We Value Our Staff!

We value our staff and do this by having sensible policies and clear systems in place, such as:

• We do not expect staff to write endless feedback to students.  We do not do WWW or EBI but let departments decide what is best for students.
• You will not be expected to attend pointless meetings. We value CPD time and to that extent have frequent department time.
• We do not grade lessons or have formal observations.  Instead, we invest in incremental coaching, where all staff have a trained coach to watch parts of a lesson and give feedback.  You will get more out of this than any formal observation or training course.
• We value our future leaders, and we invest in the talent development of our staff.  Access to NPQs, internal leadership CPD, SLT secondments and other opportunities are in place for staff.
• Students are exceptionally well behaved here, so you will not waste time sorting out behaviour.  You can just teach.

Do you want to work in a school…

• That has significantly improved results, year on year and the best in the city and region?
• Where the teacher is valued as the expert?
• That has an excellent student culture of respect, manners and hard work?
• That takes workload seriously? That has a clear workload charter, has a rational approach to marking? That restricts email use at weekends and during holidays and does not see 1265 as a target to meet?
• We have a 2 week half term in October and do not expect staff to be in for this.  We do not make up the time elsewhere either, by having longer days.
• That values its staff and has a strong approach to CPD?
• Where the staff are fully behind our ambition for excellence?
• That is values-driven, wanting the very best for the students?
• That has a clear coaching culture to help drive improvement?
• Where people feel valued, and morale is high across the school?

If the answers are yes to the above, then this school is for you.