2nd in Department English – Responsible for KS5

St Thomas More Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2NJ

14 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
11 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
26 September 2024

Job details

Job role: Teacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject: English
Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: MPS1 - UPS3 + TLR 2b (£5,425)
Additional allowances: TLR 2b (£5,425)* pending % increase

What skills and experience we're looking for

The directors are seeking to appoint an ambitious English teacher with a proven track record of success in the classroom. We are looking for a candidate with a love of teaching English, flair, drive and imagination to support the further development of the English curriculum particularly within Sixth Form. The successful candidate will work with our Head of Faculty to ensure that up to date and relevant research informs teaching and learning and curriculum within the department. The role will have a reduced teaching allocation to support the successful candidate work within the department to achieve these aims.

1 Catholic Ethos

- To actively promote, and act as a role model of, the Catholic ethos of the school, in accordance with the school mission statement.

2 Particular Activities

- To role model excellent standards of teaching and learning.

- To remain up to date with research and latest developments in the subject area, using this to improve the curriculum and drive up the standards of teaching and learning in the department.

- To support subject leader to continue to develop the curriculum intent for KS5, including sequencing, schemes of learning and wider school links.

- Responsibility for development of a challenging and engaging SoL for A Level courses

- Monitor and quality assure the teaching and learning amongst the 6th Form English teachers

- Monitoring and tracking of student progress in 6th form

- Develop strategies to help improve the independent learning skills of all 6th form students

- To support the effective monitoring of and making improvements to the department curriculum implementation, including teaching and learning pedagogy and assessment practice.

- To contribute to the department and whole school CPD based on the most relevant research.

- To collaborate with external partners

What the school offers its staff

The school is proud to be able to offer a number of benefits to its employees including:

Access to CareFirst 24/7 our EAP confidential support
Cycle to work scheme
Sick pay
Wellbeing forum
Termly staff breakfasts
Weekly rewards to the employee of the week
Continued Professional Development reviewed annually

Commitment to safeguarding

Positions are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointments will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All appointments made are also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and Right to Work in the UK.