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Job Ref No. ECC6905-165S Position Type: Teacher Pay Range: Teachers' Main Pay Scale
Position Start Date: 01/09/2022 Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 17/05/2022 Midday Date of Interviews: 24th May 2022  

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The Gateway Academy is the secondary provision within the Gateway Learning Community [GLC] which is a partnership between one secondary and four primary Academies located within Tilbury and Chadwell in the borough of Thurrock to the east of London.

We are a vibrant, innovative and highly successful organisation: the place of choice to work and learn.Across the 5 Academies of the GLC, we pledge that everyone enjoys an equality of opportunity. We work tirelessly to ensure that individual different characteristics including age, ethnicity, socio-economic background, academic ability, disability, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation are not discriminated against in any way. We create environments characterised by mutual respect where difference is celebrated and where individual differences do not act as a barrier to success.

Our staff retention rate at the Gateway Academy is currently above 90% and staff attendance is extremely high at over 96%. Our wellbeing programme for staff is held in very high regard and our teacher CPD programme is extremely successful with all staff expected to constantly 'improve upon their best'.

The Gateway Academy is seeking to appoint dynamic and motivated Teacher of Drama to work at our academy, where there are good opportunities for career advancement. If you are creative and enthusiastic Teacher of Drama who can develop student's imagination, commitment, creative thinking and self-discipline, this is the ideal role for you.

The successful candidate

• Will be an excellent, enthusiastic and experienced classroom practitioner with the ability to teach across GCSE Drama and BTEC Acting courses

• Have the ability to motivate pupils to achieve outcomes

• Have the ability to enthuse and inspire students with a love of drama

• Be able to inspire students to learn and achieve and have a strong commitment to the highest of standards.

• Be keen to drive the development of related extra-curricular activities and partnerships.

• Enjoy working in a challenging but highly rewarding environment

The Gateway Academy is a friendly school that values teamwork and high achievement in all areas of our work with young people. The successful candidate will join a dynamic, innovative, well-resourced and supportive faculty.

If you would like further information, to arrange a visit or to request an application pack, we would love to hear from you. Pleasereturn completed applications toKatie.Creighton@theglc.org.ukor visit our website atwww.theglc.org.uk.

Closing date for applications:17thMay 2022

Interviews to be held: 24thMay 2022

What we can offer you:

Academic excellence

Research-driven professional development

Bespoke coaching

Support with professional qualifications

Support from local and national leaders of education

Opportunities to get involved across the Trust, working with our GLC primary schools

Benefits for teachers working within the Gateway Academy:

Over 90% staff retention

£1,000 Golden Hello for successful candidates (teachers paid on Main Scale 1-6 only) applying directly to the GLC only after a qualifying period of six months.

State of the art facilities and resources

Two-week October Half Term

My Day (1 additional day off in the academic year)

Long Service Policy which rewards 5 10 15 20 25 and 30 years' service

Visit our teacher development site for more information on teaching and working for the GLCwww.glcteaching.co.uk

The Gateway Learning Community is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment. Following safer recruitment procedures, the appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and enhanced DBS disclosure

Information about the School

At The Gateway Academy, we uphold the highest standards, firmly rooted in our core principles of Responsibility, Resilience, Compassion, and Aspiration. We expect both our staff and students to bring passion and energy in all that they do, playing pivotal roles in fostering a diverse, truly fair, and equal community. With exemplary teaching, an outstanding pastoral support system, and ample resources, we empower students to unlock their utmost potential. Our dedication remains unwavering in dismantling any obstacles to learning, ensuring no student is left behind.

It is quite extraordinary how well our Academy continues to flourish with student academic progress, student attendance, staff retention, and attendance, all above the national average. We are renowned for our unique family ethos and our focus on hard work and discipline.

We are resilient and relentless in continuing to ‘improve upon our best’ and offer our staff and students an exceptional experience that is life-changing for all involved. By working together, we make a difference in the life chances of the young people within our care.

                                          "We were not born to be average.

                                           We were born to be exceptional.

                                           We are The Gateway Academy."
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

Information about the school

Contact Information

Katie Creighton
Marshfoot Road
Chadwell St Mary , Grays
Essex, RM16 4LU
Telephone: 01375 489000
Email: katie.creighton@theglc.org.uk

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