Second in English

3 weeks ago

Blackpool, United Kingdom St Mary's Catholic Academy Full time

Thank you for considering St. Mary's Catholic Academy for the next stage in your career.

**CURRICULUM**
The post will involve teaching English at various key stages.
At Key Stage 3, St Mary’s English Department offers a rich and varied curriculum. Thematic modules provide inspiring and exciting challenges for all learners.
At Key Stage 4, we currently follow the AQA English Language and English Literature specifications.

**ACCOMMODATION**
The accommodation consists of an eight classroom learning house, along with a covered outside area that is shared with Modern Foreign Languages. The rooms are bright and well-resourced with fixed LCD flat screens in each learning space. There is some variety in the learning spaces available which would allow for different approaches to the teaching of English to be explored.

**PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS**
In line with the Academy Raising Achievement Plan, the English Department will work towards the following Key Goals:

- Transforming Learning_
The department is keen to develop further extra-curricular provisions, specifically around the area of creative writing and English within the world of the Media. We work closely with the Academy Learning Resource Centre and would like to further strengthen connections between the Department and the Library. Regular theatre trips complement our Department ethos and we are always looking for opportunities to bring Literature to life
- Further Raise Achievement & Attainment at GCSE & A-Level_
Further work will be completed with our high achieving students and with those who are capable of reaching top grades at GCSE and A-Level. We look forward to developing new strategies to stretch and challenge these students during their completion of the new GCSE and A-Level qualifications.
- To Further Strengthen Our Catholic Ethos_

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Qualified teacher status at graduate level.
- ENGLISH Degree/Degree containing substantial ENGLISH element.
- Recent professional development/teaching placement relevant to the post.

**EXPERINCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and APTITUDE**
- Leadership & management of curriculum, people and resources within an English Department or educational setting.
- Substantial involvement in initiatives/developments that have shown significant impact/sustained excellence with respect to the standards of attainment achieved by students.
- A clear philosophy for the teaching of ENGLISH.
- Knowledge of some strategies that will enhance learning and raise the attainment of all students in ENGLISH.
- A clear philosophy for the teaching of English.
- Successful classroom practitioner with a record of very good examination results.
- Ability to use ICT in the planning and delivery of English.
- Knowledge and understanding of the different ways in which students learn and evidence of having successfully applied them to raise student attainment.
- Knowledge of current issues affecting 11-18 schools.
- Effective communicator - verbally and in writing.

**PERSONAL QUALITIES**
- Ability to form good relationships with both colleagues and students.
- Commitment to actively supporting the distinctive ethos of the school.
- Commitment to assisting with the development of extra-curricular activities.
- Resilience, commitment, ability to work under pressure and a sense of humour.
- An excellent attendance and punctuality record. (Please note that excellent attendance is considered to be 95% attendance over the past two academic years. Directors will take note of one off illnesses/absences and individual circumstances).
- High expectations of all students.
- Enthusiasm for career development.

The standard contact time for a TLR 2b is 31 out of 40 periods per fortnight, including a period of PSHE with your form and an additional 90 minutes of enhanced CPD time.

**What the school offers its staff**
St. Mary’s is a highly regarded, oversubscribed and successful school with:

- A caring ethos and high standards.
- An Outstanding Diocesan Inspection Report (March 2017)
- A full Ofsted Inspection of St Mary’s in May 2022 was extremely positive and confirmed that St Mary’s Catholic Academy continues to be good in all areas. You can read a copy of the report on the Academy's website.
- An outstanding induction programme, friendly staff, high quality professional cover supervisors, ICT technicians and admin support and a strong family ethos which make St. Mary’s a great place to work.
- State of the art facilities housed in our £22.5 million pound refurbished campus.

**Commitment to safeguarding**

BEBCMAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors.
- DBS
- Medical clearance
- Verification of qualifications and National Insurance number.
- Two references including a judgement about suitability to work with children.
- A member of the interview panel will be trained in implementing Child Protection procedures.
- In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, online searc

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