Details

Hours: 1.0 FTE, Permanent

Salary: TMS/UPS

Plus Recruitment Allowance

Opportunity

Are you looking for exciting and rewarding career progression?

At Worle Community School - An Academy (WCSA) we are on an improvement journey - we are looking for staff to join our team and help us work towards our goals. If you are committed to improving outcomes for young people, being a part of a dedicated team and a fulfilling career - we could be the right fit for you.

This position also comes with a recruitment allowance of £3,213 as are committed to finding the best people to work with us.

The Priory Learning Trust (Somerset Business Award winner for Employer of the Year) is looking to recruit a Teacher of ICT & Business to work at WCSA site in Weston-super-Mare, a five minute drive from Junction 21 on the M5, 2.9 miles from the beach, with strong public transport links.

At WCSA, we work hard to make our students, staff and communities PROUD of Worle.

We aim to be:

• Prepared
• Respectful
• Optimistic
• Understanding
• Determined

Our Community

WCSA is a community school at heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves.

At WCSA, we also look after our colleagues. We offer high quality development opportunities and a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.

As a TPLT employee, you will have access to incredible employee benefits, including:

• The PLaTform - Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
• Healthshield - A fully funded Healthcare Scheme which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
• Discounted nursery fees at our Academy pre schools.
• CPD opportunities both internally & externally.
• A very friendly school community with dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.

We are a flexible employer and will do our best to accommodate all types of working, so please do apply. We are an employer who takes staff workload seriously.

We work together as one team to support each other, with the added benefit of being a part of a large Trust in the local area with opportunities that reflect this.

About The Priory Learning Trust

At our heart is a passion to put ‘Students First’ and deliver exceptional education; beyond outstanding for every single child. We do this with a relentless drive for academic excellence, shared moral purpose and values combined with lots of fun and happiness. We believe that happy schools are also high-achieving, successful schools.

We strive for partnerships between students, families, staff and the wider community to create exceptional student outcomes. We also ‘cherish’ our staff. We believe they are amazing and are passionate to empower them through support, training, and career opportunities. With such brilliant people all aiming for the same goals, we are able to ensure every student achieves all that they are capable of and more, regardless of their background.

TPLT is also a successful Training School Alliance. This has been a great foundation on which to build for excellence. We know that this key focus on staff development will deliver exciting and effective learning to our children and young people.

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Closing Date: 14th March 2024 12PM

Proposed Interview Date: 11 April 2024

Proposed Start Date: 01 September 2024

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

Safeguarding Information

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

All paid positions which involve working regularly within academies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must declare all convictions (including convictions with Absolute Discharge), cautions or bind-overs you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as ‘Spent’ under this Act and where applicable any disqualifications under the Childcare Act.

The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service filtering guide.

This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity.

Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, online searches and Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.

Please see the following links to our Safeguarding and Child Protection policy and Recruitment and Selection policy.