Cover Supervisor - Visual Media Arts
Thomas Tallis School
Kidbrooke, London
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- up to £20,795 pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 16 December 2019
Job overview
Grade: Scale 5 (Actual Salary: up to £20,795 pa)
Contract: 32.5 hours per week, Term-time only
Start Date: 3 February 2020 (or sooner)
Thomas Tallis is a flourishing and popular school situated in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. We currently have 1930 pupils on the school roll with over 550 students in our highly competitive sixth form. We strive for excellence in all that we do underpinned by our vision of education to understand the world and change it for the better.
We are looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor with experience in Visual Media Arts to support lessons for short-term absences of teaching staff. The ideal candidate will be confident, resilient and have excellent interpersonal skills. You will need to have an interest and passion for the VMA subjects including film and media studies. You will need to be firm but fair with excellent classroom management skills and a strong presence. The school wishes to recruit staff who want to do the very best they can to help make a difference to the learning of students. A degree or a good qualification in the relevant subject is required.
We are looking for someone who has:
• a good quality degree or relevant experience
• confidence, resilience with excellent communication and organisational skills
• experience of working with secondary age children and young people
• a professional, kind and calm manner
We can offer you:
• children and young people who are eager to learn and progress
• staff who are supportive, committed to their own professional development and to improving outcomes for the students here
• an excellent physical environment with state of the art facilities and infrastructure
• a school with humane management principles committed to your professional development
If you are passionate about providing young people with a safe, supportive environment in which to ensure their success, we want to hear from you.
Download an application pack from the school’s website or you can request one by contacting the HR Department via e-mail: HR@thomastallis.org.uk.
Application forms can also be returned to HR via email.
Application closing date: 16 December 2019, noon
Interview and assessment: w/c 6 January 2020
Thomas Tallis School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. All posts within the school are subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
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About Thomas Tallis School
Located in Kidbrooke, south-east London, Thomas Tallis School is a large co-educational secondary school providing places to pupils aged 11-18. The school was originally founded in 1971. In 2012 it moved into a brand-new purpose-built building on the site of a former airfield.
With capacity for around 2,000 students, Thomas Tallis is larger than the average secondary school. It operates a large sixth form, welcoming students who have come up through Thomas Tallis School, as well as pupils from other schools in the local area.
Headteacher
Mr Steve Parsons
Values and vision
Thomas Tallis School encourages its students to be kind, honest, fair, respectful and optimistic. The secondary school is proud of its diversity and encourages acceptance of all faiths and belief systems. Teachers deliver Character Education, which supports students to develop their own independent moral compass, and to understand the importance of their education and the value of hard work. The school aspires to deliver 'education to understand the world and change it for the better'.
Ofsted report (Feb 2024)
'Thomas Tallis continues to be a good school.'
'the school has high expectations of all pupils.’
'pupils are supported through exceptional pastoral care.’
‘The curriculum is broad and ambitious’.
‘Teachers are passionate subject experts. Their strong subject knowledge enables them to present subject content clearly to pupils, particularly in the sixth form.’
‘Pupils behave well in class and are polite and respectful around the school site. Lessons are not disrupted by poor behaviour. Working relationships between pupils and staff are strong.'
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