Teacher of Geography
Sheldon School
Wiltshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 6 March 2017
Job overview
TEACHER OF GEOGRAPHY (MPS)
Required for September 2017, a suitably qualified and enthusiastic teacher of geography to join this high-achieving and oversubscribed school. The post is full time and permanent. The post is suitable for an NQT or more experienced teacher. The school offers a full programme of induction, support and staff development.
Sheldon is a high performing school with a strong record of success and we have an outstanding local and national reputation. It is a very happy school and staff morale is high.
To apply for this role please click on the apply now button below and download the attached application form. We also require candidates to complete a supporting letter of application, please attach this as a supporting document.
Further details are available from the Headteacher, Mr N Spurdell, by telephone, e-mail, or fax, or from the school website, www.sheldonschool.co.uk.
Sheldon School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
Closing date for applications: Monday, 6th March 2017 (12 noon)
Attached documents
About Sheldon School
Sheldon School is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary with sixth form situated in Chippenham, Wiltshire. It is an academy supported by a single-academy trust, the Sheldon School Trust. The total capacity is 1,800 students aged 11-18.
Its predecessor, Chippenham Country Secondary Modern School for Boys, opened in 1959. Sheldon School became an academy in 2011.
Headteacher
Peter Lynch
Values and vision
Sheldon is an institution of high expectation and aspiration. It encourages children to develop academically, physically and spiritually through committed and dedicated teaching. It prides itself on being a place where unique individuals achieve their own aims. The school motto is "unity and loyalty", and Sheldon encourages all students to engage with different cultures and systems of belief.
There is particular progress for students in English and physical education, as well as creative subjects such as design and technology and art. A specialist school in science, sport and languages, Sheldon has multiple facilities for those subjects; the modern languages department, for example, has a frequently updated mobile library. The school newsletter, The Sheldon Standard, gives students the chance to submit articles – one of many opportunities available across the secondary school and sixth form.
Ofsted report
“Pupils enjoy attending Sheldon School. They feel safe and welcome. They are keen to take part in lessons and share their views confidently. The curriculum is ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities”
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