English Teacher New

Teacher of English & Literacy Lead

Establishment: Secondary School as part of Education Partnership Trust

Salary: MPS-UPS PLUS TLR 2C (£7,847)

Job type: Full-time, permanent contract

Are you ready to take on a new challenge? Do you see yourself supporting a team of hard-working teachers, who strive to give the best possible education to our students? If so, we want to hear from you!

Who we are looking for:

You will either already be a middle leader, or a teacher with an ambition to move into leadership. The successful candidate will be a highly determined, outstanding classroom practitioner who has the potential to offer positive leadership and management of the team, ensuring accountability for student progress. If you are experienced, enthusiastic, open to new ideas and have a flexible ‘can do’ approach, we would welcome an application from you.

The Job:

The role will include:

• Review, design and implement an ambitious and well sequenced, knowledge rich curriculum that meets the needs of all students;
• Ensure that teachers have strong knowledge of English and the teaching of the subject
• Ensure that teaching is developed to help students to remember the long-term content they have been taught and to integrate knowledge into larger ideas.
• Develop an effective assessment framework that supports students to embed and use knowledge fluently and to inform teaching;
• Ensure that pupils develop detailed knowledge and skills across the curriculum, and as a result all students achieve well.

What are the job requirements?

• Qualified Teacher Status.
• Qualified to at least degree level in English/or adequate post degree conversion course.
• Proven record or evidence from teaching practice of potential to help students reach high standards of learning and achievement.
• Consistently good/outstanding teacher as measured by student outcomes.
• Knowledge and understanding of strategies to improve Teaching and Learning.
• Excellent interpersonal & presentation skills across the spectrum of stake holders.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and re-prioritise workload when needed.
• A high level of self-awareness – knows strengths and weaknesses and can relate to difficult personality types well.

Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:

• Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
• Employee Assistance Programme including, counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Access to government pension schemes.
• Free parking.
• Electric Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice).
• Training, mentoring and progression opportunities including our Emerging Leaders programmes.
• Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources.

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