English Teacher

We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational English teacher who has the expertise and flexibility to deliver English to students across the age and ability range. You will need to bring a sense of energy to the role and a desire to continually improve and share our commitment to raising the achievement of every student. You will have the skills and drive to inspire our students, coupled with high expectations and strong interpersonal skills. You will be joining a team of enthusiastic and dedicated teachers who care passionately about their students and are committed to raising standards and enjoyment in the subject.The English Faculty:The English Faculty occupies a central place in the work of the school and, we are happy to say, was recently shortlisted for English Team of the Year with the Times Educational Supplement. The faculty has 18 specialist teachers of English and media, 7 of whom are part-time, and some of whom have additional areas of expertise and responsibility around the school

including strong links with our individual learning department. The Faculty is managed by the Director of Learning; she is assisted by a Director of KS4, Director of KS3, Lead Practitioner, and a full-time HLTA who undertakes intervention work focused on pupil premium students. The hallmarks of the English Facultys work are the extremely high quality of classroom teaching and a sharp focus on assessment and monitoring. The English Faculty team pride themselves on being innovative and forward looking, enthusiastic and caring.All full-time English specialists currently have their own classrooms; most of these are situated in the same area of the school. All are equipped with data projectors, speakers and document cameras; all members of staff have their own laptop computers and access to the internet. The English Faculty has its own small computer room which is particularly useful for teaching smaller classes of lower ability students, sixth form classes or intervention groups. In addition, media teaching takes place in a computer suite, with access to equipment such as cameras, lighting and sound recorders. We also have a technician who regularly works in the faculty to support media lessons. A particular strength of the faculty is our resource-base, which includes a wide selection of literature and course books, as well as fully-resourced schemes of work across the key stages, written by our team. We participate in the Talk for Writing secondary programme, with the aim of improving student literacy in all subjects. We participate fully in the schools CPD programme to ensure that our resources, skills and professional practice are of the highest order, with members of our team regularly delivering CPD for other colleagues in the school.We do not accept CV’s, to apply for this post please follow the apply link provided to complete an application form or direct link to the external organisation.Any CV’s submitted on Total Jobs will not be considered.

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