Teacher of Health and Social Care
South Charnwood High School
Leicestershire
- £31,650 - £49,084 per year
- New
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- February 2025
- Apply by:
- 25 November 2024
Job overview
Post: Teacher of Health & Social Care
Hours: Full time or part time considered
Salary: ECT/MPS/UPS (Recruitment allowance available)
Contract: Permanent
Start: 06 January 2025
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and inspiring Teacher of Health & Social Care to this highly successful, over-subscribed 11-16 School. Health & Social Care has a great track record of success for its pupils and is a very popular option at KS4
This post is perfect for a Health & Social Care teacher moving into the local area, a colleague who wants to refresh or an Early Careers Teacher who wants to develop from outstanding practitioners. We would consider paying a recruitment allowance to a suitable applicant.
Are you:
● A highly qualified practitioner with a love of Health & Social Care?
● Confident to teach Health & Social Care at KS4?
● Able to contribute to the school’s rich programme of extra-curricular activities?
● Excited by the prospect of teaching highly motivated pupils?
● Committed to developing exciting learning for pupils of all abilities?
● Dedicated to make a difference to young people?
If the answer is ‘yes’ to these questions, then we would love to talk to you!
We can offer you the chance to develop in a school with:
● highly motivated, responsive pupils
● well-equipped departments
● a fantastically supportive team of colleagues
● a sensible marking policy to support a good work/life balance
● a strong ethos of supportive professional development
Further information about South Charnwood High School is available at our website www.southcharnwood.leics.sch.uk
Please ensure your application form and covering letter includes examples of your experience and how you meet the criteria outlined in the job description and person specification. You are also very welcome to visit us prior to application. Completed applications should be sent to recruitment@southcharnwood.org
Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Monday 25 November 2024
Interviews: Wednesday 27 November 2024
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process if a suitable candidate or number of applications are received before the official closing date.
As this job is designated as a ‘regulated activity’ an enhanced DBS check with Barred list check is essential
‘South Charnwood High School – Committed to Safeguarding Children and Young People’
Attached documents
About South Charnwood High School
South Charnwood High School
‘encouraging excellence, valuing people’
Headteacher: Simon Andrews
Deputy Headteacher: Abigail Allfree
Assistant Headteachers: Kathryn Juszkiewicz, Christopher Peach, Callum Peake
Business Manager: Alistair Keates
GENERAL INFORMATION
South Charnwood High School, based in Markfield, is a high achieving, oversubscribed secondary school educating pupils aged 11-16. Standards and expectations are very high as are the GCSE exam results that our pupils achieve each year. Our vision is to provide an outstanding education in a safe supportive learning environment so that every child can achieve their full potential. This is a school where pupils feel able to develop their own unique personal qualities and take responsibility for themselves, and their own learning, as they become the young adults of the future. We expect all pupils to be challenged and supported by our staff to achieve the best they can academically, as well as to develop resilience, leadership qualities and communication skills.
The school has a long track record of academic success with GCSE results well above national averages in both attainment and progress. The overall Progress 8 score has always been positive with a highlight in 2019 of +0.79. Despite the disruption of the Covid pandemic, Key Stage 4 outcomes in 2022 have remained outstanding:
Progress 8 score: +0.31
Attainment 8 score 54.3
Grade 5+ in Eng & Maths 64%
EBacc Average point score 4.71
Staying in education or employment 96%
The school is situated in the pleasant rural area of North West Leicestershire on the edge of Charnwood Forest. The main building is set in extensive and attractive grounds. The original building dates from 1935, but over the years several extensions have been added to meet rising numbers.
The nearest communities are the villages of Markfield and Thornton, about 1 mile away. At roughly the same distance is Junction 22 of the M1, while Coalville is 5 miles away. Pupils come from a fairly wide area, with most from the nearest villages of Markfield, Stanton, Thornton and the surrounding area, and some from Leicester Forest East, approximately 8 miles away. We also attract many pupils from outside our catchment area due to the popularity and excellent reputation of the school. 90% of pupils travel to and from school by bus.
The school has six tutor groups in all years consisting of approximately 29 pupils in each group. At Key Stage 3 the school is presently organised into mixed ability tutor groups following a common curriculum. Setting takes place in Years 7 – 9 for Maths and in Years 8 – 9 for Science, A.D.T. and Modern Languages. There is also some setting in PE. All other subjects are taught in tutor groups. In Years 10 and 11 the school offers a variety of GCSEs with the additional of non GCSE qualifications in Health & Social Care and Creative iMedia.
The school operates a two-week, 25 period timetable with 5 x 60 minute lessons per day. The school day is from 8.35am – 3.05pm.
The year group teams are led by Heads of Year whose main priority is to monitor the academic and social development of the pupils in their year group and, working with their team, intervene when necessary. Heads of Year are supported by non-teaching Pastoral Support Assistants and an Inclusion Team. The school has a well-defined system of rewards and sanctions.
The school employs approximately 51 teaching staff along with 15 full or part time Learning Support Assistants and Teaching Assistants, plus 2 Learning Mentors. There are 17 clerical, technical and premises staff members, including the Business Manager who is part of the Senior Leadership Team. The school is in a sound financial position with a projected substantial carry forward for next year.
Teams, not individuals, change schools. All staff are encouraged to play their part in running extracurricular activities, visits and trips to develop each young person in a holistic way. The well-motivated staff team at the school is a mixture of youth and experience ranging from recently qualified teachers to those who have been here longer than they care to remember! Governors are fully involved in policy review and the school actively values their participation.
Our most recent inspection was in June 2019 and the report described South Charnwood High School as a ‘Good school’ and described both the Quality of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and the Outcomes our pupils achieve as ‘Outstanding.’
South Charnwood is a school which cares. We pride ourselves on excellence in everything we do based on an ethos of being polite, prepared and productive. Education works best when we all work in partnership - pupils, staff and parents. If you are looking for a small secondary school where our young people are names not numbers, then South Charnwood High School is the school for you. We will continue to strive for excellence and value our people.
Broad Lane, Markfield, Leicestershire LE67 9TB
Telephone: (01530) 242351
Email: office@southcharnwood.org
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