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Teacher of RE / Classics

Teacher of RE / Classics

Coombe Wood School

South Croydon

Salary:
M1-M6 / UPS1- UPS3
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
4 February 2019

Job overview

Interested in swift career progression? Rare pathway with potential for ambitious teachers who are experienced or for NQTs.

Career Opportunity

Ambitious, forward-thinking, flexible and self-motivated? If you can combine these attributes with excellent teaching skills, this is the unique time to join the pioneering teaching staff at Coombe Wood School, offering you the opportunity of significant input into curriculum development and planning for the inaugural GCSE years.  

As this new school expands year on year this is a unique time to establish your career with a clear development path ahead. The successful candidate will build on the groundwork from our opening year, and help to further embed the newly-established but evident ethos arising from our core values of TEAMWORK, RESPECT, ENJOYMENT, DISCIPLINE and SPORTSMANSHIP. This role also offers scope for innovation and creativity to overcome unexpected challenges and break fresh ground.  With the support from our enthusiastic, hardworking and dedicated staff, you will be encouraged to promote and build excellent teaching skills. There is a strong team spirit which has contributed to a supportive learning environment for both staff and students.

Career progression is actively encouraged and taken seriously across the Trust. By becoming part of the team at Coombe Wood School, your career will benefit from joining a future-focussed group of schools, where you have the advantages of natural advancement and professional development opportunities within the school - and potentially within Folio Education Trust: http://www.folio-education.co.uk/. This is a local collaboration of schools offering access to high calibre CPD which contributes to the recognised quality of learning within our schools. 

The future includes opening our Sixth Form and moving into the permanent state-of–the-art £35M building. The School will grow into an 8-form entry school (NOR 1680) including 480 in the Sixth Form; an increasing number of pastoral and curriculum responsibilities will be on offer.

Curriculum

Initially, a key priority will be the collaborative and exciting task of designing the GCSE curriculum content, with creative input into meeting and delivering the themes of the three main educational strands: Sport and Health Related Fitness, Creative and Performing Arts, Academic Studies.

Coombe Wood School is being designed to feature sport as a specialism as well as an emphasis on the creative and performing arts, both specialisms will fully integrate with the academic strands. This approach centres on delivering a narrower range of sports to promote a deeper understanding of core skills alongside a focus on Health Related Fitness. 

Location

This is a new secondary fully-inclusive co-educational school, serving the communities of South and Central Croydon, established to meet an urgent rising local demand. Initially housed in temporary accommodation, the adjacent site for the ‘new build’ school is opposite Lloyd Park in South Croydon, with an excellent Tramlink service to and from East Croydon station (just 5 minutes’ journey-time away) and a short walk from several bus routes. Over £35 million is to be invested in building a state-of-the-art school which will include enhanced sports facilities, comprising a competition-sized sports hall, a full-size 3G artificial floodlit surface and aspirations to include a closed circuit cycle track (CRC) and 8-lane floodlit athletics track. 

Advantages Include

 Network of expertise and support within Folio

 Chance to join an innovative and supportive ground-breaking team

 Opportunity for career progression with natural expansion of the school

 Catchment includes many aspirational, supportive families

 Sporting partnerships that will support educational and vocational ambitions as well as community benefits

 Outstanding brand new facilities in the near future

 Free use of sports amenities for staff and their families

Application Procedure

Please download the candidate pack and application form or visit 

http://www.cws-croydon.co.uk/Career-Opportunities  

For a confidential discussion please contact our HR Lead Mrs J Baker: 07891 671 226.

Please email your completed applications to careers@cws-croydon.co.uk  in compliance with safer recruitment guidelines CVs will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 10am Monday 4th February 2019

Interviews: Week commencing 11th February   

Folio Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The recruitment process will include an enhanced DBS check, medical screening, confirmation of right to work in the UK and all other pre-employment checks in line with safer recruitment requirements.

The Candidate Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) is published on our web site www.folio-education.co.uk


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About Coombe Wood School

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About us – context, location and buildings 

This fully inclusive secondary co-educational school was established in 2018 to meet an urgent rising local demand. 

The site of our new building and extensive grounds is opposite Lloyd Park in South Croydon, with an excellent Tramlink service to and from East Croydon station (just 5-minute journey-time away,) and a short walk from several bus routes. 

Our £35 million building and facilities offer specialist teaching spaces for all subjects including Music, Dance, Drama, Science, Design Technology and Art. In addition, students benefit from indoor and outdoor auditoriums, a brand new Health Related Fitness building offering dedicated health and well-being studios and competition-sized spaces for gymnastics, netball, football and basketball. The school is set in spacious parkland grounds which offer a range of outdoor learning opportunities across all subject areas.

Underlying every aspect of school life and pinned together by a set of strong core values which are owned by all children and staff;

TEAMWORK, RESPECT,  ENJOYMENT, DISCIPLINE and SPORTSMANSHIP

The School is working towards  being the healthiest school in the UK, prioritising participation in a healthy lifestyle.

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