First appointments for newly qualified teachers

First appointments for newly qualified teachers

Why choose Hammersmith and Fulham?

Support for newly qualified teachers includes:

• An induction tutor within school who will act as mentor. They will work with NQTs to devise an action plan based on the career entry profile and early development needs. This will help the self criticism and professional judgement needed as part of the learning process for NQTs to progress against, and meet the core standards.
• Support to help recognise strengths, achievements and areas for development in the first year of teaching. Our schools aim to help teachers work co-operatively and to share good practice, ideas and experience.
• Access to both in-school and LA based training, day conferences and twilight sessions. Opportunities to attend sessions led by leading teachers and practitioners in the LA, including visits to other schools to observe good practice. Reduced timetable of normal teaching duties, half termly review meetings and a termly assessment supported by written reports.
• All these activities are designed to encourage self reflection and to provide access to high quality continuing professional development for all the borough’s beginning teachers.

Benefits of working in Hammersmith and Fulham

• The borough has a strong ethos of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). There is a well supported central training programme with a well-developed lead professional system to share good practice between schools.
• The local authority is committed to supporting career progression for teachers. Beyond the induction programme for newly qualified teachers, the LA supports the development of early career teachers, middle leaders and those aspiring to school leadership.
• As Hammersmith and Fulham is an inner London authority, teachers are paid according to the inner London pay scale which is subject to annual review.
• Interest free travel season ticket loans, and interest free rental deposit loans of up to £1500 (yearly) are available to all teaching staff.
• Good promotion opportunities – many of our deputy and headteachers started their careers as class teachers in the borough.
• Accommodation – Our H&F Homebuy team can provide advice and information on affordable housing opportunities for keyworkers in the borough.

FAQs - Frequently asked questions for newly qualified teachers

How to apply
To be eligible for appointment, NQTs will need to provide evidence that requirements for QTS (including all QTS skills tests) have been met. Newly qualified teachers (or those due to qualify in 2013) can register interest in a first teaching appointment in Hammersmith and Fulham in the following ways: Schools will advertise specific posts that may be suitable for newly qualified teachers. These posts should be applied for directly, according to the instructions in the advertisement. If it is not clear whether NQTs are welcome to apply, always contact the school first before submitting an application.

You can apply directly to any suitable teaching vacancies advertised in the job vacancies section on this website (updated weekly). Vacancies for Hammersmith and Fulham schools can also be found in various recruitment publications and websites. If you are interested in working in a particular school, you may wish to enquire directly with that school as to their method of recruitment.

The contact details for all maintained schools in Hammersmith and Fulham can be found here: » Schools in H&F - contact and location details