Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
02/04/2025
Advert End Date:
02/05/2025 12:00
Salary:
£31,650 - £49,084 per annum depending on relevant teaching experience and in accordance with the Teachers' Pay and Conditions. Plus SEN 1 allowance £2,679
Allowances:
SEN 1 allowance (£2,679)
Hours per week:
Full time as in accordance with the Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
Job Category:
Schools - Teaching
Employment Location:
Newcastle Bridges School, Drayton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 3RU
Further Information
This school has Academy status and is part of the Prosper Multi Academy Trust; the employer will be the Multi Academy Trust.
Newcastle Bridges School
Drayton Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3RU
Interview Date: W/C 12th May
Start Date: ASAP
Newcastle Bridges School is seeking to appoint an outstanding IT Teacher who is passionate, ambitious and can drive the school forward with the latest technology.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- The ability to teach IT up to key stage 4 and be able to offer alternative option subjects, such as Digital Information Technology, or Creative Media Production, or Travel and Tourism etc. to Levels 1 and 2
- Flexibility and an understanding of pupils with a wide range of learning needs
- Experience working within a SEND environment would be beneficial
The post will predominantly be based in our Kenton provision, but you may be required to work at other sites across the school depending on need. The majority of our pupils at Kenton have an Education Heath Care plan, therefore, we are required to meet their individual needs and we use a quality first teaching style.
This post may suit a newly qualified teacher or an experienced practitioner looking for a new challenge or experience.
Some of the main responsibilities of the role are:
- To establish a purposeful and safe learning environment and support learners’ behaviour constructively
- Contribute to the monitoring and development of the required subject/s to ensure suitable opportunities are provided for leaner aspiration to be met
- Plan effectively in the short, medium and long-term
- Assess, record and report on the development and progress of learners
Newcastle Bridges School provides excellent educational opportunities to young people whose education has been interrupted by mental or physical ill-health or school based non-attendance. We seek to support each young person's access to a full-time, broad and balanced education appropriate to their potential and their educational needs and encourage reintegration into mainstream whenever relevant. The successful candidates with therefore contribute to supporting some of the most vulnerable young people within the city and surrounding areas, striving to make a difference to their lives.
Newcastle Bridges School was judged by Ofsted to be once again ‘Outstanding’ in May 2022.
Ferndene Hospital at Prudhoe (Redburn, Stephenson (MSU), Fraser, and Riding Wards) provides regional and national Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Services (CAMHS) for children and young people between the ages of 13 and 18. Tier 4 CAMHS are for patients with more complex needs usually requiring inpatient treatment.
The Great North Children’s Hospital is a regional hospital for many specialised services within paediatrics. The intake of patients covers a wide Geographical area; north to the Scottish Borders, west to Cumbria and south to North Yorkshire. It also serves the national and international community as a centre of excellence. The Children’s Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital provides care for children who need medical or surgical help for conditions involving the heart, lungs and airways. It is one of two units in the UK to carry out heart and lung transplants on children.
Newcastle Bridges School at Kenton offers education to pupils aged 11-16 years old who are unable to access mainstream school due to medical and mental health needs. It offers a smaller and more nurturing environment than most mainstream secondary settings. A secondary curriculum is followed and pupils sit external exams.
The Medical Pathway Team are based within this provision and provide education to pupils in the community who are unable to access the Kenton Provision for medical reasons, supporting them in a transition back to an education setting appropriate to the individual learner.
To learn more about Newcastle Bridges School and Prosper Learning Trust, please visit our websites.
Safeguarding Information
Prosper Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to apply for Disclosure from the DBS.
The Trust actively promotes equality of opportunity with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. The Trust selects all candidates for employment based on their skills, qualifications and experience, in comparison against the person specification.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post. Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.
Online vetting checks will be carried out for candidates who are shortlisted.
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