Welcome
Thank you for taking an interest in Sidney Stringer Academy. This is a really exciting time for staff and students as we move firstly into becoming an Academy in September 2010 in the current building and then into our new buildings in the summer of 2011.
The Academy serves a bustling area, close to the city centre with the most diverse population of any in the city. The predecessor school is a well-established city centre school, which has long enjoyed popularity for its commitment to meeting the needs of a very diverse population of all students. Our aim is to raise the expectations and achievements of every student whatever their needs, talents, strengths or weaknesses, by providing high quality inclusive education in every curriculum area.
Why come and work at Sidney Stringer Academy?
Working with us will provide you with an opportunity to be in a working environment which:
- Is exciting and innovative
- Will make a difference
- Is successful
- Has high expectations
- Has strong leadership and management
- Treats all staff as professionals, making a large investment in professional development with an excellent induction programme
- Uses peoples strengths to develop them and the school
- New state of the art building and facilities scheduled for 2011, whereby all staff will have a say in how their new academy will look and function
- State of the art ICT facilities
- The opportunity to work within an innovative curriculum
- An opportunity to be involved in the development and progression of the academy and the wider community
- Growing opportunities for sixth form teaching
Additional benefits
- July start salary for NQT’s
- Many career and promotion opportunities
- Recruitment & Retention points in some subjects
- High quality ICT provision
- Your own laptop
- Good quality Staffroom facilities - complimentary refreshments
- Opportunity to teach twilight classes with additional pay or the ability to work flexibly (optional)
The development of the school as the Sidney Stringer Academy will be an exciting new phase in the evolution of the school, still at the heart of its community. We have a wonderful opportunity to provide outstanding, pioneering education and to deliver it in state-of-the-art facilities.
This brief introduction can only give a flavour of the experience of Sidney Stringer – if you would like to know more about the school then the best way is to visit us. You will be made very welcome.
Wendy Tomes
Principal Designate
