Early Career Teacher - Science

Job Description

Clacton County High School

Early Career Teacher - Science (Secondary)

Pay Range: Teachers Main Pay Scale

Actual Salary from £31,650 - £43,607 (M1-M6)

Start Date: July 2025

The Role

Clacton County High School is seeking a dynamic, motivated Early Career Teacher to join the school from July 2025.

We also have ECT vacancies for Teacher of Science at the following schools:

• The Colne Community School
• Paxman Academy
• Philip Morant School and College
• St Helena School
• The Stanway School

Please indicate on your application form if you wish to also be considered for any of these schools

As a Teacher, your key responsibilities will include:

• Teach your subject with enthusiasm
• Plan and deliver engaging lessons
• Assess and provide feedback
• Provide care, guidance and support to our young people
• Work as a member of a team

(The full details can be found in the attached Candidate Pack, Job Outline and Person Specification).

We're looking for you if you have:

• A willingness to keep up to date with subject knowledge & pedagogy
• Excellent interpersonal skills with both adults and children
• The ability to organise and prioritise your own workload
• A positive, helpful and courteous manner when carrying out your professional duties

Why work for The Sigma Trust?

We can offer you:

• Employment on Teachers Pay & Conditions
• Friendly and value driven workplaces
• A robust CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships

Employee benefits include:

• Excellent pension scheme
• A Health Cash Plan
• Free membership to Perkbox, offering discounts and savings
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care plan
• Annual free flu vaccination
• Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
• Discounted cinema tickets
• Eligible for Blue Light Card

Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.

Additional Information:

For additional information about the Trust and its schools, please visit our website https://www.sigmatrust.org.uk/our-academies/

Early Career Payments:

Over the last few years eligible teachers of Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Languages have been able to apply for an Early Careers Payment. Eligibility is based on when you start your initial teacher training course and your qualifications. If you would like to find out more please follow this link:https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-career-payments-guidance-for-teachers-and-schools

Alongside this the government also has the Targeted Retention Incentive scheme. Payments range from £3,000 to £6,000, applicable subjects are Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computing. Eligible Sigma schools this year are Thomas Lord Audley School, Clacton County High School, Harwich & Dovercourt High School and Paxman Academy. If you would like to find out more please follow this link: targeted retention incentive payments for school teachers

You may wish to consider this as part of your application process. Although, please note these payments have not been confirmed for next year, therefore we can't guarantee these payments will be available 2025/26. Please note if you are eligible for both the targeted retention incentive andearly-career payments, you can only claim one of these additional payments in the same academic year.

To Apply

If you are currently registered with an ITT programme, we would love to hear from you.

• To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:

https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/RUNbe230UIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9uIEZvcm0gTm92ZW1iZXIgMjAyM3w0MXw2MzU5MTJ8MXx8RmFsc2V8MjEyMnwzNTYyNDAxfDA%3d?i=dj2IItGgcG8%3d

Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CVs and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.

Successful applicants will be invited to attend an Assessment Day at one of our schools which will include a lesson observation, face to face interview and task.

• Closing date: Midnight, Wednesday 27th November 2024
• Interview date: 3rd - 5th December 2024

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.

Information about the School

CCHS is a large, popular and inclusive 11-19 comprehensive school that sits in the heart of our community. We operate across two sites, with colleagues teaching both at Walton Road (11-16) and our sixth form college (16-19), Sigma Sixth, based at the Tendring Education Centre.

As a school we have very high expectations of our students in terms of their academic and personal development. We strive to raise the aspirations of all our students to believe that, with hard work and commitment, there should be no barriers as to what can be achieved. We want our students to think big, dream big and become the very best version of themselves. A CCHS education transforms lives and we are very proud of our students and our community.

Our PROUD ideals permeate the school. At CCHS students are encouraged never to give up. They are expected to take responsibility for their actions whilst embracing the opportunities on offer. We believe that together we are stronger, developing a sense of community; school, local and global. We teach our students the importance of community whilst accepting and respecting our differences and being open to the views and ideas of others.

Our school rules are simple, we expect every student to be: Ready, Respectful, Safe. Our behaviour policy was devised by staff and students to ensure that it supports students to make good choices and become the best version of themselves.

The curriculum at CCHS is thoughtfully considered and sequenced to ensure that all students are supported with the acquisition of knowledge and the development of skills. We aim to ensure that all students are prepared for their next steps and have a deep understanding of themselves so that when they leave us they have the academic and life skills plus the confidence to move onto highly aspirational careers and destinations.

Many of our students continue their post-16 studies at Sigma Sixth, our college. The college has around 400 enrollments and is large enough to have a genuine college feel but small enough to ensure that every student is known as an individual. There are over 30 subjects on offer to cater for the interests and aspirations of all students alongside a great enrichment programme. The Sigma Sixth experience is designed to allow our students to self-discover where they want to go and what they want to be, they are the architects of their own futures. The Sigma Sixth tagline of 'Discover Yourself, Define Your Future' reflects the entire ethos of our commitment to our students. Every year we continue to be amazed and inspired by the careers and University destinations of our college students.

At both CCHS and Sigma Sixth, we believe that our staff are the most important resource we have to deliver a holistic education. Our CPD programme is designed to nourish staff and to enable them to develop professionally and personally. Quite simply we believe that the more skilled and expert our staff are, the more effectively they can educate our students. Safeguarding

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

Higher Expectation, Raising Aspirations, Transforming Lives