Teacher of Health & Social Care
Ashfield School
Nottinghamshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020 or earlier if possible
- Apply by:
- 23 January 2020
Job overview
JOB TITLE: Teacher of Health and Social Care
Grade and Salary: Main Scale (TLR may be available for a suitably experienced candidate)
Working pattern: Full time
Contract term: Permanent
Location: Ashfield School, Sutton Road Kirkby-in-Ashfield Nottingham NG17 8HP
The role:
Ashfield School is rightly proud of its strong reputation for the high standards of teaching, behaviour and academic achievement. One of the largest school’s in England, our ethos is to support, inspire and challenge people to give of their best in our safe, happy and ambitious learning and working environment.
We are looking to appoint a Health and Social Care teacher from September, or earlier where possible, to join our very successful Social Studies Faculty at Ashfield School. The Post comes with the opportunity to teach our very popular and successful courses at Key Stage 4 and Post 16.
The person:
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved. The post would equally suit a confident and ambitious NQT or an experienced teacher with excellent subject knowledge, a willingness to learn and a passion for teaching. A TLR may be available for a suitably experienced candidate.
Why join us?
Our academy is part of The Two Counties Trust. This Trust has a forward-thinking HR strategy with all the professional benefits that this brings for staff. We are easily reached by public transport, and for those who drive, there is a large free staff carpark. We have some excellent facilities for staff and our students really want to learn and achieve.
We offer:
• Competitive pay scales -our pay scales for Leadership and teachers on the Upper Pay Scale and in receipt of a TLR are above national pay scales.
• An increasing array of employee benefits and lifestyle options.
• The ability to work flexibly
• Career-Average pension scheme
• A full induction and a strong commitment to your professional development and career
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust
• A stimulating and supportive working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career
The closing date for applications is: Thursday 23 January 2020 at 12pm
We are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people. Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory DBS disclosure, receipt of references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates who meet the minimum job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
What our staff say:
The opportunities for teaching and learning that are run by Nicky are always excellent. I have always been inspired by her commitment to sharing best practice. I have also been given the opportunity to develop myself through leadership pathways and NPQML courses.
- Quote from Ashfield School's Employee Survey 2019
The team that I work with are brilliant and in general always want to do everything they can to support each and every child and each other. I think this is reflected more widely in the school with the Head who leads by example and who is approachable and appreciates when we work hard and go the extra mile. The school is generally a very caring place to work.
- Quote from Ashfield School's Employee Survey 2019
The supportive, positive ethos at Ashfield school. Teaching is a difficult and time-consuming job and added unnecessary pressures seen in other schools are not conducive to good staff morale. I like that I feel that the school is positive and supportive in allowing us to get on with our job in the best way to enable pupils to reach their potential.
- Quote from Ashfield School's Employee Survey 2019
We have smashing students here at Ashfield. Honest, Polite and will work hard for you if you work hard for them. Our Head Teacher is excellent and I trust him to do the best by me as an employee. He is fully aware of the staff who are working well and is working to establish a new culture which I welcome. I believe Ashfield will go from strength to strength. I work in a very supportive faculty where good practice is shared regularly. Behaviour both positive and negative are addressed and dealt with accordingly. It's great being part of a sociable and happy team
- Quote from Ashfield School's Employee Survey 2019
I love my school, there are so many fantastic staff and pupils and I think we are treated incredibly generously. We have more free time to plan and mark than any other teaching staff I know at other schools and we are up to date with things such as modern marking policies. Senior leadership are fair and consistent in their messages, I do not feel I'm ever asked to do something I'm not happy to do and I'm offered lots of opportunities to further myself and am supported in any issues with pupils. I'm happy to come to work everyday here - it's a really friendly, well run school.
- Quote from Ashfield School's Employee Survey 2019
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About Ashfield School
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- Ashfield School
- Sutton Road, Kirkby-in-ashfield, Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- NG17 8HP
- United Kingdom
Welcome to Ashfield School, a member of The Two Counties Trust.
There are many reasons to choose our school, and the Trust, as a great place to start or develop your career. We recognise the importance of happy, rewarded, and motivated employees and as such we have developed our HR and Professional Learning strategies to invest in people.
We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within the school, externally, and across the Trust, offering extensive professional learning for all employees.
We have removed appraisal and appraisal related progression, recognising the limitations and changed the focus from proving to improving through professional growth which is focused on individual ambitions, enabling everyone to get a little bit better all the time.
We are committed to your welfare as an employee and alongside our own wellbeing and workload management arrangements we have signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter. If you need additional support on a range of matters, an Employee Assistance Programme is available to you from day one of employment.
We offer highly competitive pay, including some points above national rate, an array of employee benefits including extensive high street retail discounts, gym membership and discounted healthcare.
There are an array of centralised systems which are designed to save you time and avoid duplication of effort, these are based on the work of experts across the Trust, meaning that your time can be focused where you need it to be.
We hope you will join us in a great environment where you can work with a team of dedicated and like-minded professionals.
Welcome from the Headteacher
Ashfield School is the largest single site 11-18 secondary school in the country (NOR 2,700). Our extensive and inclusive seven-year curriculum is housed in state of the art facilities including a separate, purpose built Post 16 Centre, a tiered theatre, a swimming pool, drama and dance studios, catering kitchen, construction centre, hair and beauty studios and a 400 metre fully equipped athletics track.
Ashfield School has earned a succession of very strong ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding features’ Ofsted judgements and we continue to go from strength the strength in terms of our reputation and student numbers. The reputation of the school, our extensive facilities, curriculum, and the healthy and supportive working environment makes Ashfield School a great place to work.
To continually improve we seek to recruit the most enthusiastic and talented employees at every opportunity. We look for people who are committed to improving the life choices of Ashfield students and who can fit the friendly, hard-working and ambitious profile of colleagues already here. Of course, every new employee brings something different to add to the rich pool of talent at the school.
All employees at Ashfield are fully supported to develop professionally. Our in-house professional development programme is a particular strength. Every employee is encouraged to tap into the array of professional learning opportunities on offer. We are as ambitious for our employees as we are for our students.
Whilst our website gives you a flavour of the outstanding facilities on offer, a visit to the school is recommended for prospective applicants to appreciate its unique qualities and vibrant atmosphere.
As Ofsted reported in November 2021, students and staff share ‘very high expectations’ of each other, behaviour is ‘very good’ and the vision for the school is ‘shared by everyone’, including our very supportive parent body; ‘To support and challenge all learners to fulfil their potential.’
I look forward to presenting our wonderful school to prospective applicants who would like to be part of building a successful future for our friendly and fantastic students.
John Maher
The Two Counties Trust
With secondary schools across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, we are an ambitious Trust with a strong reputation. We have nine secondary schools, over 11,000 students and 1,500 employees.
We exist to provide our students with opportunities and experiences to enhance their life choices, making a positive contribution to the world we share. Collectively we serve our communities by educating and preparing our students for the next steps in their lives.
Leaders across the Trust are fully committed to striving for excellence in all that we do. We understand that families trust us each day with their most prized possession i.e their child, and we all are here to serve the students in our care.
Our values are:
Ambition: We maximise our potential through striving for excellence.
Teamwork: We give 100% effort, displaying kindness and humility for the benefit of all.
Honesty: We are respectfully open about our successes and areas for growth.
To find out more about us, please go to The Two Counties Trust website.
We look forward to welcoming you to our Trust in the near future.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please note that it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure with a children's barred list check, receipt of references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates to identify incidents or issues that may have happened, and which are publicly available online, which we may need to explore with shortlisted candidates.
The school's child protection policy can be located at: www.ashfield.ttct.co.uk/our-school/policies.
The Trust's policy on the employment of ex-offenders can be located at: www.ttct.co.uk/our-trust/policies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and as such we are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
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