Person specification

Qualifications

• A good honours degree in a related subject

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

• PGCE or equivalent 

• Professional development relevant to the role 

• Post-graduate qualification/s relevant to the role 

Knowledge and experience

• Enthusiasm and a passion for teaching

• Knowledge of teaching the subject effectively at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5

• Experience of preparing students for examinations

• Excellent classroom practitioner and leader who sets appropriate challenge

• Experience of successfully implementing strategies for raising achievement

• Experience of working with others to develop teaching and learning

• Understanding and experience of using effective assessment techniques, including the setting of appropriate targets and providing feedback to students, to enhance and accelerate progress

• Evidence of research carried out to inform practice

• Ability to teach a second subject

Skills and attributes

• Strong communication skills, both written and oral

• Sharp organisational skills and the ability to prioritise effectively 

• ICT skills applicable to role

• Effective time management

• Ability to develop positive relationships with staff, students, parents and the wider community

• Reflective practitioner

• Commitment to extra-curricular aspects of the school community and research-based practice 

Personal qualities

• Collaborative

• Ambitious and innovative

• Enthusiastic

• Positive attitude and mindset

• Creative

• Good sense of humour

• Ability to work under pressure

A natural aptitude to model the Trust’s core behaviours – ‘We display transparency, kindness and respect in all our interactions with others, and support each other in all our endeavours.  We are tenacious in our desire to make the difference together’.