Teacher of Art/Photography
The Elton High School
Bury
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teachers’ Pay Range - £22,467 - £38,250 per annu
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2017
- Apply by:
- 20 April 2017
Job overview
The Elton High School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and well qualified Teacher of Art/Photography (ability to teach Art Textiles may also be an advantage). The successful applicant will join a strong and supportive department that is dedicated to raising the achievement and progress of all students.
The Elton High School is a significantly oversubscribed School with a tradition of excellence. We have a history of high achievement and our most recent Year 11 results (2016) had headline figures of 65% (5 A*-C incl E/M), with average Attainment8 of 5.4 and overall Progress8 figure of 0.28. These figures placed us amongst the top proportion of schools in the country.
The school leadership team was restructured for September 2016 and staff and students are enthused about this exhilarating period in our school’s development. We have now moved into a brand new school building – the first new secondary school building in Bury for many decades, which further reinforces the excitement surrounding our school community.
The recent Ofsted inspection (February 2017) was a fair and accurate analysis of the fantastic progress made by the school in recent months. We knew that the 2016 GCSE results placed us in the top proportion of schools in the country, but it was so encouraging to see Ofsted recognise these achievements in their recent report. The inspection team noted that there is "a culture of high expectations" across the school with "high quality training" enabling teachers to provide top quality lessons as a matter of routine, with staff "focused on improving outcomes for all pupils". The inspectors were particularly impressed with the climate for learning and behaviour of our students, describing Elton as "an orderly and calm place to learn" with students who "enjoy coming to school", are "proud of their school" and are "confident in their learning".
The progress that has been made across the school is not through chance or by accident, but is due to a relentless focus on teaching and learning, while developing the talents of an outstanding team of staff. We are not complacent and look forward to continuing to work together so that Elton can fully realise its potential as one of the very best schools in Greater Manchester.
The school has excellent transport links with the M60, M61, M62 and M66 Motorways crisscrossing the area plus the Metrolink Light Rapid Transit system with a fast and frequent service from Bury centre through Manchester city centre to East Didsbury.
Employees of The Elton High School have a responsibility for, and must be committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.
Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please visit our website www.eltonhigh.bury.sch.uk or contact the school on 0161 763 1434 for an application pack.
Closing date: 10.00am on Friday 21st April 2017.
The Elton High School
Walshaw Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 1RN
About The Elton High School
The Elton High School is a co-educational community secondary school based in Bury, Lancashire, for students aged 11-16. It is a non-denominational school that accommodates approximately 1,000 students in a new building opened in September 2016.
The Elton High School serves the local catchment area of Walshaw/Elton/North Bury and is heavily oversubscribed. It has a stable roll with an annual admission number of 200.
The secondary school's facilities include fully equipped science laboratories and technology rooms, a large sports hall, an activity studio and a multi-media learning resource centre, within a modern, spacious three-storey building.
Headteacher
Jonathan Wilton
Values and vision
Staff and governors of The Elton High School are devoted to contributing to the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, intellectual, creative and physical development of all students. The secondary school aims to achieve this by delivering a curriculum that contributes to student learning, attainment and personal development, and that is broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated, within and beyond the classroom.
Ofsted report
“Consistently good teaching in languages, humanities, art and physical education enables students to achieve well from their starting points. The most able students do well because they are given work that challenges them to achieve their potential. Leaders’ work to improve students’ attendance has been effective. Attendance is above average. Students enjoy coming to school.”
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