DT Teacher

Salary: Main Pay Range/Upper Pay Range + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: Full Time

Contract type: Fixed Term, Maternity Cover

Start date: February 2025

With you in our classrooms, we can change lives.

We're looking for a dedicated teacher to join our ambitious, supportive team at Ryde Academy, on the Isle of Wight. You will be teaching textiles and graphics within this maternity cover role, starting February 1st 2025.

Ready to make an impact?

Join us to play a vital role in shaping young lives and helping every student reach their potential. At Ryde Academy, you'll collaborate with inspiring colleagues who share your commitment, with the support and resources you need to focus on what matters most - providing an excellent education in every classroom, every day.

Our commitment to excellence is expansive - academic excellence is just one part of that. We are just as serious about the wider curriculum and the overall experience of being at school. We believe schools should be joyful and fun, places where children want to be, where they are eager to learn, and where they can truly excel.

Ryde Academy

Ryde Academy, based on the Isle of Wight, is an 11 to 18 years Secondary Academy and is sponsored by Lift Schools. The school is set in spacious grounds and had a completely new state of the art building in 2017.
Known as the 'Garden Isle' because of its beautiful landscape, unspoilt beaches, rugged coastline and beautiful countryside; the Isle of Wight is a perfect place to raise a family.

Judged as 'Good' by Ofsted in November 2022, Ryde Academy is a school that pupils feel proud to attend, with a calm and orderly environment. Staff are also proud to work at the school and recognise that leaders are considerate of their workload.

The role is due to commence 1 February 2025. This is a fixed term, maternity cover position for one year.

Closing date: 10 December 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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