Subject Leader of Geography
The Wren School
Reading
- Expired
- Salary:
- Mainscale / Upper Pay Range, plus TLR2a (£2,873)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January / April 2021
- Apply by:
- 4 December 2020
Job overview
Are you looking to develop your teaching career in an innovative, creative and supportive environment?
Would you like to be part of a growing and thriving school that challenges itself to be the very best that it can be?
Do you believe in working collaboratively, ensuring we nurture, challenge and inspire all within our community?
At The Wren, we challenge ourselves to become better day by day; we strive to push our school community forward so that we can offer our students an exceptional education. We share an ambitious and inspirational vision that;
‘Each child, regardless of background, will receive a world-class education and be nurtured, challenged and inspired to aim high.’
We believe that every young person deserves access to an outstanding education. One that challenges, inspires and grows them as individuals. One that nurtures a love of learning and empowers students to achieve their best. One that ensures all students have the tools to be fully equipped for their future lives. At The Wren, we aim to create independent, creative and confident individuals who are skilled and ready for the world, and resilient to the challenges they face.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious Subject Leader of Geography to join our highly successful department. Someone who is ready to challenge and develop themselves, and who is restless and driven.
If our vision and ethos match your own philosophy, then we hope you will take the next step and apply for this position by downloading a recruitment pack and completing the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form.
The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Friday 4th December 2020. Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@wren.excalibur.org.uk.
Please submit your application early as suitable applicants may be invited to interview prior to the closing date.
The Wren School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of all relevant pre-employment checks. The Wren School is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff.
About The Wren School
The Wren School is a thriving and growing 11-18 secondary school based in the heart of the local community. Reading is a vibrant town with a thriving centre sited on the River Thames and River Kennet. A historic market town with many shops and restaurants and fantastic opportunities to explore a huge number of local and regional attractions. The school is situated in West Reading, with easy access to the M4 and excellent rail links to London and across the country.
Our first cohort of Year 7 students arrived in September 2015 and we moved into our state of the art, modern buildings in September 2018. These fantastic buildings provide us with spacious and well-equipped learning environments that inspire our students to continue to strive for excellence. In September 2020, we were delighted to welcome our first Sixth Form cohort as our school continues to grow and develop. We were very proud that in June 2018, after our first Ofsted inspection, we achieved a ‘Good’ rating; we were described as, “a school that enables pupils to succeed” and it endorsed the journey we are on. You can view a copy of the report here.
As a school, we value community cohesion and are proud to be part of the Excalibur Academies Trust and its excellent network of schools. Founded in 2012, EAT is a multi-academy trust that prides itself on a special blend of independence and collaboration. Their vision is to provide an excellent education empowering individuals to thrive and grow within a caring, aspirational and outward looking culture. They believe in investing in staff to ensure they attract and retain talented, dedicated people who are committed to changing children’s lives for the better. With a strong track record of raising the achievement of disadvantaged pupils across the trust, it is their mission to promote social mobility and personal fulfilment through the transformative power of education.
Our rich and purposeful curriculum offers a wide mix of academic and practical opportunities. We challenge our students to explore, discover and learn new things, and inspire them to dream and think big. We aim to create independent, creative and confident individuals who are skilled and ready for the world, and resilient to the challenges they might face.
We have an unremitting focus on quality first teaching and learning, with an exceptional staff team who are committed to creating our ‘Wren Inspirational Classrooms’. We expect and encourage the highest standards of attitude, behaviour and commitment from staff and students alike.
Our students follow a three year Key Stage 3, studying a wide range of subjects to prepare them for Year 9 - a year of choice and decision-making about GCSE subjects and the next stage of their educational journey. All students will have the opportunity to select a personalised combination of subjects that will allow them to reach for success at the end of Key Stage 4 in Year 11. We hope that each student's journey with us continues into our sixth form where we provide a range of qualifications to meet their needs and open up opportunities as they step into the world of work or continue onto further study at university.
Principal
John Salberg
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