Humanities Teacher
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School:
XP Gateshead -
Location:
County Durham, Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar & Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland -
Salary:
MPS Scale -
Hours:
32.5 (Full time) -
Contractual Status:
Permanent
XP School Gateshead Secondary School (11-16)
Humanities Teacher
We are looking for great people who want to become even better to join our school. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our team and help further the development of our newly established school in Gateshead.
You will join a “crew” of dedicated professionals in an innovative school setting with the purpose of improving life chances for young people in Gateshead.
XP Trust is a group of internationally renowned schools, hosting hundreds of visitors from across the world every year.
“If I were to make a list of the best schools in the world, XP would be on that list.”, Ron Berger, Chief Academic Officer of Expeditionary Learning, a network of over 160 schools in the USA.
The roles are based at our school in Gateshead however there is an expectation that colleagues will travel to XP Doncaster for continued professional development from time to time as necessary. There is an extensive induction process when joining our Trust.
XP Gateshead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced check via the Disclosure and Barring Service .
We welcome applicants from all stages of their teaching careers.
If you would like any further information please contact us by email at office@xpgateshead.org or by telephone on 0191 481 4360.
Application forms can be downloaded online from XP Gateshead website and all application forms should be returned directly to XP Trust vacancies@xptrust.org before 12 noon on the closing date 30 January 2023.
Supporting documents
Teacher Job DescriptionXP Gateshead
XP Gateshead is an exciting and innovative new small secondary school for 11-16 year olds, to be opened by the XP School Trust. The school is based on the same model as strikingly successful XP Schools in Doncaster.
XP School Doncaster opened in 2014. and is heavily influenced by the extremely successful practices of High Tech High and EL Education (Expeditionary Learning) schools, USA. Our strategic vision is defined by our Design Principles.
XP School Doncaster was inspected by Ofsted in July 2017 and found to be “Outstanding” in all areas.
XP School Doncaster has also recently received its first set of GCSE results in Summer 2019. The fantastic results are a credit to the students and the team at XP.
XP East opened in 2017, creating a campus of two schools in Doncaster.
The proposed location for XP Gateshead is the site of the former Thomas Hepburn Community Academy school in High Felling, which closed in 2019.
We opened in September 2021, welcoming 50 students into Year 7 from across the whole of Gateshead. Each year we will add an additional cohort of 50 students. The school will have 250 students in 2025.
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