Core Subject Leader: English
Valley Gardens Middle School
North Tyneside
- Expired
- Salary:
- £22,023 - £37,496pa + £4,311pa (TLR 2b)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2015
- Apply by:
- 30 March 2015
Job overview
Ref: DBS070/15
Passionate about English teaching? Do you have the enthusiasm and experience to excel as a Leader of English?
This is a rare opportunity for a well qualified and highly motivated teacher to move forward an important department in an outstanding school.
We are committed to supporting the professional development of all our colleagues in order to enhance their ability to inspire students and promote a sense of enjoyment in learning.
‘All groups of pupils make outstanding progress from their starting points...Students are reflective and set themselves very high standards.’ Ofsted 2013.
Valley Gardens Middle School is committed to the safety and protection of its pupils. This post will require an Enhanced check from the Disclosure & Barring Service.
For further information and an application pack please email the school: Valleygardensmiddle@northtyneside.gov.uk. Applications should be returned to the school at the address above.
Closing date: 30 March 2015.
North Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In addition, staff and volunteers are expected to familiarise themselves with all relevant policies, procedures and guidance in relation to safeguarding children and safe practice with vulnerable adults. Within North Tyneside, safeguarding is everybody’s business.
Valley Gardens Middle School
Valley Gardens, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay NE25 9AQ
Tel: 0191 200 8792 - Email: Valleygardensmiddle@northtyneside.gov.uk
About Valley Gardens Middle School
- Valley Gardens Middle School
- Valley Gardens, Whitley Bay
- Tyne And Wear
- NE25 9AQ
- United Kingdom
Valley Gardens Middle School is a mixed, mainstream, secondary middle school in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. It caters to students aged 9 to 13 and has approximately 728 pupils enrolled.
Valley Gardens Middle School was built in 1957. It closed in the summer of 1973 and was converted from Whitley Bay County Secondary School into Valley Gardens Middle School.
Headteacher
D Godfrey
Vision and values
Valley Gardens Middle School’s ethos is built around the question "What do you want to achieve?" It strives to encourage students to believe they can achieve anything they set their minds to. Teachers support children to develop academically, physically, creatively, morally and spiritually. They seek to provide an environment that gives each pupil the opportunity to learn to be a good citizen, as well as to succeed in the next phase of education.
The school has specialist status in English, maths and science. It offers a broad curriculum that includes humanities, modern foreign languages, PE, music, computing, life studies and geography.
Ofsted report
“The curriculum meets the needs and interests of all students extremely well. It is enriched by an impressive range of clubs, trips and residential visits which provide further opportunities for students to gain confidence and broaden their social skills and cultural experiences. Students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is further promoted by the high expectations of all members of staff, who are very positive role models for them.”
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