Opening Minds Teacher KS3

Due to an increase in pupil numbers at our successful Academy, we are seeking an inspirational and highly motivated KS3 teacher to join our successful and pioneering Opening Minds team from Easter 2018.  You will be joining a very well-resourced department with an outstanding local and National reputation. This would be an exciting opportunity for an NQT from a KS2 or a middle school setting or a secondary teacher keen to teach Y7 or Y8. You will be an effective team member whose input will contribute positively to our innovative curriculum practice. 

The successful candidate must be; 

• Committed to making a difference, 
• Someone who has high expectations of students and their colleagues, 
• Excited about teaching and learning through our skills and competences based curriculum model and 
• Keen to teach both KS3 core and humanities subjects. 

We will offer you; 

• A positive, inclusive and innovative learning culture and 
• Access to RSA Academies Teaching School Alliance, which offers high quality training and leadership experiences for all staff.  

Completed applications should be returned via email to vacancies@whitleyacademy.com 

 If you wish to organise to visit our academy in advance of making an application, please contact Mrs Baker (Principal’s PA) at s.baker@whitleyacademy.com. Informal visits are welcomed.  

Successful candidates should look forward to working in a challenging and inspiring environment within which there is ample opportunity to lay the foundations for career progression and leadership. We are committed to ensuring that every member of our school community is enabled to ‘be the best they can be’. 

To find out more about Whitley Academy, please visit our website or to find more details about the RSA Family of Academies, please visit the RSA Academies website.  

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to the safeguarding of and promoting the welfare of children.   

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such, appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).