Teacher of iMedia, IT and Business Studies
South Craven School, Holme Lane, Cross Hills, BD20 7RL
MPS/UPS
Permanent, Full Time

South Craven School, supported by South Craven Academy Trust since May 2011, is an oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school situated in a semi-rural location on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales with easy access to Leeds, Bradford and Greater Manchester.
South Craven achieves strong results at both GCSE and A level and has an excellent vocational programme.
It is an innovative and forward-thinking school.

Learning is placed firmly at the heart of the South Craven School community and the school has clearly defined Teaching and Learning Principles. Our main priority is to ensure our students have the best opportunities for success and the highest possible aspirations for the future. We aspire to develop confident South Craven Leaners. We are very proud of our excellent reputation in our local community, recognising our responsibility to provide young people with the skills and qualities to respond to the challenges of a fast-changing world.
We are also very proud of our reputation for developing teachers through our teacher training and teacher development programmes.

Due to increased subject demand in iMedia, IT and Business, an exciting opportunity has arisen within the school for an enthusiastic and talented teacher to join our ambitious and well-resourced team, as a Teacher of iMedia, IT & Business.

South Craven offers GCSE Business Studies and WJEC Retail Business in Key Stage 4 and A-level Business and BTEC Business in Sixth Form. We also offer iMedia and GCSE Computer Science in Key Stage 4 and BTEC IT and CTEC Digital Media in Sixth Form. The successful candidate will be a strong practitioner, committed to ensuring the highest standards of teaching and learning in the department.

The successful candidate will join the team in September 2024.

This unique post offers excellent opportunities for either an experienced teacher, or an ECT.

The main duties and responsibilities of this post include:

Teaching all aspects of iMedia, IT and Business ideally across all key stages.

Developing and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of the IT and Business curriculum.

Using appropriate teaching and learning, classroom and intervention strategies to motivate students and enable their progress.

To maintain effective formative and summative assessment and feedback systems.

Contributing actively to the policies and aspirations of the school

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

An ability to teach iMedia at key stage 4 and Computer Science at key stage 3.

An ability to teach IT at key stage 5.

An ability to teach Business Studies ideally across all key stages.

Personal ambition and the capacity for hard work.

In the first instance, please apply by letter of application enclosing a full and up-to-date CV.

If you wish to hear more about this exciting vacancy, please contact Liz Creasey Business Director on 07523919597 or email liz.creasey@hays.com.

The closing date for applications to be returned is Noon on Tuesday 7 May 2024, interviews to be confirmed.

South Craven School is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.
We have a robust child protection policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment.
We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to satisfactory reference and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.
An online search may be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain.
Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.