Head of Year (9) and Teacher of Geography and/or History and/or ICT and/or Computing

An exciting opportunity has arisen to take on the role of Head of Year (9 initially). This role will be the perfect opportunity to lead, manage and monitor the academic progress, social, moral, spiritual and cultural development of students within a particular year group, working closely with staff and students to promote high standards of teaching and learning across the year group.

Ideally, the successful candidate will:

• Have the ability to lead and develop a pastoral team that is responsive to and that targets the needs of the students
• Be an inspirational and exemplary classroom practitioner
• Have the drive, passion and enthusiasm to raise standards and encourage students to achieve their best
• Be a team player with sensitivity and emotional intelligence
• Have high expectations of themselves and others
• Be a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Have excellent planning and organisational skills
• Be able and willing to make a full contribution to the life of the school.

The successful candidate will also be a highly qualified, enthusiastic, committed and successful teacher of geography and/or history and/or ICT and/or computing (see faculty-specific information overleaf), joining our lovely school which has made tremendous progress in recent years. Student progress has a rising three year trend with students attaining better than national average for Level 4+ in English and in Maths in 2017. KS5 results show a 3 year rising trend for all figures. A Level grades, A*, A*-A, and A*-B are all above national averages and the Average Grade has this year risen to a B-. KS5 students also make excellent progress and the VA for A level (0.13) and BTEC (0.42) has been graded as significantly above average in 2015 and 2016. The Nobel School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. If you would like to visit Nobel or have any queries about this post please contact Mrs Chantal Coakes (HR@nobel.herts.sch.uk), otherwise, I look forward to receiving your application on the enclosed application form, together with your covering letter. Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Closing date: 28/09/2017 12:00:00
Interview date: 6th Oct 2017

Why you should choose Nobel The Nobel School is a very exciting and vibrant school with 1440 on roll, covering the full age and ability range, the majority of whom continue their education into our flourishing Sixth Form. The recent rebuilding programme means that we have a ‘state of the art’ £38 million 21st century school. Furthermore, our recent Ofsted report confirmed that the school is now good in all categories; this is an exciting time to join our school as we push to be outstanding. The Nobel School is located in Stevenage, a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated on the A1 between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. Just 20 minutes from London via train, a 40 minute drive from Cambridge with nearby airports just 20 minutes away (Luton) and 40 minutes away (Stansted), Stevenage has excellent transport links to London and the rest of the country. Stevenage Old Town has a village feel with historic buildings, cafes, coffee shops, restaurants and coaching inns and is lively in the evenings and weekends (for more information, see http://www.stevenage.gov.uk/regeneration/131675/). As a school, we have the very highest expectations of our students. Our core principle will always be that we endeavour to improve the teaching and learning in the school. We are therefore committed to recruiting only the very best staff and have the highest expectations in terms of lesson planning, classroom delivery and student assessment. In return, we provide excellent working conditions, first rate CPD and a real sense of community. Staff CPD

• We provide a comprehensive induction programme for all colleagues joining our school and all our new teaching staff are paired with a buddy to support them.
• On-going in-house professional development is an expectation for all via our core CPD days; after school Pit Stops; open classroom weeks; our teaching and learning journal; Lead Practitioners; middle leader training; and open door policy practiced by both our Senior Leadership Team and our Directors of Faculty, all of which support the aims of our school improvement plan and encourage colleagues to develop their careers with opportunities provided for staff to advance within school, as well as offering support for those who may wish to find promotion elsewhere.
• We are active members of the Stevenage Educational Trust (http://www.educationtrust.org.uk/) and the North Herts Teaching Alliance (http://www.northhertsteachingalliance.org/) so we have excellent links with other schools in the area, plus robust networking and CPD opportunities.
• All NQTs are given a mentor and 10% release time to enable them to see examples of excellent practice across our school. They are also supported through the Stevenage Educational Trust (http://www.educationtrust.org.uk/) and receive specific training through Herts for Learning (http://www.hertsforlearning.co.uk/team/nqt-induction-service).
• Competitive salaries and pay progression - all our staff are entitled to an annual professional appraisal review, with strong performance evaluation systems and linked pay progression.

Staff well-being

• As stated above, our recent rebuilding programme means that we have a ‘state of the art’ £38 million 21st century school with outstanding facilities (http://thenobelschool.org/venues/school-facilities/).
• Our Governing Body comprises professional people from business, finance and education (http://thenobelschool.org/about-the-school/governors/). Our Governors have both general and specialist roles in supporting the school and are very active backers of the leadership, staff and students. Additionally, the school has well-established and very close community links, with strong parental support.
• Occupational Health with Carewell – a free and confidential 24-hour employee assistance programme which provides advice and support, including a counselling service.
• Free, onsite parking for all staff.
• We have superb sports facilities that include a large sports hall, a gymnasium, a dance studio, AstroTurf, a climbing wall, a multi-use games areas and the trim trail. In addition to these facilities, we have a fitness centre available for use by staff for free until 6pm (http://thenobelschool.org/venues/fitness-suite/).
• Staff well-being survey (annual).
• Christmas and summer all-staff parties plus regular faculty-wide socials.
• VDU and eye tests as appropriate.

Financial benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and the option to make additional contributions.
• Child Care Voucher Salary Sacrifice Scheme, with access to tax free childcare vouchers.
• Reduced rates for facilities hire (http://thenobelschool.org/venues/).
• Lunches are provided free on weekdays during term time for those that undertake school duties. The meals are prepared daily from fresh ingredients by the school’s caterers and hot and cold food choices are available.
• Local and national retail discounts - our school is a member of Herts Rewards, an online 'one-stop' portal (http://www.countyofopportunity.co.uk/about-us/rewards-benefits/).
• Our 2014 Ofsted inspection accurately reflects where we are as a school:
• Behaviour in and around the school is exemplary.
• The school has successfully promoted a happy atmosphere.
• The staff and the governing body are united and determined in making the school better.
• The progress of students across the school, in English, mathematics and a range of other subjects, is now improving rapidly. This is mainly because of consistently good or better teaching.
• Under the strong and decisive leadership of the headteacher, students’ achievements are sharply rising.

Our prospectus is available on our website (http://thenobelschool.org/) and you can find out still more about our lovely school at the following links: https://www.facebook.com/nobelschooluk  and https://twitter.com/nobelschooluk Nobel School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Excellence in Everything

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The Nobel School
Mobbsbury Way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG2 0HS
01438 222600
www.thenobelschool.org