English
Cymraeg 
Humanities Teacher
Required from September 2020 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
This is a full time permanent position
Salary: Main Teaching Scale
Closing Date: Friday 7th May 2021
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Teacher of humanities subjects (including the Welsh Baccalaureate) - an outstanding teacher that will lead by example and support the department in achieving its ambitious targets. We encourage applications from teachers who feel they can add value to an already effective department and prosper in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Successful candidates must:
• Be a teacher or NQT of RE, Geography or History with consistently ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ classroom practice
• A passionate advocate of these subjects who contributes effectively to departmental and whole school improvement.
• Able to teach across the full age and ability range at age 11-18.
• Eager to become a supportive Form Tutor.
• Able and willing to make a full contribution to the life of the school.
• Have high expectations of themselves and others
• Be a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Be flexible and a good team player
In return, we offer you:
• A strong commitment to professional development;
• A school with high aspirations and a genuine opportunity to make a difference;
• An opportunity to help shape teaching and learning and our alternative curriculum;
• A dedicated and supportive team of professional staff and governors;
• Strong links with other local schools for partnership working and support;
• A strong community spirit;
• A vibrant and interesting place to work.
English Teacher
Required from September 2021
This is a full time permanent position
Salary: Main Teaching Scale
Closing Date: Friday 7th May 2021
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Teacher of English with the ability to teach to GCSE level, for September 2021. The successful candidate will be primarily an outstanding teacher that will lead by example and support the department in achieving its ambitious targets. We encourage applications from teachers of any experience who feel they can add value to an already highly-effective department and prosper in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Successful candidates must:
• Be teacher of English/NQT with consistently ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ classroom practice
• A passionate advocate of the subject who contributes effectively to departmental and whole school improvement.
• Able to teach across the full age and ability range at age 11-16.
• Eager to become a supportive Form Tutor.
• Able and willing to make a full contribution to the life of the school.
• Have high expectations of themselves and others
• Be a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Be flexible and a good team player
The English Department is a focal point for Ysgol Aberconwy; a place where students have the opportunity to excel. For the last three years the department has achieved rates at higher than national average levels on a range of measures, including A-C grades. Our most recent exam results (2019) show our GCSE pass rate was 69%, with an average literacy point score of 40. The successful candidate will be joining a forward thinking department, working hard to develop the subject delivery within the school, to give pupils meaningful learning experiences as well as extra-curricular opportunities including guest speakers, trips (locally and nationally), theatre visits and celebrating World book day!
Teaching Assistant - Autism and Neurodevelopmental Difficulties
This is a permanent position of 32.5 hours per week, term time plus 5 days.
Salary Range: G02 £13,410 – £13,678
Closing date: Friday 7th May 2021.
Start Date: 7th June 2021
At Aberconwy we are at the start of developing additional learning provision for secondary age pupils with autism and associated neurodevelopmental difficulties. We opened two resourced classes of 8 pupils in September, with the potential for further development and extension in the future. This specialist provision is for learners with autism who do not have a learning disability, but who are experiencing significant difficulty accessing the mainstream curriculum in its entirety. Conwy Local Authority hopes that this will be the first step in developing high quality, specialist provision across all key stages of education, with a clear remit for inclusion into mainstream education wherever possible and enabling pupils to have access to a full and varied curriculum. The provision will help support learners to develop the skills and confidence for transition out of school and on to further education opportunities in line with their aspirations and interests.
We therefore seek to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Teaching Assistant to provide support for identified learners with autism and associated neurodevelopmental difficulties within our mainstream school context. They will work under the guidance of the Resource base teacher to provide support to students in class, or in small groups, particularly focusing on literacy and numeracy skills, social communication and behavioural difficulties. They will be fully immersed in the life of the resource provision and may also provide administrative support, as well as supporting students outside the classroom.
