Philosophy Teacher - Maternity Cover
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Sutton Grammar School
Sutton
- £36,834 - £48,953 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- M1 to M6
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 3 November 2024
Job overview
Philosophy Teacher - Maternity Cover
January 2025
Sutton Grammar School is seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Philosophy Teacher, with a passion for the subject and excellent subject knowledge to teach highly motivated, talented students. The successful candidate will have good organisational and time management skills. If you are a good communicator who can enthuse and inspire about the subject, and the ways in which it can be further developed and encouraged we would be delighted to hear from you
We are looking to appoint a Philosophy Teacher with a passion for the subject; one who will seek to inspire students through their teaching, and have excellent subject knowledge to teach highly motivated, talented students at A level and to include some teaching of RE at KS3 & 4.
Sutton Grammar School is an over-subscribed and highly successful institution located in the heart of Sutton.
We are seeking someone who:
- Has a passion for driving the subject and a want to enthuse and challenge able young students
- Employs a creative approach to developing lessons and collaborates effectively with colleagues
- Is keen to ready our pupils for their next stage of learning
- Has strong communication skills and is keen to embrace new technology
At Sutton Grammar School we offer:
- The opportunity to work with bright, perceptive and ambitious young people
- First class pastoral care with a clear focus on the wellbeing of students and staff alike
- A well established, successful Department and wider School Common Room
- A friendly team working in the best interests of our pupils but also of one another
- An established NQT induction programme
Closing date for applications: Sunday 3rd November 2024
Date for interviews: Week beginning 4th November
To apply please use the online application form - Quick Apply.
We reserve the right to invite shortlisted candidates for interview ahead of the closing date and may withdraw this vacancy at any time if there is a good level of response. We would therefore recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.
If you have not been called for interview by 7th November then your application has been unsuccessful.
Attached documents
About Sutton Grammar School
Introduction
Sutton Grammar School is a five form entry boys' grammar school. It moved to the current site in 1928 and in recent years has added several new buildings to cope with the growth of pupil numbers. It is one of five selective schools in Sutton serving this suburb on the edge of London. From September 2017 girls have been admitted to the sixth form. We seek to provide a well rounded education with extra curricular contributions highly valued and supported - including lots of participation in drama, music, CCF and DofE. STEM project work is especially well developed with many national and international awards for individual students and teams.
Almost all students aspire to go to university and we place more than our fair share at the top institutions. We value the breadth and balance of our curriculum and seek parental support to sustain smaller subjects in the sixth form.
Location
Sutton Grammar School (post code SM1 4AS) is located near Sutton town centre in a residential area just behind the High Street. The railway station is only 5 minutes walk away and many bus routes radiate from Sutton town centre. The school owns excellent playing fields in Northey Avenue (Cheam).
Sutton is a London Borough but is on the edge of London so is conveniently close to London for its social life (train 25 minutes to Victoria) but is more affordable to buy or rent and is within minutes of the countryside.
All of Sutton's schools are very good and the borough is regularly in the top few authorities for school results.
Attraction for Teachers
The school is an attractive place to work and develop one's career. We have been a hub school for biology in the local Training School Partnership, and a regular provider of PGCE placements for other subjects too. Trained mentors are therefore available to support our own NQTs. There is a full programme of CPD for all staff, with a lot of sharing of expertise within the school. We have a single staff room and therefore all staff socialise together and we try to involve all staff to support their well-being. There is a staff badminton club, spin classes and the sports hall and gym can be freely used by staff. Tea and coffee are available in the staff room. Wide staff participation in school sport and supporting clubs and activities contributes to it being a busy but engaged staff team. We look to retain the loyalty of staff by being as flexible as possible when staff want to become part time or need to change aspects of their working arrangements. Teachers are assisted by an outstanding team of support staff - not great in number but highly capable and flexible. The pupil roll is currently 1,023 with 345 in the sixth form. The school is heavily oversubscribed and has an excellent reputation for its extra curricular programme as well as its strong academic results. It is a science and maths specialist school, but seeks and achieves high standards across all curriculum areas. Staff turnover is low which is an excellent indicator that this is a very good school to work in. Newly qualified teachers are always welcome but experience is also valued and for each post we look for the best person that will enthuse young people and complement the skills of our existing team.
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