Teacher of Media
Oak Wood School
Hillingdon
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Pay Grade/Unqualified dependent on successful applicant
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 23 February 2020
Job overview
"We Dream, We Learn, We Grow”
Term time plus training – up to five training days
Oak Wood is a vibrant and aspirational community where pupils are encouraged to excel in all aspects of school life.
Teaching within our new build, which has fantastic facilities for all subjects, it is an exciting time to join Oak Wood. The school is very popular, rapidly expanding and under new leadership. Working closely with our partner school, Swakeleys School for Girls (Ofsted Outstanding), we are entering a new and exciting phase of our development.
This is an excellent opportunity for inspirational, enthusiastic and well-qualified staff to join our ambitious team. Training and support for all staff, including development of leadership potential, is at the heart of our vision for school improvement.
We are currently seeking a Teacher of Media. This is an excellent opportunity for an inspirational, enthusiastic and well-qualified teacher to join our thriving Media department.
Media is a thriving subject at GCSE and Level 3 at Oak Wood. We have excellent facilities including dedicated Mac classrooms. The department currently has four staff and a track record of exam success.
We welcome applications from experienced teachers and NQTs. We would also consider applications from graduates willing to undertake appropriate on the job training.
Oak Wood School is a truly inclusive school that embraces all aspects of comprehensive education. The curriculum is well-balanced and reflects the needs of all our students and the local community in that we cater for the academic and vocational subjects.
In addition we offer:
- On-site parking including electric charging facilities.
- Staff Wellbeing Programme.
- Childcare and cycle to school vouchers.
- Excellent transport links (by train 45 minutes to central London), bus routes 427, 278 & U2, train (Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway and Underground (Metropolitan & Piccadilly).
- Training & development opportunities.
- On-site catering facilities.
Please visit our website at www.oakwoodhillingdon.org.uk for Job Description. Application forms are available on our ‘work for us’ page on our website, and you can also apply directly via the job board.
Closing date: Sunday 23 February 2020.
On occasion we receive significantly more applicants than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We are committed to equal opportunities and request any potential applicant to contact our HR department as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application should the closing date of the advertisement be brought forward.
Oak Wood is fully committed to safeguarding and an enhanced DBS disclosure is an essential requirement for all posts at the school.
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About Oak Wood School
Oak Wood is a vibrant, innovative and aspirational community where students are encouraged to aim high to achieve their personal goals. We are an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive Foundation School that serves its local community in Hillingdon with over 1000 students.
Oak Wood School is situated in the centre of Hillingdon and serves a diverse catchment area. The cultural, faith and social diversity of the school is a great strength, and it is expected that successful applicants will be able to demonstrate a real commitment to the promotion of equal opportunities issues and achievement for all. Oak Wood School is very popular with over 200 students in the current Year 7.
At Oak Wood School we value the achievements of every pupil and student no matter what their abilities or talents. Young people are at the heart of all that we do. We are a truly comprehensive school and celebrate our diversity. Our high expectations of every pupil, and a caring, respectful and supportive core ethos – We Dream, We Learn, We Grow – propels us constantly to advocate that pupils and students are not limited in their choices.
We are extremely proud of our pupils. They are confident, articulate and thoughtful pupils who continually impress with their talents and energy. We regularly celebrate the many and varied successes of individuals and groups and are proud of our inclusive approach. It goes without saying that we want every pupil who joins us to develop into a successful young adult, but we also want to empower them to determine what success looks like for themselves. What is right for one is not necessarily right for another. It is important that each child has the chance to forge their own pathway, both while they are with us and beyond.
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