IT Teacher
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School:
Prosper Learning Trust -
Location:
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Salary:
MPS/UPS £31,650 - £49,084 FTE per annum depending on relevant teaching experience, plus SEN 1 allowance £2,679 -
Hours:
32.44 per week -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
2nd May 2025
To apply please visit: Vacancy Detail -SCH-PLT-0116 – SAMpeople Recruit
Newcastle Bridges School is seeking to appoint an outstanding IT Teacher who is passionate, ambitious and can drive the school forward with the latest technology.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- The ability to teach IT up to key stage 4 and be able to offer alternative option subjects, such as Digital Information Technology, or Creative Media Production, or Travel and Tourism etc. to Levels 1 and 2
- Flexibility and an understanding of pupils with a wide range of learning needs
- Experience working within a SEND environment would be beneficial
The post will predominantly be based in our Kenton provision, but you may be required to work at other sites across the school depending on need. The majority of our pupils at Kenton have an Education Heath Care plan, therefore, we are required to meet their individual needs and we use a quality first teaching style.
This post may suit a newly qualified teacher or an experienced practitioner looking for a new challenge or experience.
Some of the main responsibilities of the role are:
- To establish a purposeful and safe learning environment and support learners’ behaviour constructively
- Contribute to the monitoring and development of the required subject/s to ensure suitable opportunities are provided for leaner aspiration to be met
- Plan effectively in the short, medium and long-term
- Assess, record and report on the development and progress of learners
Newcastle Bridges School provides excellent educational opportunities to young people whose education has been interrupted by mental or physical ill-health or school based non-attendance. We seek to support each young person’s access to a full-time, broad and balanced education appropriate to their potential and their educational needs and encourage reintegration into mainstream whenever relevant. The successful candidates with therefore contribute to supporting some of the most vulnerable young people within the city and surrounding areas, striving to make a difference to their lives.
Newcastle Bridges School was judged by Ofsted to be once again ‘Outstanding’ in May 2022.
Ferndene Hospital at Prudhoe (Redburn, Stephenson (MSU), Fraser, and Riding Wards) provides regional and national Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Services (CAMHS) for children and young people between the ages of 13 and 18. Tier 4 CAMHS are for patients with more complex needs usually requiring inpatient treatment.
The Great North Children’s Hospital is a regional hospital for many specialised services within paediatrics. The intake of patients covers a wide Geographical area; north to the Scottish Borders, west to Cumbria and south to North Yorkshire. It also serves the national and international community as a centre of excellence. The Children’s Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital provides care for children who need medical or surgical help for conditions involving the heart, lungs and airways. It is one of two units in the UK to carry out heart and lung transplants on children.
Newcastle Bridges School at Kenton offers education to pupils aged 11-16 years old who are unable to access mainstream school due to medical and mental health needs. It offers a smaller and more nurturing environment than most mainstream secondary settings. A secondary curriculum is followed and pupils sit external exams.
The Medical Pathway Team are based within this provision and provide education to pupils in the community who are unable to access the Kenton Provision for medical reasons, supporting them in a transition back to an education setting appropriate to the individual learner.
To learn more about Newcastle Bridges School and Prosper Learning Trust, please visit our websites.
Benefits of working for Prosper Learning Trust
Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 to help vulnerable young people succeed against the odds. Four core values underpin everything we do as a Trust, these are Aspiration, Integrity, Resilience and kindness. We are looking for staff who share those values and want to support our young people.
The Trust currently have 5 schools in the region:
- Newcastle Bridges School – Alternative Provision academy offering education to pupils unable to access mainstream school due to medical needs including hospitalised children and young people (3-19 years)
- Mary Astell Academy – Alternative Provision academy offering education to permanently excluded pupils and pupils who are struggling in mainstream school (11-16 years)
- Thomas Bewick Special School – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (3-19 years)
- Harry Watts Academy – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (5-16 years)
- Gilbert Ward Academy – Special School academy for pupils with SEMH or a diagnosis of autism (11-16 years)
Prosper Learning Trust was also recently named as the lead partner in the opening of a new Free School in Jarrow, South Tyneside. This school will be a Special School academy for pupils with SEMH (4-11 years).
The successful candidate will be deployed initially at Newcastle Bridges School but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.
The Trust is proud to say that we match the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:
- A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another
- Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust’s Wellbeing Network Group
- Access to either Teacher’s Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates.
- Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace
- Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)
- Cycle to work scheme
For more information on why we think you should work for us see our Trust website, where you will also find videos of what our current staff think.
Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.
Prosper Learning Trust
Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Mary Astell Academy. Thomas Bewick School joined the Trust in April 2019, Harry Watts Academy in September 2020 and Gilbert Ward Academy opened in September 2023. We are striving to build further collaboration across the academies and grow as a multi-academy trust, whilst continuing to strengthen our relationships with schools outside the MAT for the benefit of our pupils.
Prosper Learning Trust was formed to help vulnerable young people succeed. Many children and young people face challenges in their lives that many adults will happily never experience, Prosper Learning Trust’s range of academies are here to support them in doing so.
Wherever possible we will help these young people to thrive in a mainstream educational setting. Where that cannot happen, we will provide a safe space for them in one of our Alternative Provision schools until they are ready to return or move on.
Our Specialist Academies offer autistic children and young people the opportunity to learn in a supportive environment, where differences are celebrated, and every pupil is valued and encouraged to achieve their full potential.
Through our academies, we provide high quality teaching, curriculum and care in a range of environments. We provide education from 0 to 18 years old, in normal school settings, in hospitals, and via outreach work and support transition between them at every stage.
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