Swanwick School & Sports College is an ‘Outstanding’ school providing an exciting and relevant education for young people with additional needs including Moderate and Severe Learning needs, Challenging Behaviour and ASD.
The Governors are looking to recruit a well-qualified and enthusiastic practitioner to teach PE and Maths across the school setting. Whilst PE and Maths will form the majority of the teaching commitment we are also interested in staff who are able to teach Science and or ICT.
Although this position will primarily involve teaching pupils of secondary age, applications from both primary and secondary practitioners are welcomed.
The successful candidate will be someone who can create and deliver stimulating lessons, have excellent assessment for learning strategies and know how to support pupils’ next steps in learning. The successful applicant will also promote the school ethos through high levels of expectation, excellent behaviour management skills, being an adaptable team player and able to encourage pupil independence.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the ability to use ICT in an innovative and imaginative manner throughout the curriculum.
As the Lead school for Potentia Teaching School Hub we offer the opportunity to undertake various facilitation opportunities such as NPQ and ECF.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate and support our school vision of ‘Enjoy, Achieve, Exceed’.
We invite applications from both Early Career Teachers and more experienced teachers.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the Co-Headteachers on 01773 602198 to arrange an appointment or discuss the position further.
Applications should be completed on line through the Derbyshire website.
Provisional Interview Date: 26 June 2024
Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.