English Teacher

CHRIST CHURCH ACADEMY (part of the Key Education Trust)

ENGLISH TEACHER

FULL TIME PERMANENT

MPS

START DATE 1ST SEPTEMBER 2024

The governors are seeking to appoint an English specialist who is either Primary or Secondary trained to join our highly experienced English team. We are happy to consider applications from people who are newly qualified and excited to embark upon their teaching career with us, or those who are already established teachers.

Applicants are asked to outline what transferable skills they have to support their ability to teach across KS2 and KS3.

The English Team is made of 5 specialists and a newly appointed Librarian. English is taught in sets across the school and pupils benefit from the wealth of experience and opportunities which the staff give them.

The Academy is extremely well resourced with interactive whiteboards in all classrooms, wireless connection throughout, two modern ICT suites, library, dance drama studio and spacious learning rooms.

Christ Church Academy was last inspected by Ofsted in January 2022 and received a very strong report, stating that the school continues to be good. We aim to be outstanding at our next inspection. We were graded 'excellent' at our latest SIAMS Inspection in February 2020

The normal place of work would be Christ Church Academy. This Academy is part of 'The Key Educational Trust' and the Trust reserves the right to deploy the successful candidate to work at any other Academy within the Trust.

You will need to be:

• A dynamic and energetic practitioner with high expectations.

• Passionate about their subject; able to inspire and motivate pupils.

• A person with excellent subject knowledge and a thorough grasp of assessment in English.

• Committed to ensuring 'no child is left behind' and someone who will always go the extra mile for their pupils

• A teacher who can support and promote the Christian ethos of our school

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In return we can offer you:

• A well-resourced, forward thinking and supportive English team

• Highly motivated and engaged pupils who display good behaviour for learning

• Excellent care and support for all staff

• Comprehensive induction and on-going opportunities for professional development

The Academy and the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school follows safer recruitment practices, and the successful applicants will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order and This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

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