Subject Leader of Geography
Sedgefield Community College
Sedgefield
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS / UPS plus TLR2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018 (or sooner)
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2017
Job overview
Would you like to progress your career in a school recently judged by OFSTED as ‘outstanding’, a school where both student achievement and attitudes to learning are amongst the best in the North East? Would you also like to work in a fantastic, newly built school, set in one of Durham’s most scenic areas? If the answer to these questions is ‘yes’ then Sedgefield Community College could be right for you.
We particularly welcome applicants with a strong track record of outstanding teaching and student achievement, who as a leader can play a significant role in supporting other staff reach a similarly high standard. However, we also encourage applications from teachers with relatively limited experience who may be ready to progress their career by taking on subject leadership responsibility under the guidance of an experienced Assistant Headteacher.
If you are a proven, dynamic, teacher of Geography, who has the ability to take on this vacancy at Sedgefield then we would like to hear from you.
Applicants should complete an application form and indicate through a letter (no more than two sides of A4) how their experience to date has prepared them for this role and how they would ensure future success.
Durham County Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We want to develop a more diverse workforce and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Applicants with disabilities will be invited for interview if the essential job criteria are met.
Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Disclosure and Barring Service check
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The Headteacher, Dave Davies, welcomes informal discussion; please phone should you wish to talk to him.
The closing date for applications is: Wednesday 6th December 2017 (noon)
Interviews to be held on: Week commencing 11th December 2017
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About Sedgefield Community College
- Sedgefield Community College
- Hawthorn Road, Sedgefield
- County Durham
- TS21 3DD
- United Kingdom
Named in the Sunday Times list of the UK's top 50 schools (11 to 16), Sedgefield Community College is now firmly established as one of North England’s consistently highest performing schools, with a reputation for outstanding and creative teaching and learning allied with strong, successful leadership. Whilst we are proud of our reputation as a highly successful school, as measured by its examination performance, we also take immense pride in the reputation we have for developing outstanding teachers and leaders.
In March 2017, Sedgefield was subject to an OFSTED inspection and as a result judged to be outstanding in all respects, however this significant achievement did not signal the end of the school’s commitment to achieving ever improving standards in all aspects of its work, rather it has merely acted as the catalyst for further progress.
Our student's attitudes to learning are excellent, with OFSTED going so far as to describe student conduct as ‘impeccable’. The high standard of care and support we provide our students has over time created a tangible bond between students and staff and as a result relationships between adults and students are such that we can confidently describe our students as welcoming, respectful and thoughtful and Sedgefield as a ‘happy’ school.
Having moved into our stunning new school building in 2011, we recognise how fortunate we are to have such a superb learning environment and the facilities that it provides. Whilst an impressive building does not necessarily equate to an outstanding school it certainly plays its part in supporting the culture of high standards and excellence that permeates everything that we do.
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