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We have a unique opportunity for the right candidate to join the expanded team at North Essex Teacher Training (NETT). We are seeking to appoint an outstanding primary practioner to work alongside the Programme Director to support the training of the next generation of teachers in the area.
As the Assistant Programme Director you will:
- Assist in interviews and recruitment for the scheme.
- Organise and lead components of the training course.
- Build strong relationships with partner schools
- Carry out lesson observations of trainees on placements and marking of their assignments
- Have the opportunity to continue to teach for up to two days per week in one of our partner schools.
If you can answer yes to the following questions, we would very much welcome your application:
- Are you passionate about supporting new entrants to the profession?
- Are you committed to developing a career in initial teacher training within a strong partnership of local schools?
North Essex Teacher Training will be amalgamating with Tendring Hundred Primary SCITT from September 2017. Both schemes have developed a close partnership over a number of years and support a large number of schools across the Tendring and Colchester area. The two schemes will work under the banner of NETT with a separate Programme Director for each phase. NETT is part of The Sigma Trust, a multi-academy trust consisting of seven schools including both primary and secondary academies. NETT is also affiliated to Coast2Coast Teaching School Alliance.
The NETT team and this post are based at Tendring Education Centre, Jaywick Lane, Clacton on Sea.
For additional information about The Sigma Trust and this specific post, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk where further contact details are available. Details of both NETT and THP SCITT can be found on their current websites; www.coastalscitt.co.uk and www.thpscitt.org.
If you wish to contact the Programme Director (Primary), John Morgan, to discuss any aspect of this post please email Isabel Wall, isabel.wall@nett.org.uk
To apply for this post please complete and submitthe attachedapplication form. Alternatively completed forms can be sent via email toHelen Hobbs, HR Manager at Clacton County High School hobbsh@countyhigh.org.uk.
Please include a letter of application stating how your experience to date has prepared you for this role.
Closing date: 10am Thursday 18th May 2017.
Information about the School
CCHS is a large, popular and inclusive 11-19 comprehensive school that sits in the heart of our
community. We operate across two sites, with colleagues teaching both at Walton Road (11-16)
and our sixth form college (16-19), Sigma Sixth, based at the Tendring Education Centre.
As a school we have very high expectations of our students in terms of their academic and
personal development. We strive to raise the aspirations of all our students to believe that, with
hard work and commitment, there should be no barriers as to what can be achieved. We want our
students to think big, dream big and become the very best version of themselves. A CCHS
education transforms lives and we are very proud of our students and our community.
Our PROUD ideals permeate the school. At CCHS students are encouraged never to give
up. They are expected to take responsibility for their actions whilst embracing the
opportunities on offer. We believe that together we are stronger, developing a sense of
community; school, local and global. We teach our students the importance of community
whilst accepting and respecting our differences and being open to the views and ideas of others.
Our school rules are simple, we expect every student to be: Ready, Respectful, Safe. Our behaviour
policy was devised by staff and students to ensure that it supports students to make good choices
and become the best version of themselves.
The curriculum at CCHS is thoughtfully considered and sequenced to ensure that all students are
supported with the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills. We aim to ensure that
all students are prepared for their next steps and have a deep understanding of themselves so that
when they leave us they have the academic and life skills plus the confidence to move onto highly
aspirational careers and destinations.
Many of our students continue their post-16 studies at Sigma Sixth, our college. The college has
around 400 enrollments and is large enough to have a genuine college feel but small enough to
ensure that every student is known as an individual. There are over 30 subjects on offer to cater for
the interests and aspirations of all students alongside a great enrichment programme. The Sigma
Sixth experience is designed to allow our students to self-discover where they want to go and what
they want to be, they are the architects of their own futures. The Sigma Sixth tagline of 'Discover
Yourself, Define Your Future' reflects the entire ethos of our commitment to our students. Every
year we continue to be amazed and inspired by the careers and University destinations of our
college students.
At both CCHS and Sigma Sixth, we believe that our staff are the most important resource we have
to deliver a holistic education. Our CPD programme is designed to nourish staff and to enable them
to develop professionally and personally. Quite simply we believe that the more skilled and expert
our staff are, the more effectively they can educate our students.
Safeguarding
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that
we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure
of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of
policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
Higher Expectation, Raising Aspirations, Transforming Lives