Health and Social Care

Enthusiastic and knowledgeable teacher of Health and Social Care with QTS is required for a strong and vibrant department in a Durham school. They are looking to appoint a qualified KS3,KS4 teacher with a specialism to join their strong department. This position is expected to commence in April and will be long-term.

Qualified Teacher Status is ESSENTIAL for employment. Applicants without QTS will not be considered.

The role requires excellent classroom management, effective communication skills and the ability to empathise and develop effective professional relationships with students of a broad range of backgrounds.

The successful candidate will:

- Have Qualified Teacher Status - recognisable in the UK
- have strong classroom management skills
- Passion for the classroom role
- Have strong classroom management and an ongoing commitment to Continuing Professional Development
- Excellent organisation and presentation skills
- A passion for teaching and a genuine desire to help students of all backgrounds succeed
- A track record of effective teaching as evidenced by previous results
- The willingness to develop teaching skills, working as a team player and sharing best practice
- Excellent practical science skills
- A willingness to be involved in the wider school community and extra-curricular activities

In line with our recruitment and safeguarding guidelines we will require a current CRB or you will be willing to complete a new application, you will be able to provide referee details and you will be eligible to work in the UK with a valid teaching qualification.

These include:

- PGCE (Postgraduate certificate of education)

- SCITT (School-centred initial teacher training)

- BEd (Bachelor of education)

- GTP (Graduate Teacher Programme)

- BA/BSc with QTS (Bachelor of arts or science with QTS)

You may also hold a valid teaching qualification from overseas that has been assessed by UK Naric and have either gained your QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) or be within your 4 year limit.

Working with The Education Network:

You will be working with a fully trained team of education specialists whose sole focus is on the Secondary sector. Our specialist team have a combined experience of over 20 years and have unrivalled reputation within the North East’s secondary market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional training and development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team.