Job Title
Early Career Teacher (ECT)
Job Start Date
1 September 2024
Salary Range
M1 to M6
Hours Per Week
Full-time
School Address
drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust
3 Brindley Place
Birmingham
B1 2JB
Telephone number: 0121 231 7131
Contact Email
recruitment@drbignitemat.org
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
22 July 2024, midday
Job Information

We know that starting out as a teacher is very rewarding and exciting, but it can also be challenging. Whether you are straight out of university or are a career changer, as an Early Career Teacher at our Trust, you will join a team of early career colleagues who will be supported by the Ambition Institute’s Early Career Programme Framework. This is part of the national ‘golden thread’ of teacher support that will enable you to focus on aspects of teaching that will make the most difference to your classroom practice.

The information pack below has been developed to provide you with a summary of all of the information you need to learn about our Trust and we hope it will inspire you to join us.

We wish you every success as you start your career journey.

To apply for this post, please go to our website to download an application form.

Applications should be addressed to Julie Sambrook, Director of HR and submitted
with a covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) outlining your commitment
to this role. Once completed, application forms should be emailed to: recruitment@drbignitemat.org.
If you have a preference for a particular school or schools in the Trust, please indicate this clearly on your application form.
 

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Terms and Conditions
This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.