Start date: September 2024
Closing date: Thursday 16th May, 9.00am
Shortlisting date: Thursday 16th May
Interview date: To be confirmed
Salary Range: Main Scale/UP Scale plus TLR 2(2)
£5,349
Kingsdown School has so much to offer new
colleagues which includes a fantastic learning environment, ambitious and
aspirational students with high standards of behaviour and the opportunity to
work with incredibly talented teachers, leaders and professional support staff.
Over the last three years Kingsdown School has
become the school of choice in Swindon. So much so that we are now
oversubscribed in our current Year 7 and 8. This pattern is set to continue for
this next year hence we are looking for a creative, inspiring, ambitious and
outstanding new colleague to join our Middle Leadership Team.
What are we looking for in our
new Head of Department - Geography:
We
are looking for an intelligent, hardworking, creative, ambitious and well
researched professional who will never back away from a challenge, who is not
afraid of hard work and who loves identifying and removing barriers and thereby
making a difference. We are looking for someone who will raise standards
of student attainment and achievement for all year groups within the department
and to monitor and support student progress through the development of the
curriculum.
You
will learn more about our Wheel of Excellence from our website and when you
visit. Do
please take a look at our website kingsdownschool.co.uk.
What
will and can we offer you:
By joining
our Kingsdown family you will join a team who genuinely cares and
champions each and every student and each and every member of the Kingsdown
team.
At
Kingsdown, we know that staff and students thrive in a ‘healthy work culture’
and the wellbeing of staff and student outcomes is inextricably linked.
We are committed to providing the best working and learning environment for
all. The RLT has a staff charter and strong values, we uphold these
values and commitments, and further build on these with our Wellbeing
Strategy.
One of the core
values of the RLT is that ‘everyone is learning’ and at Kingsdown we ensure
each person has the personalised CPLD that they deserve. We do this through a
variety of programmes, including our Restless Teacher Programme that allows all
staff to take a lead on their own professional development, with the support of
colleagues within the school. We are also very excited to be launching our
coaching model this year, to allow staff the opportunity to be coached and
develop their teaching practice further, whatever stage of their career they
are in. High quality CPLD and training
are an integral part of our meeting schedule and time is given to curriculum
teams to collaborate and learn from each other.
Alongside this we have a personalised induction programme that allows
for new staff members to join us feeling supported and welcomed from day
one. All ECTs have time with their
mentors each week and with our team of Professional tutors.
Education
has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT
we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and
communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by
a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to
shared principles.
OUR VISION
is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably:
to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’
is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as
part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’
is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other,
underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including
extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities,
wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS
and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for
the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working
in RLT” guide.
This role includes regulated
activity relevant to children.
The River
Learning Trust and Kingsdown School are committed to safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is
required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part
of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in
Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools
if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
For all RLT
Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer
Recruitment Documents for Candidates
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered
Laura Burgoyne
01793837087
recruitment@kingsdownschool.co.uk