Key Stage 2 Teacher- Fixed Term Maternity Cover
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School:
Royal Grammar School -
Location:
Newcastle -
Salary:
The RGS has its own salary scale (which is above national pay scales for teachers). -
Hours:
Normal working hours will be those necessary to carry out the role. -
Contractual Status:
Fixed term -
Closing Date:
19th Jun 2023
KEY STAGE 2 TEACHER (Fixed Term Maternity Cover)
Required from Autumn 2023 until August 2024 (with possible extension)
For maternity cover, we seek to appoint, from Christmas 2023, an inspiring and committed teacher to our busy and exciting Junior School.
Whilst the role is likely to begin after Christmas, we are highly likely to have additional work available throughout the Autumn term (possibly from September) so we are very keen to hear from candidates who have wider availability. We anticipate that the post will be needed until August 2024 with the possibility to extend into the 2024/25 academic year on mutual agreement.
The school is academically selective, and boys and girls are highly articulate, high-achieving and amazingly well motivated, busily involved outside the classroom as well as in it. The role will involve taking over teaching responsibility for, in the main, Year 5 and 6 maths and English in classes of 24 children, but could involve working across a range of subjects in lower Key Stage 2.
The RGS has its own salary scale (which is above national pay scales for teachers).
RGS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Whilst all applications are considered on merit, we would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates who are currently under-represented in our staff community.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, pre-interview references and an enhanced DBS check.
CLOSING DATE: 9.00am Monday 19th June 2023
TO APPLY: For full details and an application form please see our website: www.rgs.newcastle.sch.uk/join-us/work-for-us
CONTACT DETAILS
Royal Grammar School, Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4DX
T: 0191 281 3940 E:jobs@rgs.newcastle.sch.uk
Royal Grammar School
Thomas Horsley, the original settlor of the Royal Grammar School Newcastle (RGS) pledged his legacy to the School in 1525. Almost 500 years later, RGS continues to flourish as the premier independent school in the North East of England and as one of the country’s leading schools. In 2023 RGS was named overall ‘Independent School of the Year’ in The Telegraph Group’s national awards. RGS also consistently tops the region’s academic league tables and in 2024 RGS was awarded the Sunday Times’ North East’s Top Independent Secondary School, both the overall winner and for Academic Performance. While we pride ourselves on academic excellence, we are as well known for our high level of pastoral support, involvement in a wide range of sports and other co-curricular activities, and our commitment to bursaries and partnerships.
Today RGS is fully co-educational with over 1,300 students aged 7-18 years (Years 3 to 13) and our academically selective places are highly coveted. We have more than 250 students in the Junior School, which shares the same outstanding site as the Senior School. Our Sixth Form is one of the largest in the independent sector with more than 340 students.
The school is based in the heart of the City, immediately opposite Jesmond Metro station. The school occupies over 30 acres of land and has state-of-the-art facilities, including five brand new art studios, a new library, a new Sixth Form Centre, a 25m swimming pool, two Sports Halls, a Performing Arts Centre, outdoor football/rugby pitches at Mooracres, an artificial turf pitch for hockey and the former County Cricket Ground.
RGS is a special place, known and respected throughout the whole country as well as the North East. It’s a place where aspirations are high, results are outstanding, and opportunities are endless. Our students go on to study highly selective courses at the most sought-after universities, but also leave the school realising that life outside the classroom has been equally beneficial.
Academically, the school is highly selective. Students are assessed for entry at the key entry points (Y3, Y5, Y7, and a handful at Y9, plus Sixth Form). The biggest entry points are Y3 (60 students), Y7 (c.75 students) and Y12 (c.45 students). Beyond the academics, in Junior School (Y3-6) entry is assessed through activity days whilst at Y7 students are assessed through online tests and an interaction day. Sixth Form entry is through interview only.
Students sit baseline tests in Y7, Y10, and Y12 – the average GLA CAT score for both the current Y7 and Y12 is 117. We have several students who have the assistance of our dedicated Learning Support Team, which works across Junior and Senior School.
Academic selection and excellent teaching mean that the school’s results are exceptional. The published figures for 2024 are on the school’s website. For A-Level, 37.1% of A-Level grades were at A*; 71% A*- A; and 91.1% A* – B. For GCSE, the proportion of grade 9s was 44.7%; 9 – 8 was 70.1%; and 9 – 7 was 85.6%. In 2023, our results placed the RGS 51st nationally in The Sunday Times Parent Power league tables, up from 73rd place in 2022. Additionally, Top School Guide ranked the RGS 16th nationally for co-educational schools; and overall, 37th for A-Levels and 48th for GCSEs. Furthermore, School Sports Magazine recently ranked the RGS as the 27th best sports school (independent and state) in the UK.
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