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SalarySalary: Qualified Teachers Pay Scales: Main Pay Scale (MPS) to Upper Pay Scale (UPS)
Fixed Term: until 1st July 2025
Starting September 2024
We are seeking to appoint an inspiring Teacher (English) at Cromer Academy. If you are an excellent teacher, who is passionate about education and are excited about continuing to develop your practice, then we want to hear from you.
The successful applicant will have:
- An appropriate degree and other qualifications required for the award of QTS.
- Qualified Teacher Status (trainees should be on track to achieve QTS before taking up the post).
- Experience of teaching the subject in a secondary school across the 11-16 age range.
- Experience of the wider role of a teacher in the personal development of pupils, including the main responsibilities of a form tutor.
- Knowledge of the statutory requirements concerning Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, SEND and Child Protection
Cromer Academy is a community school in its truest sense: it is at the heart of the area it serves and is ambitious and determined for its young people. The academy is within easy reach of some of the most spectacular beaches and countryside in the UK, but this is no sleepy rural school. The school is rated Good by Ofsted with Outstanding ratings for leadership and management, and for personal development, behaviour, and welfare.
The school has a myriad of opportunities for its children and the wider community to access study support and extracurricular programmes. Pupils are expected to work hard and be committed to learning and the school demands high standards of behaviour that allow effective learning and teaching to take place.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country’s best educational thinkers and practitioners.
The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools. We are ambitious for our schools and communities and want to create Britain’s highest performing federation of 3-19 schools and transform education in the East. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.
For information on what it is like to live and work in Cromer, click here. Cromer Academy was rated Good overall, with Outstanding for student personal development, behaviour and welfare; and for leadership and management in its Ofsted inspection (Jan 2017).
What is it like to attend this school? The culture of Cromer Academy is rooted in the heritage of the town it serves. It is a focal point where the achievements of the community converge and are celebrated. This culture means that pupils who attend the school understand and take great pride in their community. Pupils want to make a positive contribution to their school and wider society. To achieve this, they know that they have to meet the high aspirations teachers set for them, and many do so. They learn well.
When you join Inspiration Trust’s thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.
We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.
The Trust also offers:
- Generous holiday entitlement for employees.
- Teachers’ Pension Schemes with generous employer contributions.
- Employee Assistance Programme which provides a fully confidential service which includes 24/7 free telephone support is offered. Access to well-being information, advice and guidance are always available as well.
- Discounted monthly travel passes via the First Bus Commuter Travel Club.
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
- Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers.
- Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal.
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including car leasing (subject to T&C) and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts.
- Specsavers VDU Eyecare vouchers and Boots Annual Flu vouchers.
- Free Parking (on most sites).
*Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation
To apply for this role click the button on this page to complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 12 pm on Monday 26th February 2024
Interview date: Friday 8th March 2024
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and all staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks. You will be required to provide references and undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer.
