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Teaching position: Teacher of Media Studies.
Location: London borough of Croydon
Salary: Outer London: M1 - UPS 3
Job type: Full Time, Part Time, Maternity Cover
Start date: ASAP
Job overview: Mainstream secondary school looking for a skilled and passionate Teacher of Media Studies to join successful Creative Arts Faculty.
Tradewind Recruitment are excited to be working alongside a mainstream secondary school in South London in their hiring of a talented Media Studies teacher for a permanent vacancy to start as soon as they successfully appoint. The suitable candidate will have excellent teaching, management, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to ensure that the school's remains at the core of student learning.
Why work at this school:
This school's Creative Arts team is very strong and delivers consistently high standards - at both GCSE, A-Level and in level 2 & 3 vocational courses. The Faculty is well established and an area of excellent practice - it is a fantastic place to accelerate the development of your own teaching skills, and share ideas on what makes outstanding learning.
What does the role involve?
The main aim of this role is to deliver exceptional teaching and learning for the fantastic students of this great school. In Media Studies, they teach students from Year 10 to Year 13. You will be required to actively engage in up-to-date teaching pedagogy and contribute to the continual improvement and refinement of teaching. To do this, you will benefit from 50% additional non-contact time above your standard PPA time specifically to facilitate engagement with improving teaching pedagogy (as is the case for all their teachers).
You will also join one of the school's 3 Houses as a Form Tutor and through this vital role help students settle for the day and develop the learning attributes required to engage in active learning.
Who the school are looking for?
They are looking for someone who is passionate about teaching Media Studies and is able to share this enthusiasm with their students, so they develop a real thirst for knowledge. You will need to be a teacher who is capable of building strong relationships with students and families to help maximise this enthusiasm and thirst for learning.
Located in Croydon and within short travelling distance into central London, you will work in a friendly educational environment. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a thriving school and make a major contribution to the schools continued success. If you are passionate about Media Studies and committed to achieving outstanding student attainment outcomes, then Tradewind would welcome hearing from you immediately.
