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Teacher of RE/Citizenship

Teacher of RE/Citizenship

Harris Academy Falconwood

Bexley

Salary:
MPS (Outer London) + £1,500 Harris Allowance
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
April
Apply by:
9 February 2023

Job overview

Inspire, transform, teach! We are currently looking to appoint a dedicated and inspiring Teacher of RE/Citizenship. As a Teacher at Harris Academy Falconwood, you will join a dedicated team of teachers and staff supporting our vibrant students. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow, inspire and develop, this may be the role for you.

About Us

In September 2008 we joined the Harris Federation, a not-for-profit charity with 25 years of experience in education. In joining the Harris Federation, we have become part of a family of more than forty happy and highly successful primary, secondary and sixth form providers in schools across London. Being part of such a successful Federation allows our teachers and leaders to continue to develop their practice.

We pride ourselves in creating a supportive community where our students are offered the best educational experience in order to develop confidence, self-belief and self-drive.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your purpose of your role will be:   

  • To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.   
  • To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor   
  • To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential   
  • To contribute to raising standards of student attainment   
  • To share and support the academy’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:   

  • Operational and strategic planning (including lesson planning, developing resources and syllabuses, and contributing to the departmental plan)   
  • Curriculum planning   
  • Staff development (including continuing professional development and engaging fully in the Performance Management Review process)   
  • Quality assurance (including contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluating the subject area)   
  • Management of information (including maintaining appropriate records and tracking student progress)   
  • Communications with students, parents and other stakeholders   
  • Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)   
  • Teaching, ensuring a high quality learning experience for students

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will:   

  • Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree   
  • Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice), ideally including experience in multi-ethnic urban schools and of working in an 11-18 school   
  • Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning   
  • Understand the importance of high expectations and equality of access for all students, and of being a tutor   
  • Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3 and KS4, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work   
  • Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff   
  • Have a good level of ICT skills, ideally including innovative use of interactive white boards   
  • Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students   
  • Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers and other external agencies where necessary   
  • Have good written and spoken communication skills   
  • Be able to lead and manage their own work effectively   
  • Have excellent time management skills   
  • Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.

We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

Attached documents

About Harris Academy Falconwood

School summary

Harris Academy Falconwood is an 11-18 co-educational academy for 1,100 students. The academy opened in September 2008 on the site of the predecessor school. Harris Falconwood benefits from a brand new, state of the art £25 million building offering the very latest facilities and equipment. Ofsted judged the academy to be Outstanding at both its inspections in 2011 and 2014.

Academy Ethos

Our academy has a can-do enterprising culture. Our students know that, through hard work and determination, they can achieve anything and everything they set their minds to.

We combine the traditional values of discipline, respect and good behaviour with contemporary best practice in teaching and technology. With these core principles in place, we develop our students into happy, educated young people with the desire and drive to succeed.

At Falconwood, our learning ethos is at the heart of ensuring the achievement and success of all our students. Learning is highly structured in terms of the learning routines we expect our students to respect and engage in, every lesson.

Academy Specialisms

Sport, Science and Enterprise

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