The Hull offer
“The Hull Offer is an unprecedented package for secondary school teachers.”
Judith Harwood
Head of Learning, Participation and Skills
To actively attract teaching and leadership talent into the city, we have developed ‘The Hull Offer’, a fantastic package of benefits blending remuneration and continuous professional development opportunities at all levels:
1. The core offer for all newly appointed teachers –
- NQTs offered a July start and pay over the summer
- Up to £500 continuing professional development (CPD) funding each year for first three years
- Three CPD days off timetable per year for first three years
- A £2000 recruitment incentive for all newly appointed maths, English and science teachers (1)
- Free 60 CATS points M level accreditation through Edge Hill University
- Laptop (or equivalent) and access to interactive white boards
- Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme (TEEP) training
- An initial career aspiration and development plan quality induction in line with local authority guidance
- Schools signed up to salary sacrifice scheme to help teachers fund child care
- All teachers have access to the professional development resources on the Urban Leadership Centre website
2. Package for Existing and New subject leaders of mathematics, English and science -
- A £4,000 recruitment incentive for all newly appointed heads of department (2)
- Senior leadership team (SLT) placements on offer
- Three days per year work shadowing to learn from more established colleagues
- One-off sum of money (£2000) to support specific departmental curriculum developments for all newly appointed subject heads of maths, English and science
- Guaranteed five days per year continuing professional development (CPD) for each subject leader
- Subject leader network meetings to be held each term
- Opportunity to be offered involvement in an international educational visit
- Leading from the Middle/Leadership Pathways/Sustained Professional Development for Educators (Hull University)/other MA accreditation will be funded.
3. Senior leaders package for assistant and deputy heads (3) -
- Leadership Pathways/NPQH/other accredited courses and qualifications to be offered to all senior leaders
- All newly appointed senior leaders to attend the Urban Leadership Programme assessment centre.
- Opportunity for three days work shadowing to observe the work and practices of other senior leadership teams in other schools
* In the event of a dispute regarding eligibility for any element of the Hull Offer, the decision by the school and or local authority is final and not subject to challenge. The Hull Offer is subject to the continuation of budget funding and will need to be reviewed in light of any changes to this funding.
(1) This payment is only applicable to maths, English and science teachers newly appointed to Hull schools. The payment (subject to the usual pay deductions) will be made in termly instalments and is subject to the applicant being employed in the post for an academic year and must be repaid in full if the teacher leaves within that period
(2) This payment is only applicable to maths, English and science teachers newly appointed to head of department in Hull schools. The payment (subject to the usual pay deductions) will be made in termly instalments and is subject to the applicant being employed in the post for an academic year and must be repaid in full if the teacher leaves within that period.
(3) This does include ALL newly appointed assistant heads and deputy heads including those appointed from other Hull schools and from posts within the same school.
- Hull schools are defined as all schools within Hull Local Authority that have signed up to the Hull Offer.
- Newly appointed is defined (unless otherwise stated) as all teachers newly appointed to schools that have signed up to the Hull Offer (including Hull Citywide GTPs taking up teaching contracts following their training year). It does not include teachers moving from post to post in the same school or teachers moving from school to school within the city. This offer is available only once to each teacher. It may be offered to teachers who have worked in Hull schools and left and are now returning at the schools and LA’s discretion. It only applies to teachers that are appointed to permanent positions employed directly by the school.
- Teachers are defined as holding Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), awarded by the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE).
- Maths English and science teachers are defined as above but must also be contracted to teach at least 80 per cent of their teaching time in the subject in which they specialised during ITT (which must have been maths, English or science).
“Moving to Hull was a fantastic life choice. I have a great house for my family and I also have the support of the LA and the school to make sure my career continues to develop.”
Martin McKeown, Assistant Vice Principal, Archbishop Sentamu Academy
