Teacher of History
Ridgewood School
Doncaster
- £30,000 - £46,525 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 30 January 2024
Job overview
Post: Teacher of History
Salary: MPS/UPS
To start: September 2024
What makes Ridgewood School special?
At Ridgewood School we are extremely proud of our school and the high quality of education that we provide, including our popular and highly successful Sixth Form. Our school motto, ‘Prepare for the road ahead,’ represents our belief in preparing our students for their future, not only in terms of academic achievement, but also in terms of the training, enrichment and experiences which will enable them to become model citizens and responsible members of the community. Our school values: Respect-Responsibility-Resilience, underpin what we do every day and contribute to our ethos in everything we undertake as a school community. Having achieved an Ofsted ‘Good’ rating in all categories in our most recent Ofsted, we are committed to this trajectory of success for our students as we aspire to move from ‘Good to Great.’ As part of this journey, in July 2023, we joined Leger Education Trust and look forward to collaborating with other schools within the trust to develop both our students and staff and be the very best that we can be.
We are looking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Teacher of History. Our History department aims to create academically successful and intellectually curious historians, whose fascination with - and thirst for - the subject drives many of them to continue to pursue the discipline in the future. At Ridgewood, History is a very popular option at GCSE and A-Level. We currently have six subject-specialist History teachers who are all passionate about History and the teaching of it.
The successful candidate will:
· be a highly effective practitioner in their own classroom
· be passionate about whole school and subject specific pedagogy
· have a commitment to enriching students’ lives
· be committed to continuing professional development
We offer:
· an exceptional Behaviour for Learning policy that supports staff and students
· a genuine commitment to manageable workload and staff wellbeing
· access to high quality and bespoke CPD for all levels of experience and roles
· a supportive and visible Senior Leadership Team
· an excellent and supportive, in-house ECT induction
· an innovative, research-led appraisal system
· no formal graded lesson observations: instead, we operate a low-stakes, supportive, on-going coaching programme with a focus on continuous improvement
Why is the role of Teacher of History right for you?
We are committed to offering the staff who work at Ridgewood every opportunity to become the best they can be. Our training packages, for staff at all stages of their careers, are second to none. As well as our whole school and departmental training, we also offer a personalised coaching programme, NPQs and bespoke CPD, relevant to the person’s role. In 2023, we received the Teacher Development Trust Silver Award, demonstrating our commitment and passion to providing excellent CPD for all teaching and associate staff.
If you are seeking a dynamic, innovative and caring school, dedicated to the development of staff and our students’ success, Ridgewood is the school for you.
How can you apply for this role?
We strongly encourage visits from potential candidates – please contact the school to arrange this.
You can apply for this role by following the link below
https://mynewterm.com/jobs/137603/EDV-2024-RS-63304
The closing date for this post is 9am Tuesday 30 January 2024. Interviews will take place soon after.
Ridgewood School reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date above.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The school operates a no smoking policy.
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About Ridgewood School
- Ridgewood School
- Barnsley Road, Scawsby, Doncaster
- South Yorkshire
- DN5 7UB
- United Kingdom
We want every student who leaves Ridgewood School to aspire to achieve beyond what they thought they could do when they first started with us. Our core values emphasise high standards, pride in everything we do, and working together as school community to achieve the best, both inside and beyond the classroom. Nobody at Ridgewood settles for second best. It is important to us that our students not only achieve great results, but develop as people who are ready to meet any challenges they face in the future with confidence and self-assurance. We want to give our students opportunities that let them grow both intellectually and personally, and enable them to develop their own unique characters. Students at Ridgewood are given the means to contribute to both our school community and the wider community beyond. We educate the whole child so that students immerse themselves wholeheartedly in school life, and leave with a desire to contribute to society.
We offer our students an environment in which they can flourish, and see the results of their own hard work pay off. With the help of our dedicated staff, they can prepare for the road ahead and begin their journey into adult life equipped with the skills they need to ensure a happy and successful future.
Our core values are, Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.
We educate the whole child. Ridgewood School seeks to provide all its students with the opportunities and support which enable them to achieve and exceed their potential, not only in terms of academic achievement, but as a valuable member of the school community, and of the wider society beyond.
Ethos and Aims:
- To raise the aspirations of students so they desire to achieve and exceed targets set for them, both within and beyond the classroom.
- To engender a sense of collaborative purpose, so students and staff work together to achieve their best.
- To care for students as individuals and to respect their talents, aspirations, strengths and unique qualities.
- To provide opportunities for students to be engaged, interested and challenged by what they do and learn, every day.
- To continually strive for improvement in all areas, through hard work, resilience and determination.
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