Drama & English Teacher
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys, Isleworth, TW7 5LJThis job expired on 6 February 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
6 February 2020 at 9am
Date listed
22 January 2020
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £28,355 to £44,541 per year (full-time equivalent)
Additional allowances
Visit Us
You are very welcome to arrange to visit us and to experience why we are such a successful school and a fantastic place to develop your career.Amongst other benefits, we offer:
• Working with dynamic, innovative and supportive colleagues and in a school where student behaviour is described as “outstanding”.
• Induction into the school, a continuing professional development schemes and carefully considered succession planning.
• Superb ICT facilities and the free use of a laptop
• The opportunity to work with colleagues from a range of external partnerships
• A chef-led canteen service
• Access to schemes such as: childcare vouchers; cycle to work and free flu jabs.
A full list of Our Benefits is on our website.
Drama & English Teacher job summary
“The school succeeds in dispelling the myths and stereotypes that are sometimes associated with boys’ schools.”
[Challenge Partners Report]
Our School
Isleworth & Syon School is a great place to work and a place where teachers can develop. Our staff are energetic, dedicated and absolutely committed to working together in order to ensure that our boys (and Sixth Form girls) remain ambitious and highly successful.
We have a history of excellence, are a high-performing school and part of the ‘Leading Edge’ network. Our Progress 8 measure is significantly above that for boys nationally and at all levels progress and attainment scores are well above national measures.
Our Ethos
Relationships are critical to our success and to our future. We empower our staff and encourage everyone to work collegially in departments to create shared resources so that planning time can be spent refining rather than re-inventing lessons. Good practice is shared and all staff contribute ideas to further enhance the curriculum. Our school is systematically organised and pastoral processes are tightly managed to allow staff to build professional relationships with students, thereby creating excellent learning environments.
Across the school, students benefit from our insistence on: high standards and achievement, an exceptional range of extra-curricular activities and the focus on traditional values. We are looking for a colleague that aspires to be part of a great team of staff and who will enjoy learning about the ‘Isleworth & Syon Way’, our unique strategy of ensuring success for all students.
Our Performing Arts and English Departments
Due to the growth of the school, we wish to appoint a colleague to contribute to the continuing success of our students and who has the desire to work across two outstanding departments.
We have a fundamental belief in the power of the arts to transform lives, so drama is a critically important subject across the school. Results are outstanding and there is an impressive track record of progression to prestigious establishments, including RADA, LAMDA and the Bristol Old Vic. The ability to contribute to the ethos of the school and assist with our programme of additional opportunities, whilst maintaining our high expectations, will be vital for the successful candidate. School productions, performances and trips are a key part of our culture.
Boys at Isleworth & Syon School buck the national gender trends for success in English where our progress measures at GCSE outstrip those of boys nationally. Our recent independent review by ‘Challenge Partners’ classified the English department as a national “area of excellence” with a specific expertise in teaching boys.
Both subject areas offer supportive and invigorating environments which are brilliantly led and in which the current staff are passionate about delivering a creative and engaging curriculum offer. You will be working across two already outstanding teams of practitioners with a passion for ensuring that our students achieve and attain their very best.
Our Staff
We recognise that our staff are our greatest resource and we are ambitious for our staff and invest heavily in their development. We offer an extensive programme of professional development which offers a range of opportunities for training, including internally, through local and national programmes. We have strong partnerships with universities and higher education institutions and actively support staff pursuing heavily subsidised Masters degrees and other higher qualifications. There will also be opportunities for internal promotion and to collaborate within our local partnership of schools.
Our Location
We are situated in a tree-lined neighbourhood of Isleworth, a vibrant area of West London. Close to Osterley Park and a short hop from central London by tube (Osterley is a 10-minute walk) or rail (Isleworth is a 7-minute walk). There is easy access to the M3, M4 and Heathrow Airport.
Commitment to safeguarding
Isleworth & Syon School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references and other pre- and post-employment checks, including, where appropriate police checks from other countries.
Our Data Protection Policy and our Privacy Notice for applicants, can also be found on the website.
About Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1099 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- school@isleworthsyon.org
We are an 11-18 boys' school with a mixed sixth form.
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