Teacher of History/Politics
Brampton Manor Academy
Newham
- Expired
- Salary:
- • Highly competitive and negotiable (Inner London rates) • TLR allowance available for a suitably experienced applicant • Recruitment & Retention allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- SEPTEMBER 2024 or earlier
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2024
Job overview
TEACHER OF HISTORY OR POLITICS
· REQUIRED FOR SEPTEMBER 2024 or earlier
· Highly competitive and negotiable (Inner London rates)
· TLR allowance available for a suitably experienced applicant
· Recruitment & Retention allowance
· Employee Assistance Programme (providing counselling and legal support for family members)
· Excellent staff development/progression opportunities
· Relocation expenses
· Free drinks and meals
· Interest free computer loan
· iPad for all staff
We wish to employ an energetic and inspiring colleague to join our very successful History/Politics department as a teacher of History and/or Politics. This role would suit an early careers teacher or a more experienced looking to broaden their experience in a large and thriving inner-city school.
Our History department currently consists of 14 teachers. History is a compulsory subject at key stage 3 and a popular choice at key stages 4 and 5. Our current offer is as follows:
· GCSE History – AQA specification
· GCE AS/A History- OCR specification
· GCE AS/A Politics – Edexcel/Pearson specification
Our A level History and Politics students are incredibly academically able and the average grade achieved in GCE A level examinations is A+. We a very large number of studying both subjects at A level.
Students enjoy participating in a range of extra-curricular opportunities outside of the classroom. In the younger years’ students go on trips and attend clubs where they discuss a wide range of historical/political issues whilst our older students complete research projects in the local community and regularly attend lectures and seminars at local universities.
We wish to employ a colleague who wishes to teach:
· History to key stages 3, 4 and possibly 5 or
· Politics to key stage 5 and another subject at key stages 3 or 4 or
· History and Politics only to key stage 5
The successful applicant will:
· have good subject knowledge
· be passionate about their subject
· be a reflective practitioner
· be committed to strong personal growth and continuing professional development.
· be a team player
· support the ethos and mission of the school
How to apply
Please visit our website www.bramptonmanor.org to apply and obtain further details about this role.
All completed application forms should be sent by email to jobs@bramptonmanor.org
Brampton Manor Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We are fully committed to the safeguarding of children. Enhanced DBS, Barred List and Prohibition checks will always be carried out on new employees.
CLOSING DATE: MONDAY 22 APRIL 2024 AT NOON
Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, as applications are received
Previous applicants need not reapply
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About Brampton Manor Academy
- Brampton Manor Academy
- Roman Road, East Ham
- London
- E6 3SQ
- United Kingdom
Brampton Manor Academy is a highly successful 11-18 mixed school and we serve a rich and culturally diverse community in East Ham, close to London City Airport and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park situated in Stratford.
Ranked as one of the top schools in the country for pupil progress at both GCSE and A Level and rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in all categories in both 2012 and 2018, our students recently featured in the national media as a result of 51 of them securing conditional offers to study at Oxford or Cambridge. This follows the 41 offers that were made to students in 2019, with 38 Brampton students now studying in their first year at Oxbridge. You can read about some of their individual stories here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46900154
Brampton Manor converted to Academy status in April 2011 and formed a multi-academy trust called Brampton Manor Trust in 2013. In January 2014, Brampton Manor sponsored another local school, Langdon Academy (a 3-16 school), who joined our Trust in January 2014. There is strong collaborative working between our schools.
Brampton Manor is an excellent place to start to your career in teaching or to gain further experience if you are already a teacher. We passionately believe that economic disdavantage must never be a barrier to student attainment and this explains why our students make outstanding progress at GCSE and A level and progress to some of the most competitive universities in this country. Co-curricular opportunities for our students are immense and we invest a lot in developing these soft skills in our students.
At Brampton Manor, we invest heavily in staff appraisal and development. Our training is bespoke to the needs of our staff and we strive to ensure that our staff have a good work-life balance.
We look forward to receiving an application from you. You will find us to be a bunch of highly ambitious and passionate educationalists, who believe in the transformative power of education.
Staff benefits include the following:
- Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Recruitment/retention allowance
- Tax free bicycles through the Cycle to Work Scheme
- Childcare voucher scheme
- Timetable contact time of 76% for NQTs
- Free use of the Academy’s fitness suite
- Free training programmes and advice from the School’s Fitness Coach
- Transport for London season ticket loan
- A loan to purchase a Laptop or tablet device to assist with teaching
- A Loan to assist with rental/accommodation deposit
- Free refreshments throughout the school day
- A Relocation package/allowance for staff employed from outside London
- Life insurance for those in the Teacher Pension Scheme
- A strong commitment to professional development, with a substantial budget for whole school training and individual courses. Support is given for post- graduate degrees and other relevant qualifications.
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