Role:  Full time, Permanent

 Why work for Stockwood Park Academy

  • £30 million state of the art modern facilities with well-equipped classrooms in an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school
  • You’ll be working alongside charismatic, supportive and genuine colleagues and Senior Leadership Team who want to see you succeed and thrive 
  • A staff wellbeing team that implements various strategies to boost staff engagement including various activities, events, conferences and many other staff benefits
  • Unparalleled CPD and training opportunities with cross trust and national development programs
  • Excellent opportunities to develop and grow in a successful and expanding Academy
  • To be part of an 11-18 provision with opportunities to teach in the sixth form in for many subject areas
  • Great support for NQT’s including your own dedicated mentor, reduced teaching timetable and ‘Outstanding’ teacher programmes available
  • All teaching staff receive a laptop to use whilst in employment

 

Here’s what Ofsted have to say: “The Principal and SLT have successfully raised the quality of teaching and improved students’ achievement in most subjects including English and Maths. The quality of teachers’ professional development is good; leaders have successfully created a good culture for staff development and ensures that teachers are suitably equipped for their subjects and other responsibilities. The behaviour of the students is good, they behave well in lessons and students are proud to be at the academy and enjoy coming”.

  - Iain Temple, Assistant Principal for Personal Development, Behaviour Management and Welfare.

Closing Date: Friday 23rd February at 12pm        Interviews: Wednesday 28th February 2018

If you are interested in this job opportunity, please do apply today.

We look forward to hearing from you!

If you have any questions about the role or would like to visit the Academy, please contact Hannah Chandler, Recruitment Officer on 01582 211 226 or email hannah.chandler@thesharedlearningtrust.org.uk

‘We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’. The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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About The Stockwood Park Academy

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Welcome to The Stockwood Park Academy, part of The Shared Learning Trust.

Join us:

This is an exciting time to join The Stockwood Park Academy Teaching Team led by Principal, Mumin Humayun.  Your colleagues are friendly, highly experienced subject experts and enjoy the teacher comradery. You will make friends and mentors for life.  Join us and share the love of your subject, because you enjoy working with young people, you want to make a real difference and inspire the next generation.  We strive for creativity in the classroom and above all making the whole journey fun!

· Location; right next to Junction 10 of the M1, close to Stockwood Park Golf Course, Luton Rugby Club and the Luton Hoo.

· Bus service

· Ample staff parking

· £30 million state of the art schooling facility

Staff benefits:

· Pension

· Work laptop

· Car wash service

· Once a quarter, Indian head or shoulder massage

· Amazon/Delivery drop-off service

· Dry Cleaning service

· Staff wellbeing and Counsellor

· Perkbox:

o Medical 24/7 Doctor appointments

o Private and repeat prescriptions

o Save money on everyday purchases

o Online exercise classes

o Employee Support Hub by Health Assured, giving you 24/7 access to qualified therapists

o Competitions to enter

Vision and Values:

'Strive, achieve, believe!' - We want our children to strive for their goals, achieve those goals and believe that with the right drive and motivation anything is possible. We provide opportunities for all our students and adults to be aspirational and develop a passion and excitement for learning. Working with our communities, we ensure all students are able to achieve beyond their targets to reach the success they deserve. Our students develop a strong self-belief so that they flourish and develop into well-rounded, self-respecting young people.

'We recruit people for attitude and train for skills' - We aim to recruit people who have the right attitude. If you have a love for teaching and are passionate about seeing children succeed, we can help you do the rest. We can offer custom-made support packages that focus on the quality of teaching and learning, curriculum development and all aspects of Leadership and Management. Whether you would like help with planning, preparing and delivering outstanding lessons, building your confidence within the classroom or developing your behaviour management strategies, we have all the CPD and training you need.

Our 5 academies are as follows:

The Vale Academy, Dunstable 2-11

The Rushmere Park Academy, Leighton Buzzard 2-9

The Linden Academy, Luton 4-11

The Chalk Hills Academy, Luton 11-18

The Stockwood Park Academy, Luton 11-18

We also offer a fantastic Sixth Form provision for students aged between 16-19, and this is based at both The Stockwood and The Chalk Hills Academy.  Including in our Sixth Form provision is our Football Academy Pathway and brand-new Cricket Academy Pathway.

The Teaching Trust Teacher training based at The Chalk Hills Academy and is offered to all our colleagues should they be successful.

CPD and Training: Our Teaching Trust - WE INVEST IN YOU!

All of our Academies at The Shared Learning Trust are a part of our Teaching Trust. We aim to offer exception teacher training and high quality professional development programmes to new and experienced staff to support them in excelling in their career.

Our programmes are facilitated by experienced school leaders, who have exemplary records in leadership and improving outcomes for their students. We are able to cater for specific requests and can offer custom-made support packages that focus on the quality of teaching and learning, curriculum development and aspects of Leadership and Management.

We currently offer 'The National Award for Middle Leaders', 'The Outstanding Teacher Programme', 'The Improving Teacher Programme' and 'The National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership'. As Stockwood Park Academy is part of a Multi-Academy Trust, there are fantastic opportunities to climb the career ladder. The Shared Learning Trust are a firm believer in helping all staff reach their full potential and developing their career within our Academies. If you are willing and wanting, we will do all we can to put you on the relevant courses and give you the right opportunities so you can keep achieving more in your career. If there isn't a current opportunity at The Stockwood Park Academy for promotion, there will be opportunities to move to one of our partner Academies.

The Sports Zone:

· 2 Football Pitches (floodlit, FA approved, full size and 3G Astro Turf)

· Large Outdoor Hard Court

· Four Tennis Courts

· Three Netball Courts

· Full Size Basketball Court

· Full Size Netball Court

· Four Badminton Court

· Large Indoor Football Pitch

The Performance Plaza:

· Theatre (tiered seating, professional lighting and sound system, curtains and backstage changing facilities)

· Dance and Fitness Studio (sprung floors, dances barres, floor to ceiling mirrors, full PA and music systems)

Classroom Facilities:

· Projectors

· Smart Boards

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