Teacher of Media Studies

We are recruiting a Teacher of Media Studies teacher on behalf of a leading large multi-academy trust for one of their academies based in Lambeth.This will be a permanent role from January 2025.

As a Teacher of Media Studies you will be responsible for the below:

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential
• To contribute to raising standards of student attainment
• To share and support the academy's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• Lesson planning, developing resources and syllabuses, and contributing to the departmental plan
• Curriculum planning
• Continuing professional development and engaging fully in the Performance Management Review process
• Contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluating the subject area
• Maintaining appropriate records and tracking student progress
• Communications with students, parents and other stakeholders
• Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)

The successful candidate will:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree
• Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice), ideally including experience in multi-ethnic urban schools and of working in an 11-18 school.
• Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3 and KS4, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work
• Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff
• Have a good level of ICT skills, ideally including innovative use of interactive white boards
• Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students
• Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers and other external agencies where necessary
• Have good written and spoken communication skills
• Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies

What you'll get in return
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, the academy offers a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, and many other benefits.

What you need to do now
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