Maternity Cover: Teacher of Creative Media and/or Food

Maternity Cover: Teacher of Creative Media and/or Food

Start date: October 2024 (up to 12 months)

Salary: MPS/UPS

Closing Date: 9.00am on Friday 19th September

Interview date – Monday 23rd September 

The Governors of Stanley High School wish to appoint an exceptional classroom Teacher of Creative Media and/or Food Specialism to join our oversubscribed school for September 2024.

It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to Stanley High School and trust the information provided will enable you to determine your suitability to join our journey and provide an exceptional education for all our students. As a school, we are determined to challenge our students inside and outside the classroom to aspire for individual excellence and excel to achieve the highest academic standards.

We are seeking to appoint an energetic and highly qualified Creative Media and/or Food Teacher who is innovative with the ability to inspire and motivate students. This role is suitable for Early Career Teachers and more experienced professionals. The successful candidate will have a successful track record relevant to their stage in their career and be committed to becoming a high performing classroom practitioner. We are looking for someone with passion for their subject, who is creative and can make a positive contribution to improving provision and outcomes.

The Design Technology Department is a successful department with outstanding outcomes, the pupils thrive and thoroughly enjoy their experience from KS3-4. The staff play to the strengths of all pupils. The department promotes a positive, yet challenging climate where all pupils are encouraged and supported to take risks and have high expectations that are clearly modelled by experienced staff. As a consequence, the option classes in all Design technology areas at KS4 are oversubscribed.

Stanley High School is a proud member of the Southport Learning Trust family of schools leading to collaboration amongst our wider school community. The community of Food teachers within the Trust is very strong which would give strong support to the successful candidate and many opportunities for our students.  We have a strong safeguarding culture and we will expect you to champion this within your role

We would like to invest in the long-term career of an exceptional candidate and would welcome visits from prospective applicants. Please contact the school office on 01704 228940 or enquiries@stanleyhigh.co.uk, to arrange a convenient time.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Kind regards

Jenna Shawe

Headteacher

Responsible to:       Curriculum Area Leader for Design Technology

Responsible for:      Learning outcomes, progress and personal development of students

Post Title:                 Maternity Cover: Teacher of Creative Media and/or Food (up to 12 months)

Grade:                       Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale

Principal Accountabilities:

·        Provide high quality teaching and learning experiences for students.

·        Fulfill the role of Form Tutor to students.

Main Activities and Responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities are indicated here. Other duties at an appropriate level and nature may also be required and will be negotiated.

Teaching and Learning

·        Teach Creative Media at Key Stage 4 and Food and Nutrition at Key Stage 3 and 4.

·        Teach other areas of Design Technology at KS3 as required.

·        Consistently deliver good or outstanding well-planned learning that achieve high outcomes.

·        Monitor and identify under achieving students from performance data.

·        Report on students’ progress and to parents as required.

·        Liaise with parents to ensure excellent attainment.

·        Contribute to the school literacy and reading policies.

·        Support extended learning activities to enhance students learning experiences.

·        Manage the behaviour of students in classrooms and around the school.

·        Understand and fulfill all the requirements of Schools policies.

·        Work as part of a team in the delivery of high-quality learning outside the classroom.

·        To support the Curriculum Area’s Improvement Strategy.

·        To contribute to the department’s after-school revision and extra-curricular programme.

·        To support transition in learning at primary and post-16 level.

·        As a Form Tutor support the personal development of students.

Additional Responsibilities

·        Ensure all students are safe and can achieve their potential.

·        Adhere at all times to professional business standards of dress, courtesy and efficiency.

·        Attend subject and staff meetings.

·        Attend and participate in Open Evenings, Parents’ Evenings and other school events.

·        Uphold the school’s Behaviour for Learning Policy and Student Dress Code.

·        Be responsible for ensuring subject knowledge is developed and participate in staff training and development.