Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Location
Brighton & Hove, East Sussex | United Kingdom
Job description
Location: Brighton And Hove, United Kingdom
Salary: MPS/UPS
Education Phase: Secondary
Job Role: Teacher
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: Thursday, 21st March 2024
Interview Date: 26th March 2024
About us
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) opened in September 2010, and a year later moved into its brand-new building, equipped with new sports, entrepreneurship and IT facilities, and a dedicated sixth form area.
BACA is in the unique position of having two higher-education establishments, Sussex and Brighton Universities, in its immediate proximity. This enables the academy to work closely with them, share their expertise, access their resources, and give students a taste of Higher Education.
About Aldridge Education:
BACA is a member of the Aldridge Education family of schools, which locally also includes Portslade Aldridge Community Academy and Aldridge Adult Learning.
Aldridge Education is a charitable Trust of entrepreneurial community schools and colleges that help young people to reach their potential. We support our schools’ Principals and teachers in rapidly improving the quality of education on offer at early years, primary, secondary and sixth-form levels in order to transform the life-chances of our students.
Are you passionate about teaching Spanish and shaping young minds? We're seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Teacher of Spanish to join our dynamic team at a vibrant secondary school in Brighton.
The successful applicant will be expected to plan, prepare and deliver differentiated Spanish lessons to meet the needs of individual learners at varying levels of learning ability. It will also be important to assess and evaluate class and homework to report these back to senior leaders should appropriate action be required. The start date for this role will be September 2024.
Key Duties:
• Using knowledge of academy policy, plan, deliver, evaluate and assess lessons differentiated to meet the needs of individuals and groups promoting progression, continuity and quality of learning;
• Using a variety of suitable teaching and learning styles and clearly communicating learning objectives and expectations;
• Using relevant classroom management strategies to ensure a purposeful environment for teaching and learning to take place;
• Using agreed procedures for assessing, recording and reporting on progress and attainment of students;
• Preparing students for internal and external tests and examinations informing and using whole-school data to raise expectation and standards of achievement;
• Setting and effectively marking homework;
• Working as a team member, planning co-operatively, sharing information, ideas and expertise; playing an active part in school meetings and working groups.
For the full and person specification, please follow the link to apply.
To apply please complete the application form and submit a cover letter to [email protected]
Benefits
Safeguarding Statement:
Aldridge Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Where the role for which you are applying involves engaging in regulated activity, it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
A copy of Aldridge Education’s Child Protection policy is available on our website at
Following successful application, Aldridge Education will carry out the necessary prohibition checks for all teaching staff, as well as for all candidates undertaking regulated activity.
If you are shortlisted for the position you are applying for, you will be required to complete a Declaration giving details of any relevant criminal offences and other relevant information relating to our safeguarding duty. Further information will be provided on that form.
Any offer of employment will be made conditional upon a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and barred list check (where applicable to the role in question).
If you are shortlisted for the position you are applying for, Aldridge Education will undertake online searches (including social media) in accordance with KCSIE 2023.
This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means standard and enhanced DBS checks will now always show all unspent records, including youth conditional cautions, meaning some previously unrecorded details will now be disclosed.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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