background information

Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate is a forward looking Independent Foundation of four schools, with 1750+ students aged between 3 – 18 years. The schools are based on the extensive Thorpe Underwood estate with Thorpe Underwood Hall at its centre. As the Collegiate has grown, additional buildings, boarding houses and sports facilities have been added. The buildings and grounds are first rate with substantial investment giving purpose built facilities. Boys and girls are recruited from the UK and internationally, and many are boarders who live on campus.

Chapter House Preparatory School incorporates the Kindergarten, which many of our staff use on a daily basis for their children. At the beginning of Year 6 children join King’s Magna Middle School and remain until the end of Year 9 when they transfer into one of our senior schools.

Students can choose from two pathways at Year 10 depending on their strengths and interests, ensuring that all, no matter what their ability or interests, are helped to achieve their full potential. The College offers a traditional academic pathway that includes fast tracking of examination courses and an enrichment programme within the timetabled day. The Faculty offers both academic and vocational study routes that include creative and performance sport programmes, fast tracking for the most able, academic mentor support and a highly successful International department which provides language support for students who have English as an additional language. Students in our middle and senior schools share facilities and many of our staff teach across Key Stages 3 - 5.

Visitors to the Collegiate comment on the warm, family atmosphere and the happy students. The four schools ensure that every young person is known individually. Day students are welcome to enjoy all of the facilities and opportunities available to a boarder, but have chosen to return home at the end of a busy day. Our international community is celebrated and reflects an outward looking approach and enriches the educational experience that is offered, where all are expected to follow the philosophy of ‘being the best that they can, with the gifts that they have’.

Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Aims

·  To offer all pupils a broad and balanced curriculum

·  To treat all pupils as individuals

·  To strive for academic excellence

·  To promote self-confidence and independence, but also co-operation

·  To foster a spirit of enquiry

·  To encourage self-discipline and expect a high standard of behaviour

·  To provide a happy and stimulating environment for study

·  To provide opportunities for students to try a range of activities

·  To prepare pupils for future educational and working environments

·  To foster and promote caring for others and spiritual development

·  To encourage physical and mental fitness

·  To promote community and global awareness

·  To equip pupils with technological expertise

·  To provide a safe and secure environment in which pupils can thrive

·  To value all cultural experiences

Working at Queen Ethelburga’s

At Queen Ethelburga’s we employ a large number of full time and part time staff in a wide range of academic, sporting and caring roles. Our website gives details of our location in North Yorkshire, between the towns of York and Harrogate, and of the diverse academic, pastoral and sporting opportunities that are offered. We provide a comprehensive induction programme, with the support of a mentor and training for new staff throughout the first year. Professional development is a priority, with in-house opportunities, access to external training, bursary support and research programmes. Teaching and learning is always a priority in our school development plans. As a growing school we actively provide career progression for our best staff.

Salary for academic staff at QE is based on current national pay rates with access to UPS, TLR and leadership scales. All academic staff are eligible for the QE salary enhancement which currently rises annually by 1% to a total of 4% over the first 4 years of employment.

School fees for day students at our schools are very competitive, and staff who wish to enrol children can benefit from the use of Childcare Vouchers, or the salary sacrifice scheme, to give a reduction in fees. More information is available on request.

The application process

Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate has engaged Hays to carry out all recruitment services for teaching and support positions. Paula Read is the appointed agent who will manage the application process on behalf of the schools. She can be contacted via email at or by telephoning 0113 2003710 for an initial informal discussion and further details of the post. Paula is familiar with the schools and has provided staff for vacancies for a number of years and so is able to give detailed information.

The closing date for completed applications is:

Thursday 14th May at 9.am

Interviews will be held during the week beginning Monday 18th May

All application forms and accompanying documents should be returned to Paula Read at Hays

References. Please supply the names and contact details of two people who we may contact for references. One of them must be your current or most recent employer. Referees should be applicable to the post being applied for. Therefore if the post is a Teaching or other childcare position, your second referee should be from your employer with whom you most recently worked with children. Neither referee should be a relative or someone known to you solely as a friend. The School intends to take up references from all shortlisted candidates before interview. References may be taken up with any previous employer where work with children or vulnerable adults was involved with the job.

Documents to return:

·  School application form

·  Letter of application addressed to the Principal – Mr Steven Jandrell

·  CV

·  Hays PRP form to:

Documents should ideally be emailed to or posted to:

Hays

Sovereign House
South Parade
Leeds
LS1 5QL


D: 0113 2003710
M: 07966403947
F: 02085253355

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Thank you for your interest in the school. The school are unable to process completed application forms that are sent directly to them and request that all enquires are directed to Paula Read at Hays via email or telephone.

Job description and Person Specification

Teachers of Economics or Business Studies – Full time

Required for September 2015

Queen Ethelburga’s is a forward looking Independent Foundation of four schools with 1750+ students aged between 3 – 18 years. We offer the opportunity to join a vibrant and expanding school. Numbers across the Collegiate have increased by 50% over the last 4 years and we are expecting an additional 250 students to join us in September. We are committed to high standards of teaching and learning and actively support professional development with access to funding for CPD and Leadership programmes.

Due to continued growth across the Collegiate, we are seeking to appoint additional well-qualified and talented teachers of Economics or Business Studies to join a large and thriving Social Sciences Department that is led by the Head of Social Sciences, assisted by a team of Curriculum Leaders and Coordinators.

The Social Sciences team of 38 staff are based in the Genesis Centre in a suite of modern classrooms, conference rooms, offices and computer rooms. Each classroom is equipped with a Mimio interactive white board, projector and computer. The department currently delivers the following subjects across Years 10 – 13: CIE iGCSE Business Studies, /CIE A Level Business Studies, EDEXCEL BTEC Business Studies at Level 2 and 3, OCR GCSE Economics, OCR A Level Economics, AQA Government and Politics, OCR Law, Edexcel BTEC Law, as well as EDEXCEL BTEC in ICT at Level 2 and 3.OCR GCSE Computing, BTEC Enterprise, IFS and CeFS qualifications,Young Enterprise and the Bank of England Challenge are offered as enrichment activities.

Role as a teacher in the department:

·  have a record of outstanding examination results

·  be a highly motivated and proficient classroom teacher

·  demonstrate a commitment to high standards of teaching and learning

·  offer all students an innovative and effective learning experience

Support for Pupils:

·  use specialist skills / training / experience to support pupils

·  establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model and setting high expectations

·  promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils within the classroom and the school environment

·  support pupils consistently, recognising and responding to their individual needs

·  encourage pupils to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage in activities

·  promote good behaviour and management of relationships

·  provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement

·  provide formative oral and written assessments, through marking, prep and other forms of feedback, using this to inform record keeping, formal assessments and reports on the development, progress and attainment of students, as individuals and as groups of students to line managers and parents

Support for the curriculum:

·  prepare schemes of work and lesson plans that ensure the needs of all students are met

·  identify appropriate attainment and / or achievement targets, differentiating teaching as required

·  monitor pupil standards and achievement against targets, ensuring that relevant individual and whole school attainment / achievement targets are met

·  monitor planning, curriculum coverage and learning outcomes

·  monitor standards of pupil behaviour and application

·  plan and implement intervention strategies where improvement needs are identified

Support for the School:

·  be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

·  be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop

·  contribute to the overall ethos / work / aims of the school

·  organise and deliver an extra-curricular activity

·  attend and participate in regular meetings, inset and directed time

·  participate in training and other learning activities as required

·  supervise pupils on visits, trips and out of school activities as required

·  promote the school and its pupils positively at all times

Person Specification:

Area / Criteria / Evidence
Professional Skills / ·  Good Honours degree and PGCE qualification
·  Ability to teach across Key Stages 4 – 5
·  Proven success as an outstanding teacher
·  Have teaching skills which lead to learners achieving well relative to their prior attainment, making progress as good as, or better than, similar learners nationally
·  Demonstrate excellent planning and organisational skills,
·  Experience of teaching EAL learners / Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Desirable / Certificates
References/ lesson
References
References / Performance Management data
References
Lesson / interview
Professional Attributes / ·  Knowledge of the responsibility for the safeguarding of students
·  Proactive in own professional development and in supporting others in meeting individual needs
·  Be a positive role model to students and staff, modelling effective strategies
·  Ability to provide others with relevant subject, curriculum or pupil performance information / Desirable
Essential
Essential
Essential / Interview / references
Interview / references
Interview / references
Interview / references

Implementation

There are 45 x 35 min lessons per week of which 34 are timetabled. Academic staff are expected to give assistance with break or lunch duties on 2 occasions, according to a weekly rota. Full time academic staff run an extracurricular activity and assist with prep until 8.30 on one evening per week. Staff are also required to give some support to weekend activities or trips on 2 occasions per year and to attend 3 Open Days and other functions in support of the life of an active boarding school.

Salary and pension

Salary will be paid according to qualifications and experience from the current national pay scales, including MPS, UPS. All academic staff are eligible for the QE salary enhancement which currently rises annually by 1% to a total of 4% over the first 4 years of employment, after a 1 year qualifying period. All teaching staff are enrolled in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.