Vacancies at James Marks Academy (Welwyn Garden City)
English Teacher
James Marks Academy, The Commons, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 4RZ
Tel: 01442 256915
Website: www.jamesmarks.herts.sch.uk
Pay: UPS + SEN point 1
Start Date: 01/09/2025
English Teacher
- Does the thought of shaping the English curriculum, with your subject leader in a new free school excite you?
- Are you passionate about your subject and driven to support pupils to reach their full potential?
- Do you want to work in a Trust where 100% of colleagues answered either ‘strongly agree’ (97%) or ‘agree’ (3%) to the question ‘I am proud to be a member of staff’? With 84% responding ‘strongly agree’ and the remainder ‘agree’ to the question ‘I enjoy working at this school’ in the anonymous staff survey.
Are you the ambitious and committed professional we are looking for? If so, please note our staff retention rate has remained static at 96% for three years and there is a reason for this: we offer an exceptionally rewarding place to work. This is partly due to the amazing progress our pupils make socially, both emotionally and academically, whilst allowing for the real ‘work-life’ balance teaching smaller groups affords.
Our belief is that we can support an excellent teacher with high expectations to work successfully with all pupils. Hence, expertise in the classroom and the desire to learn will always be significantly more important than SEN experience.
We are therefore looking to recruit an enthusiastic, reflective and committed individual with aspirations for future progression within a thriving and unique organisation.
The successful applicant will join our team of experienced teachers and tutors and teach small groups. You must be proactive in your approach, working closely with parents, our staff team and other agencies to find workable solutions and responses to engage pupils, and support their well-being and attendance. You should also be willing to spend time with our pupils outside of lessons to build the essential relationships that shape the Trust and allow us all to flourish. This role offers work life-balance in abundance, administration tasks are kept to a minimum and smaller groups mean teachers have the opportunity to focus on our priorities, building relationships and delivering quality first teaching.
We'd love you to visit - please contact Mandy Crow - 01442 256915 (ext. 203) term time only to arrange a visit.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this obligation. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure by the DBS.
Visit available any time prior to the closing date.
Applications Close: 9am on Monday 24th February 2025
Shortlisting: From Tuesday 25th February 2025
Successful candidates notified by: Thursday 27th February 2025
Interviews: Week Commencing Monday 3rd March 2025
For more information and to apply online: www.teachinherts.com
Maths Teacher
The Commons, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4RZ
Tel: 01707 830950
Website: www.jamesmarks.herts.sch.uk
All enquiries about this post should be directed to the central team at Roman Fields Academy on 01442 256915
Pay: UPS + SEN point 1
Start Date: 01/09/2025
Maths Teacher
- Does the thought of shaping the Maths curriculum, with your subject leader in a new free school excite you?
- Are you passionate about your subject and driven to support pupils to reach their full potential?
- Do you want to work in a Trust where 100% of colleagues answered either ‘strongly agree’ (97%) or ‘agree’ (3%) to the question ‘I am proud to be a member of staff’? With 84% responding ‘strongly agree’ and the remainder ‘agree’ to the question ‘I enjoy working at this school’ in the anonymous staff survey.
Are you the ambitious and committed professional we are looking for? If so, please note our staff retention rate has remained static at 96% for three years and there is a reason for this: we offer an exceptionally rewarding place to work. This is partly due to the amazing progress our pupils make socially, both emotionally and academically, whilst allowing for the real ‘work-life’ balance teaching smaller groups affords.
Our belief is that we can support an excellent teacher with high expectations to work successfully with all pupils. Hence, expertise in the classroom and the desire to learn will always be significantly more important than SEN experience.
We are therefore looking to recruit an enthusiastic, reflective and committed individual with aspirations for future progression within a thriving and unique organisation.
The successful applicant will join our team of experienced teachers and tutors and teach small groups. You must be proactive in your approach, working closely with parents, our staff team and other agencies to find workable solutions and responses to engage pupils, and support their well-being and attendance. You should also be willing to spend time with our pupils outside of lessons to build the essential relationships that shape the Trust and allow us all to flourish. This role offers work life-balance in abundance, administration tasks are kept to a minimum and smaller groups mean teachers have the opportunity to focus on our priorities, building relationships and delivering quality first teaching.
We'd love you to visit - please contact Mandy Crow - 01442 256915 (ext. 203) term time only to arrange a visit.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this obligation. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure by the DBS.
Visit available any time prior to the closing date.
Applications Close: 9am on Monday 24th February 2025
Shortlisting: From Tuesday 25th February 2025
Successful candidates notified by: Thursday 27th February 2025
Interviews: Week Commencing Monday 3rd March 2025
For more information and to apply online: www.teachinherts.com
Geography Teacher
Advert Description Geography teacher with a second subject.
Please note the successful applicant will work at the James Marks Academy, The Commons, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 4RZ. Our founder site (Roman Fields) details are provided below for correspondence purposes only.
Roman Fields
Boxmoor House
Hemel Hempstead
Herts
HP3 0DF
Tel: 01442 256915
Website: www.jamesmarks.herts.sch.uk
Pay: Up to UPS3 plus SEN point 1
Hours: 1265
Start Date: September 2025 ideally. If our ideal candidate cannot start until January 2026 we will wait until they are available.
The James Marks Academy - our Trust’s new free school - opened in Welwyn Garden City in September 2024. This new, purpose-built, school has state of the art facilities and supports pupils with high anxiety; communication difficulties and poor self-esteem/mental health. The school now supports over 50 pupils, with numbers rising to 65 in September and 72 when full in 2026.
We offer competitive rates of pay, holiday pay, a pension, and continual professional development opportunities. The candidates will work as part of a professional team to support teaching and learning for pupils. If you want to work in a supportive environment that offers unrivalled personal and professional satisfaction, due to the incredible outcomes our vulnerable pupils achieve (academically, personally and socially), you simply need to apply, because you won’t be disappointed. We are looking for creative, enthusiastic individuals who recognise the importance of building strong relationships with all stakeholders.
Duties:
- Deliver engaging and interactive lessons
- Create a positive and inclusive environment
- Collaborate with colleagues to develop the curriculum offer
Attributes:
- Strong knowledge of subject matter/interest
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to effectively engage pupils
- Patience, flexibility, and adaptability
We'd love you to visit - please contact Mandy Crow - 01442 256915 (ext. 203) to arrange. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this obligation. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure by the DBS.
An application pack and further details are available from Ms. Mandy Crow, CFO: 01442 256915 or email mandy.crow@jmatherts.co.uk, or alternatively visit one of our websites where the application pack can be downloaded.
Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 24th February. Interviews will take place week commencing the 3rd March 2025. Candidates are welcome to call and speak to the Executive Head Teacher and/or arrange to visit the school site. Please use contact details above to make arrangements.
Please address your covering letter of interest and application to: mandy.crow@romanfields.herts.sch.uk
Applications Close: 24th February 2025
Interviews: Week Commencing 3rd March 2025
For more information and to apply online: www.teachinherts.com
Higher Learning Teaching Assistant
Please note the job is Welwyn based, the address below is simply the site in the Trust from which
Roman Fields
Boxmoor House
Hemel Hempstead
Herts
HP3 0DF
Tel: 01442 256915
Website: www.romanfields.herts.sch.uk
Pay: H5-H6. The H6 rate will be paid for an individual with experience and / or with a ‘specialism’ or key area of skill – which will enable the successful candidate to support small groups.
Hours: 37 hours (entirely negotiable, term time only)
Start Date: April 2025 ideally, but will wait for the right candidate
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is or aspires to be a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) in a small, supportive Trust with long-established committed colleagues.
You will be joining a creative and enthusiastic team who will support you to thrive in your new role, and achieve the job satisfaction most people want, but never obtain. If you are ambitious and of high calibre, you will receive the support to further develop within the organisation. If you are of high calibre but not ambitious, please still apply; this will be an exceptionally rewarding role.
The ideal candidate will have experience within an education and /or care setting; and will be flexible, able to work as part of a team and have good numeracy and literacy skills, along with additional interest and skills they would like to share with others. We need an effective communicator who is able to liaise skilfully with families, pupils, colleagues and various professionals.
An application pack and further details are available from Ms. Mandy Crow, CEO’s PA: 01442 256915 or email mandy.crow@jmatherts.co.uk, or alternatively on our website https://www.jamesmarks.herts.sch.uk, where the application pack can be downloaded.
Closing date for applications is 24th February 2025. Candidates are welcome to call and speak to the CEO and/or arrange to visit the school site. Please use contact details above to make arrangements.
Please address your covering letter of interest and application to: mandy.crow@jmatherts.co.uk
Applications Close: 24th February 2025
Interviews: Week Commencing Monday 3rd March 2025