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Are you a Media Teacher who is open to starting in a new role for February or April 2021?  Strood Academy has a rare and really exciting opportunity to appoint a teacher who'll work within our highly collaborative and dynamic team to deliver this subject. Media is thriving at Strood Academy; we have a cohort of over 180 students in Key Stage 4 and 30 A-Level students who we see flourish year on year when being taught by a passionate and engaging teacher.  If that's you, we'd love to hear from you! We welcome applications from both experienced teachers and NQTs seeking an opportunity to teach in a small supportive environment committed to high quality professional development

Get to know our department…

• Key texts studies for GCSE are Spectre, The Sun, GQ, Archers, Pokémon Go, Luther and pop music artists like Katy Perry and Bruno Mars.
• Key texts for A Level include The Daily Mirror, The Bridge, Vogue, Attitude magazine and Assassin's Creed
• Our exam board for both KS4 and KS5 is Eduqas
• We have excellent ICT facilities with access to design software
• We have camera equipment, an extensive library of broadcast media available and an expanded Media department with the introduction of IB Film.
• For trips, we have a local cinema and attend the Medway media conference each year, plus we've had trips to Comic-Con in London and are looking at organising trips to the BFI this year. In the past, we've had workshops from external visitors, including a local newsreader
• Our successful candidate will be teaching mostly KS5 but with some Year 10 and Year 11

The main message we’d like potential candidates to take away from this advert is the genuine collaboration and dynamism we have in our department. Take advantage of the wealth of knowledge of our team and utilise the great support offered by our Subject Leader!

This role is offered on a permanent, part-time (3 days per week) basis. The job description for this role is in line with the National Teaching Standards. ​​​​​​​

Working for Strood Academy:  Since opening in 2009, our academy has transformed the educational opportunities and outcomes for girls and boys in Strood. The improvement in academic performance has been driven by a talented and committed workforce, the hard work of our students, and support from parents and our community. Our new buildings in Carnation Road were designed in partnership with Nicholas Hare and built by BAM as our main contractor at a cost of £26m. They opened in September 2012 and have outstanding learning environments and outside play areas as well as fantastic sports facilities. The buildings reflect our education vision of creating a mature and purposeful educational environment where children of all abilities can learn and thrive.

Our core value is “Building ambition; inspiring pride” and our purpose at Strood Academy is to:

• nurture students’ aspirations and build resilience within an environment of tolerance, respect and empathy;
• shape leaders within a global community;
• develop and celebrate knowledgeable and inquiring minds to promote lifelong learning and;
• help young people develop into well educated, considerate and caring citizens.

We have a growing roll call of 1400 children, including 200 in Sixth Form. Working in our academy takes a lot of dedication and hard work, but for the right individuals, it can be an incredibly rewarding experience and contribute significantly to personal and professional development. ​​​​​​​

Why work at Strood Academy?

• Centralised behaviour system and detentions- simple for teachers to follow allowing disruptive free classrooms.
• Our commitment to the development of all staff - CPD on Wednesday afternoons and the opportunity to collaborate with staff from other schools in the LAT. Also all staff at Strood receive regular coaching feedback through our on-line platform on-track.
• Strood academy is easily accessible by A2 and the high speed train can allow for travel into London in less than 30 minutes.
• We have a common sense approach to workload. All teachers are expected to feedback or live mark. We also work closely as a Trust allowing for centralised resources to be shared across our secondary schools.

Being a part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2020, our Trust will comprise 28 geographically organised academies (11 secondaries, 15 primaries and 2 special) educating over 16,000 students, and employing over 2,500 talented staff.  We also have one further secondary academy in the development phase, due to open in September 2021.  The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North West Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training providers and a large teaching school. Click here to view our future plans in our Vision 2025 document.  

As part of Leigh Academies Trust you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust.  This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together.  You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.​​​​​​​

We strive to offer a range of benefits that all employees can take advantage of which we regularly review and add to - click here to view what you’d receive as a member of staff with Leigh Academies Trust.

Diversity at our core:  As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals we all bring something unique to the role regardless of age, gender, race, beliefs or disabilities which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise.

The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.