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Salary Academy21 is an Inspired Online School and part of the Inspired Education Group. Inspired is a leading global premium schools’ group, offering excellence in kindergarten to Year 13 education to over 80,000 students. Our international network of 0ver 110 schools, across 23 countries on 5 continents, delivers proven best practice from every corner of the globe - to ensure learning is world class.
Using state of the art digital technology, Inspired Schools Online operates two established divisions – Kings InterHigh, a non-selective fee paying online secondary school established in 2005 and Academy21 (A21), our B2B Alternative Provision for secondary aged students serving other educational providers, schools, local authorities, and other public bodies.
Each week A21 supports over 1000 vulnerable students who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to attend mainstream secondary school. In any year we partner with over 800 schools and many local authority services to help them realise the best possible academic outcomes for young people who may be unable to attend school regularly for a variety of reasons from medical or complex mental health issues to behavioural needs. Academy 21 builds confidence and provides a fresh start for many young people.
By joining our award-winning team of over 12,000 employees, you can work in state-of-the-art facilities alongside industry-renowned educators and leaders in some of the world's most desirable locations. We invest heavily in our team members who enjoy industry-leading professional development, exceptional career opportunities, and mobility across our group.
ROLE SUMMARY:
Do you have a desire to help vulnerable students make significant learning progress despite their challenging circumstances, working for a national online provision, which place children’s wellbeing at the heart of their work?
As part of our strategy to continue to grow and provide our services across the England and Wales, we are advertising for talented and ambitious teacher(s) to join our online school, with the ability to teach General English at Key Stage 3 and GCSE English at KS4.c
Our teachers work from home in the UK to deliver live lessons via our online classrooms where students are encouraged to participate and join in with activities and if you are interested in joining us to improve the lives of our students, we would love to hear from you!
Start Date – January 2023
Salary Range – £34,500 - £39,500 per annum depending on experience and qualifications
Position: Full Time or Part Time, Permanent Contract. You will be contracted to work 42 weeks of the year, 38 weeks of which are currently contact time and 4 weeks to complete other activities such as course writing, marking, etc.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate(s) will join a talented team providing excellent online educational experiences for our vulnerable cohort whose ages range between 11 and 16-18. The successful candidate(s) will demonstrate expertise and experience of delivering English to KS3 students with the ability to teach English GCSE at KS4: they will come from either a state school or independent school background and have some knowledge of teaching students with additional needs. Passionate about ensuring the students are at the centre of learning, the successful candidate will be used to deadlines, have experience of creating effective learning resources and having a key focus on the academic monitoring and progress of the students.
The English leader of learning will work as a teacher in the English team with other leaders of learning under the direction of and reporting to the head of subject. Sharing ideas and best practice approaches are key factors in the online environment. Also, working together with the head of subject towards the school’s education strategy and the success of our students.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
Ideally the candidate will be qualified up to degree level in a related subject area and have a recognised teaching qualification, a PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status.
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Ability to inspire, motivate and provide purposeful subject knowledge for students within the school
- Be up to date on current research and emerging pedagogy and able to disseminate this to staff through active engagement in professional development with the learning community
- Knowledge of the correct safeguarding procedures
- Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and any class or group of students
- Ability to work well in teams
- Change and business improvement-focused
- Able to work effectively in dynamic and changing environments
- Experience of creating resources and the ability to review and enhance our current course delivery
- Computer literate with the ability to teach online using technology applications
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
