Teacher of Humanities
Abbey College, Ramsey
Cambridgeshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 17 October 2024
Job overview
Abbey College
Details for applicants
Would you like to visit us?
Informal visits are welcomed. We are not as far away as you think and driving through the countryside each morning is a very pleasant way to start you day! You’ll find us just 20-25 minutes from Peterborough and Huntingdon, and commutable from Cambridge too. Why not come and visit us so we can show you more of our school?
What do I do if I want to know more before applying?
You are very welcome to come and visit our wonderful school, please just let us know and we will arrange a tour of the department and wider school. More information is available on our website. However, if you have any further questions, please contact Simon Hedges Shedges@abbey.college
Job Description: Teacher of Humanities
Start Date: January 2025
New Scale Point: MPS/UPS
Teacher and Learning:
- Good or outstanding classroom practitioner
- Ability to use assessment to inform planning and departmental strategies
- Driver of curriculum initiatives
- Ability to differentiate materials to meet the needs of learners
- Experience or desire to raise standards and achievements
- Willingness to continue to develop own expertise
- Ability to build good relationships with students and colleagues
- Be well organised and able to maintain accurate records
- Ability to use ICT effectively to engage students
Person Specification
Skills and abilities:
- Able to manage people effectively, set high standards, to administer efficiently, to work collaboratively and to give leadership to colleagues
- Confident use of ICT with the ability to use it to enhance pupil learning in the classroom
- Able to use assessment for learning and assessment data to raise standards of achievement in groups of learners
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people, including pupils, parents and colleagues
- Ability to be a committed and effective Form Tutor
Personal qualities:
- Enthusiastic and committed to the teaching of Humanities
- Creative in problem solving together with a willingness to take on new approaches and ideas
- A positive attitude towards continuing professional development and their own learning with ambition for further development and promotion
- A positive, “can do” approach to cope with the challenges ahead
- Reliability and integrity
- Professionally ambitious
- Willingness to provide extra-curricular activities that extend pupils’ experience and to contribute to the wider life of the School
- Committed to the welfare and safeguarding of young people
- Humble, Intuitive and Passionate
Wellbeing
- Ensure all pupils have equal access to learning using appropriate strategies and resources, where necessary.
- Liaise with pastoral staff members to ensure the wellbeing of pupils and their full participation in school life.
- Raise any concerns regarding pupils’ behaviour with the relevant Raising Standards Lead.
- Implement any specific arrangements for individual pupils, ensuring that relevant staff members are aware of the measures in place.
- Provide individual pastoral support to pupils, where necessary.
- Continuously motivate and challenge pupils, whilst promoting and reinforcing self-esteem.
Safeguarding
- To have the ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
- Appreciate the significance of safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and young people whatever their life circumstances.
- To have a good understanding of the safeguarding agenda and can demonstrate an ability to contribute towards a safe environment.
- The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice and information in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Variation Clause
- This job description will be reviewed and updated periodically in order to ensure that it relates to the job performed or to incorporate any proposed changes. This procedure will be conducted by the Headteacher or line manager in consultation with the post-holder. In these circumstances it will be the aim to reach agreement on reasonable changes but if agreement is not possible management reserves the right to make changes to the job description following consultation.
Attached documents
About Abbey College, Ramsey
Thank you for expressing your interest in becoming part of our team.
At Abbey College, we believe in creating an extraordinary workplace for you to grow, whether that’s personally or in advancing your career.
Our aspirations are high, not only for our students but also for our staff. We recognise that a vibrant, happy and well-supported team will help us to provide the best school experience for young people in our community.
As a successful academy, you will have a real opportunity to make a difference to the lives of our young people, at the same time as being able to progress quickly – helping you enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career full of opportunities.
We’re committed to your development and offer an extensive programme of CPD and development activities, featuring frameworks designed for Early Careers Teachers. We’re proud our support for teachers in their early years has achieved the Early Career Development Quality Mark.
At Abbey College, our mission is to provide a high-quality education and ensure the best possible opportunities for our students. We know that our children only get one chance at school.
This is why we prioritise the delivery of exceptional teaching, learning, and engagement at the core of our approach.
If you feel you are ready to be the next person who can make a real difference for our community’s young people, we would love to hear from you.
We would also be delighted to show you how we put these commitments into action, introduce you to our school and team, and answer any questions you might have.
Mr Andy Christoforou
Headteacher, Abbey College
About us
Our College is a vibrant school that serves students aged 11-18 in Ramsey. Our ‘Outstanding’ rated Ramsey Gatehouse Sixth Form rebranded and opened its doors last September.
With approximately 1045 students, including 110 dynamic sixth formers, our College is supported by a team of 64 teaching staff and an additional 59 support staff.
Ofsted 2023
In our recent Ofsted inspection in November 2023, we achieved an overall rating of ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ personal development and post-16 provision. The report commended our school for its calm and safe atmosphere, rich personal development curriculum, and expert teaching in our new Sixth Form for post-16 students.
Personal Development
“Students speak passionately about the varied and interesting careers guidance they receive. They are extremely well prepared for future study or work, and benefit from a rich and diverse personal development curriculum.”
Quality of Education
“[Pupils] are well prepared to realise their potential because they study a rich and varied, well-taught curriculum. Teachers have high expectations of what pupils should achieve”
Behaviour and attitudes
“Pupils benefit from an orderly, calm environment. Transitions between lessons and social time are made in a calm manner. These established routines ensure that pupils feel safe.”
Leadership and Management
“Governors fulfil their role and statutory duties with skill and dedication.” Sixth Form – “Students in the sixth form benefit significantly due to an ambitious curriculum and expert teaching.”
Work-life balance
We understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we have implemented policies such as no expectations to reply to emails during lessons or over weekends.
Additionally, we provide you with increased department time, led by middle leaders to encourage collaborative planning and support.
Personalised CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
Our programme is tailored to your career stage and aspirations, offering both external and internal opportunities for growth and development.
Through shadowing opportunities and a range of training initiatives, we empower you to take control of your professional journey.
Well-being support
At our college, we prioritise your well-being to ensure you can thrive both personally and professionally.
We dedicate specific training days and well-being time, providing you with opportunities to recharge and prioritise your own mental and physical health.
Our comprehensive employee assistance programme ensures that support is readily available to you whenever you need it. With trained mental health first aiders on hand, you can feel confident that assistance is accessible.
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