Director of Geography
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster
- Expired
- Salary:
- L1 - 5: £39,965 – £44,106
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 28 April 2019
Job overview
Permanent | LPR 1 – 5 (£39,965 – £44,106) | September 2019
We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and talented leader and teacher to take our Geography department to the next level of successful performance. The successful candidate will have a track record of excellent outcomes and examination experience and contribute as a member of our extended leadership team. The role will also make a significant contribution to whole school development of teaching and learning.
Our 11 – 18 school and collaborative Sixth Form is going through an exciting period of change. Sir Thomas Wharton Academy is part of an innovative Multi-Academy Trust with four primary and two secondary Academies providing quality education and support for families and young people within the locality.
The successful candidate will:
- Have vision, energy and enthusiasm for learning and teaching
- Be proactive, innovative and focused on student outcomes
- Be an aspiring, ambitious leader with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Have a proven track record of delivering and shaping high quality teaching and learning and outcomes
- Be an advocate of partnership working and community engagement
In return we offer:
- An opportunity to contribute to developing curriculum teaching and learning across the Learning Trust
- Modern learning spaces which inspire outstanding teaching and learning
- Excellent career development opportunities and access to a comprehensive programme of Personalised Professional Learning and Development at leadership level
- Mentoring and support from an experienced leadership team
If desirable, prospective candidates are invited to visit our Academy. Please contact our recruitment partner, Jessica Galvin to arrange a visit on 0114 217 1556 or Jessica.Galvin@Hays.com
This post involves working with children and therefore, if successful, you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
How do I apply?
For more information, please contact Mrs Anna Slack, Senior Leader Teaching and Learning at a.slack@stwacademy.com
To request an application pack including role description, person specification and application form, please contact our recruitment partner, Jessica Galvin, on 0114 217 1556 / Jessica.Galvin@Hays.com
Completed applications including a covering letter detailing how your skills and experience to date will prepare you for this role should be addressed to Mrs Yvonne Bootman, Associate Principal and submitted to Jessica Galvin - Jessica.Galvin@Hays.com
Closing Date: Monday 29th April 2019 at 9.00 am
Interviews: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Attached documents
About Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
- Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
- Tait Avenue, Edlington, Doncaster
- South Yorkshire
- DN12 1HH
- United Kingdom
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy is a good secondary school of over 1100 students with a thriving and growing collaborative Post 16 provision. The Academy joined Maltby Learning Trust on 1st April 2017 and secured an OFSTED Good judgement in September 2021. We are now oversubscribed each year and we are very fortunate to be housed in a new building with state-of-the-art facilities.
We pride ourselves on the aspirational, supportive, and caring community we have at Sir Thomas Wharton Academy. Our team of dedicated staff ensure that students feel safe and receive the best pastoral and academic support and challenge throughout their time in the school. We further develop the cultural capital of students through a comprehensive programme of extra-curricular activities and broader enrichment opportunities.
We take an inclusive approach that maintains a focus on the wellbeing and progress of every child; we provide a safe place for learning through the application of our positive behaviour system and attention to individual student circumstances and needs. We firmly believe that students will ultimately achieve better results by establishing a positive and supportive partnership between parents/carers and teachers.
Our students are our biggest strength, they are honest, hardworking, aspirational, and willing to take themselves out of their comfort zone.
Our outcomes have significantly improved, this has been realised in part through a relentless focus on the six key drivers of:
· The Highest Standards
· Invest To Achieve
· Everyone Is Valued
· No Excuses
· Never Give Up
· Cultivate Your Character
Ofsted - Good in all areas
“Leaders set high standards for pupils in all aspects of school life”
“The atmosphere in the school is calm and orderly. Pupils want to do well in lessons. Pupils like the presence of staff on corridors.”
“What is best for the pupil is at the heart of their thinking at all times. They have developed a curriculum designed to achieve these objectives”
“Provision for pupils’ personal development is at the heart of this school.”
“The calm and respectful atmosphere in school means that pupils learn without disruption. Low-level disruption is rare.”
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