Teacher of Humanities
Outwood Academy Redcar
Redcar, North Yorkshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required from Easter 2018, or earlier
- Apply by:
- 12 January 2018
Job overview
If you share our values, join our family.
Located in the seaside town of Redcar, on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, Outwood Academy Redcar enjoys easy access to both stunning coast and countryside.
In the summer of 2016, our students achieved greatly improved GCSE results, with 52% attaining A*-C in both English and Mathematics – almost doubling our performance in just 12 months. Outcomes climbed again in 2017, with 60% achieving the new 9-4 (A*-C) grades and 45% the new 9-5 (A*-B) grades in both subjects.
At the same time, our Progress 8 score of +0.24 makes us Redcar’s highest performing school for students joining us from a primary setting, second in Redcar & Cleveland, and eighth in the entire Tees Valley area, spanning five local authorities.
This opportunity will see you become a part of the fast growing and popular Humanities Faculty. You will be a key member in developing and embedding effective Humanities skills for students. Joining a growing Humanities department with an increasing uptake at GCSE, you’ll be required to teach KS3 Humanities and some life (PSHCE) lessons.
The Humanities department is committed to driving progress and attainment to improve the life chances of every student. We need an excellent teacher who is passionate about providing young people with the best possible education whatever their background or ability.
As you can see, continuous improvement is what we’re all about, and we’re always ready to go the extra mile to improve the futures of our students – and of course our staff. Join us and you will see your progress accelerate.
To apply, please visit: www.outwood.com > Vacancies. Alternatively, contact Mike Fairbrother by email: m.fairbrother@redcar.outwood.com
Closing date: 12 January 2018.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
About Outwood Academy Redcar
- Outwood Academy Redcar
- Kirkleatham Lane, Redcar, Cleveland
- North Yorkshire
- TS10 4AB
- United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Head of School: Lee Johnson
Part of the Outwood Family since 2017, Outwood Academy Redcar is an 11-16 academy, based in the coastal town of Redcar in the north-east, near Middlesbrough, Ofsted rated Good in 2021.
We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased attainment, achievement and social and emotional development.
Since becoming part of the Outwood Family, GCSE results have improved and we will work tirelessly to ensure our progress continues.
We have won numerous awards as a school and we have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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