Teacher of PSHE and Citizenship - Crawley, United Kingdom - Hazelwick School

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TEACHER OF PSHE AND CITIZENSHIP

Join Hazelwick – a popular, highly-successful and happy community where our students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching, where Ofsted judged us to be outstanding in all areas (October 2023).

Our shared vision is "for each and every student to achieve their maximum potential."

Ofsted 'Outstanding' October 2023

Salary: £31,350 – £47,839 per annum

MPR/UPR including Fringe Area Allowance

Recruitment incentives of up to £10,000 may be available for suitable candidates

Hazelwick is a high achieving and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with 1500 students in Years 7 – 11 and 383 students in the 6th form.

As one of the highest performing schools in West Sussex, with a Progress 8 score of +0.37, we have an unwavering focus on enabling our students to achieve their maximum potential.

Hazelwick is an outstanding school. According to our recent outstanding Ofsted reports (2022 & 2023), Hazelwick is a school;

• which is very successful, welcoming and ambitious

• which is kind and caring, with remarkably strong relationships between staff and pupils

• where you can see and feel the shared values of respect and responsibility in and out of lessons

• where there is a remarkable sense of community

• where staff have extremely high expectations

• where pupils behave impeccably

• where pupils from diverse backgrounds work extremely well together to achieve very high standards

• with confident learners who focus especially hard in lessons and use lesson time extremely well

• where pupils 'thrive' and 'flourish'

• where pupils achieve exceptionally well in national examinations

• which is a safe and inspiring place to learn

• where the school motto 'effort achieves' pervades all aspects of school life

• where staff at all levels speak very highly of the support and professional development they receive

• where staff 'love working'

PSHE/Citizenship at Hazelwick is:

• taught by a passionate, specialist and dedicated staff within a supportive and collaborative environment

• is a well-established and highly valued part of the KS3 and KS4 curriculums

• utilises a wide range of teaching methods to engage and enthuse students of all abilities

You do not need to have previous experience as a PSHE specialist teacher, as professional development is offered. We value a passion for the subject and the ability to relate to our students in this important curriculum area.

For September 2024 we are looking for:

• a positive teacher who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and is committed to excellence and high student achievement

• a teacher who is able to teach across the whole age and ability range

• a teacher with a passion for working with young people and a perseverance to make a difference to them and their future

• a teacher with a focus on their own professional development and a drive to work with us to become the best teacher they can be

• applications from ECTs, who would benefit from our highly-praised professional studies and support programme, and experienced teachers are welcomed.

• Hazelwick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and communicates a clear framework to employees. Safeguarding is a key aspect of every role and all staff must have read and be fully aware of the Child Protection Policy. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Visits to the school are welcome. Please email to arrange a tour of the school or for further information about the post.

Please return your completed application by 9am on Friday 10th May 2024.

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible, as there may be occasions where we will close a vacancy and interview once sufficient applications have been received.