NQT Science Teacher - Colne Valley High School
Colne Valley High School
Kirklees
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- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 8 March 2021
Job overview
Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield
NQT Vacancies for September 2021
Science
12 month NQT contract
Your new school
Colne Valley High School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools in England; founded in 1956 and is located in the Colne Valley, an area of outstanding beauty in the east flank of the Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire. Easily accessible from Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and surrounding areas. With over 1300 students from September 2020, we are a bustling school with a real community feel.
In September 2019, Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all four categories. This judgement reflects the significant progress and incredible journey by the school since the previous inspection in June 2017.
‘Teachers challenge pupils to increase their knowledge across a full range of subjects.’
‘Teachers have clear expectations. They are fair and consistent in dealing with pupils’ behaviour’.
‘Teachers have good subject knowledge, which they share with pupils enthusiastically.’
Your new role
This is a truly exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious Science NQT to become part of our dedicated Science department at Colne Valley High School.
As part of our committed Science department, you will be instrumental in inspiring and motivating our students. You will play a key role in helping to drive the Academy forward; raising standards and creating outstanding life chances for educational achievement.
We are recruiting Newly Qualified Teachers who are truly passionate about teaching Science and inspiring students. Someone who is excited by learning and has a desire to develop a career within a small MAT. The successful candidate will be highly motivated and driven by the desire to deliver outstanding Teaching and Learning.
As a Newly Qualified Teacher, investing in you and your teaching career is really important to us. The better skilled you are as a teacher, the more enjoyment and job satisfaction you will feel in your role. To help all our NQT staff become successful we have a bespoke training and development programme which covers all aspects of Teaching and Learning. This programme combines a personalised plan of development, support and professional dialogue with monitoring and an assessment of performance against the Teachers’ Standards.
We are confident that new teachers joining any of our schools will feel welcomed from the moment they start their journey with us and we absolutely encourage prospective applicants to visit before applying, if they so wish.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: 9am, Monday 8th March 2021
Early applications advisable as we reserve the right to close this vacancy if a suitable candidate is appointed.
The small print
The MFG Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
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About Colne Valley High School
- Colne Valley High School
- Gillroyd Lane, Linthwaite, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD7 5SP
- United Kingdom
Colne Valley High School opened its doors in September 2014 as an Academy, sponsored by the Mirfield Free Grammar and together, by striving for excellence in all that we do, we have developed one of the most vibrant learning environments in the district. Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the heart of the Pennines, the Academy has almost 1300 student on roll in Years 7 to 11. The school is within easy commuting distance from Leeds and Manchester and is situated within a 10-15 minute drive of the M62 corridor.
Outstanding schools have outstanding teaching and the quality of teaching is the single most important factor in a school’s success. All students, irrespective of ability, are driven to “be the best they can be”. Our ethos is driven by our mission – “To enable our students and staff to achieve their best” and our vision is that everyone, every student and every member of staff, can be exceptional, every day.
At Colne Valley High School we have agreed to live our school life by our values:
• Respect – we recognise, accept and celebrate differences
• Integrity – we are truthful and honest in all that we do
• Team work – we aim to be the best for our team
• Aspiration – we strive to be the best we can be.
Our staff lead by example and work hard to ensure that our young people feel happy, valued and safe, but equally they endeavour to enthuse them with a sense of aspiration, optimism and ambition. Work ethic is important and so is attitude. We encourage a “can do” attitude in relation to both work and play, and our expectations are extremely high.
We aim to:
• Sustain a culture of high expectations in which every individual is valued equally;
• equip all our students for lifelong learning enabling them to achieve their potential;
• provide an environment in which all staff experience a sense of professional well-being and are to give of their best;
• provide an engaging, creative and enjoyable experience of teaching and learning;
• engender a sense of personal worth and physical and emotional well-being which enables students to become confident, self-reliant, self-disciplined, healthy and responsible;
• promote excellent standards of behaviour through highly effective personal relationships;
• equip students with the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary for them to make a positive contribution to society and prepare them for the world of work;
• foster effective partnerships between students, staff, parents, governors and the wider community.
We work hard to maintain a happy and well-run School, where students feel confident to thrive and develop. We strive to make our School a place of sound, stimulating and appropriate learning, where every student can achieve their true potential. We create a caring community where great emphasis is placed upon good relationships and partnerships to encourage respect, understanding and co-operation.
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