Geography Teacher - Ealing, Greater London, United Kingdom - The Twyford CofE Academies Trust

Description

Geography & RE Teacher – to start September 2024
~ Geography & RE Teacher – to start September 2024

We are looking for an inspirational Geography and RE teacher to join our dynamic and successful faculty. Ealing Fields is a young and academically aspirational school. During the few years we've been open we have been in the top 10 schools nationally for student progress. We pride ourselves on the exceptional professional development we offer our teachers which includes weekly CPD and coaching. As a new school within the highly successful Twyford Trust, we also offer exciting development and promotion prospects.

Our department is committed to innovating and sharing the best practices in humanities teaching which enables students of all backgrounds and abilities to succeed and enjoy the subjects.

As a small secondary school, it is easy for every child to be well known by every member of staff.

We have fostered a close-knit school community with a strong set of values and built around the motto of enabling our students to have 'Life in all its fullness'.

The main purpose of this teaching role is to achieve outstanding examination results for all classes taught, to lead an outstanding tutor group within a pastoral year team and to promote the school's ethos and vision through, for example, active engagement with the school's house system.

The school provides a fantastic training opportunity for either a Geography or RE specialist or a general Humanities teacher to support outstanding delivery across the Humanities faculty.

The Ealing Fields ethos is centred around the development of critical and ethical thinking; the school therefore prioritises time in the Humanities at Key Stage 3 and 4.

The students even study a bespoke Ethics course in Year 7 & 8 which uses teaches critical approaches to developing arguments and provides students with the opportunity to encounter timeless philosophical and ethical questions.

The right candidate would have the opportunity to join the Ethics teaching team.

Ealing Fields is easily accessible by public transport with the Piccadilly line a short walk away and regular buses to Ealing Broadway which is served by the Central, District and Elizabeth lines.

Exceptional professional development and career progression
A good degree and Qualified Teacher Status
An understanding of the strategies required to motivate and enthuse all students across the ability range as part of a whole school approach to raising achievement
A commitment to the ethos of the school
The school reserves the right to research shortlisted candidates on social media platforms and the internet, and the recruitment panel may take this information into consideration during the recruitment process

The Twyford Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant will be required to undergo the child protection screening appropriate to the post, including an enhanced disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and references from previous employers.

The post-holder will also be expected to read and adhere to the Trust's Child Protection Policy, and any other Safeguarding documents stated within this.

The Twyford Church of England Academy Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community.

We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME) and disabled people are currently under-represented among our staff, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.

About the school
Twyford CE High School, Acton

The school has an excellent reputation and is rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted (May 2012) and SIAMS (April It has developed specialisms in Music and Modern Foreign Languages, as well as a large and highly successful Sixth Form in which Maths, Science and Computing are the largest areas.

Since its inception the school has grown considerably and now admits around 975 students aged 11 to 16, and an additional 500 students to the Sixth Form.

The Twyford Church of England Academies Trust (TCEAT) is a Multi Academy Trust which comprises four secondary schools in the London Borough of Ealing.

The Trust was established in October 2011 to enable our heavily oversubscribed existing school, Twyford CE High School, to build on its successes and look outward to the large number of parents who were eager to become part of its community.

Over a 10 year period it launched three new schools Ealing Fields, William Perkin and Ada Lovelace all of which have achieved progress outcomes ranking them in the top 1% of schools nationally, making TCEAT the highest attaining Trust in the UK including the progress made by disadvantaged students.

TCEAT aims to deliver outstanding education in a comprehensive school setting and embraces the Trust motto 'Life in all its fullness', encouraging students to use their individual gifts wisely and well.

Supported by the London Diocesan Board for Schools (LDBS), TCEAT operates on collaborative principles with some central services to achieve consistency of provision.

The Trust has a highly evolved common curriculum running from yr 7-13, which has been devised by staff within the four schools.

Music plays a significant role in the spiritual life of the TCEAT schools and pastoral systems are strong.

The Trust also runs Teach West London, a professional hub for teacher training and development with outreach to over 300 schools.

TCEAT prides itself on high quality, peer-led CPD within a dynamic culture of self-improvement.
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