We are striving to create a ‘world class’ induction programme that supports our professional development menu. Currently we provide programmes for: 

• Newly qualified teachers (NQT)
• Graduate Trainee teachers (GT)
• Oversees Trained Teachers (OTT)
• Recently qualified teachers (RQT) in their second year of teaching
• Teachers new in post
• Teachers new to a responsibility post
• Leadership and Management either through one to one with the Headteacher or through the various NCSL programmes.
• Support Staff.

 NQT, GT and OTT teachers receive the following:

• A July start to support the settling in period
• A weekly one hour meeting with their subject mentor
• Attendance at the LA residential training programme
• A monthly one hour meeting with our professional mentor who is an Assistant Headteacher and is responsible for the quality of teaching and learning in the school.

 All new staff including our NQT, GT and OTT also receive:

• An initial induction programme lasting 4 weeks with 4 one hour sessions on a Wednesday afternoon at 3.30pm
• An initial review meeting with the Headteacher after the first 4 weeks to consider how things are going and if any extra support is required.
• New staff learning lunches throughout the year.
• An excellent well-being programme that is described in full in the well-being section.
• Fortnightly department CPD sessions as part of your timetable.
• A half-termly department meeting held after school.
• Attendance at appropriate courses as directed by your mentor.
• Work closely with our two advanced skills teachers to support their practice in the art of teaching.

Safeguarding for staff:

All new colleagues are introduced to staff in the first staff briefing of the term and they are then introduced to students through the assembly structure. Staff photographs are placed just outside the staffroom and occasionally staff pictures are placed on the plasma screens.