Teacher of Geography and History
Rawlins Academy
Leicestershire
- Expired
- Salary:
- 9 point range from £23,720 to £39,406
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn 2019
- Apply by:
- 18 March 2019
Job overview
Rawlins – inspiring learning for life
Rawlins is a good school with an outstanding sixth form
Teacher of Geography and History
From August 2019
Salary: 9 point range from £23,720 to £39,406
We are seeking an innovative and enthusiastic geography and history teacher to join our flourishing academy. Our ideal candidate will have a love for geography and history and a passion for teaching so that our students thrive. We have an excellent support package for NQTs, who are encouraged to apply.
The humanities department is a large, vibrant team, with a mix of experienced and new teachers. Staff are encouraged to take a full role within the team, contributing ideas in order to ensure the department continually improves; we value our staff voice.
Rawlins is an oversubscribed school with 1580 students on roll, including 370 in post 16, 50 students in Skills for Learning, which provides students with moderate learning difficulties a special school experience within a mainstream environment, and 8 students in The Base, a specialist provision for students with high functioning autism. We pride ourselves on being a beacon of inclusion. Our aim is to give our students the best experience of school life, allowing our students to find their talents and their passions. We do this through a broad and balanced curriculum but we can’t do this without dedicated, energetic and passionate teachers who put the students at the heart of everything they do.
Closing date Monday 18 March at 09:00 am
Our motto at Rawlins is “Inspiring learning for life”. We don’t just want our students to pass exams, we want them to be curious about learning, to relish a challenge and to have the confidence and resilience to overcome any obstacles in their way. Our core purpose is summed up in “The Rawlins Way”:
The Rawlins Way
We respect and care for each other
We work hard to learn and to achieve
We face challenges positively together
Further details and an application form are available from the Rawlins website www.rawlinsacademy.org.uk (About us/vacancies). Applications will only be accepted on the form provided. CVs or other forms of application will not be considered.
Rawlins is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
Rawlins Academy | Loughborough Road | Quorn | LE12 8DY
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About Rawlins Academy
- Rawlins Academy
- Loughborough Road, Quorn, Loughborough
- Leicestershire
- LE12 8DY
- United Kingdom
This school has existed for over 300 years, and despite the many educational changes that have taken place over this time, at the heart of Rawlins is its desire for the pupils to aspire to achieve. Rawlins is part of The Embrace Multi Academy Trust. We work collaboratively within the Trust to promote and share good practice to raise educational outcomes for all of our pupils. The Trust is committed to providing high-quality professional development and training opportunities for the staff.
This is an excellent opportunity to join one of Leicestershire’s largest secondary schools, with over 1500 on roll including more than 300 in our A Level specific Sixth Form. We are a highly inclusive school having our own Autism and a Moderate Learning Difficulties specialist unit on site alongside our school’s SEND support base. Pupils who attend these units are an integrated part of our school community.
There is a strong sense of community in the school, the village of Quorn and the surrounding areas with a committed and aspirational parent support base. Teamwork and making the most of every opportunity is a key feature of school life. We aim to inspire our pupils to find their talents and their passions through a broad and balanced curriculum; to be curious about learning; to relish a challenge and to have both confidence and resilience. Applications are therefore welcomed from well-qualified and highly motivated individuals who are keen to work with remarkable young people providing an exceptional education for all.
The Trust offer staff a package of additional benefits, including:
- Wider Wallet scheme – offering staff shopping, holiday, food and entertainment discounts and deals
- Cycle to Work scheme – salary sacrifice to provide staff with access to bicycles to travel to and from work
- Wider Tech scheme – salary sacrifice to enable staff to spread the cost of appliances and tech
- Free Will writing service for staff and their spouse/partner
- Employee Assistance Programme including health and wellbeing support
- Professional Development opportunities including access to the apprenticeship levy
- Flexible working opportunities – where possible
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Comprehensive sick pay
- Free Parking across all Trust sites
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