13 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 November 2024

  • Closing date

    22 September 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    4 September 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time, part time: Maternity leave - 0.8 FTE up to full time - Starting from November 2024.

Contract type

Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover

Full-time equivalent salary

£30,000 to £46,525 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

A Teacher of English to cover a maternity leave - 0.8 FTE up to full time - Starting from November 2024.

Graded ‘Outstanding’ in its recent OFSTED inspection, Kendrick School is a centre of academic excellence with a track record of high performance and achievement.

Required for November 2024, a well-qualified and enthusiastic Teacher of English to cover a maternity leave at this successful 11-18 girls’ grammar school in Reading. English is taught throughout the school to students who are highly motivated, creative, and engaged.

English is a popular and highly valued subject at Kendrick School. A significant number of students take English Literature A Level, and some continue to study the subject at prestigious universities. The department’s extra-curricular opportunities, including a range of clubs and events, are extremely popular, and successful in their outcomes. The English department is friendly and collegiate.

Kendrick School is a welcoming, inclusive, and happy community, with students who are engaging, cooperative and eager to learn. Benefits include an Employee Assistance Programme, free car parking, a contributory pension scheme, training and development and use of the swimming pool and sporting facilities.

The Ofsted report in November 2022 stated:

“Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary both in lessons and around the school. They respect and exemplify the values within the school pledge. Pupils love being here. Attendance is high, pupils are punctual, and lessons are free from any low-level disruption”.

“Pupils respond to teachers’ very high expectations. They enthusiastically engage in debate and discussion and immerse themselves in all that the curriculum offers. They become confident independent learners, achieve exceptionally well and are very well prepared to become exemplary citizens”.

What the school offers its staff

Further details and an application form can be downloaded from the school website https://www.kendrick.reading.sch.uk/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=29 or obtained by emailing aemberson@kendrick.reading.sch.uk.

CVS cannot be accepted as a method of application.

Visits to the school are welcome. Please contact Amanda Emberson-Powney (aemberson@kendrick.reading.sch.uk) to arrange for September 2024.

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 23rd September 2024

Kendrick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure & Barring Service. Kendrick School is an Equal Opportunity employer.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Kendrick School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
903 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Kendrick School is an 11-18 selective girls’ school with academy status situated in the centre of Reading. Kendrick has an impressive record of the highest academic standards and achievements and is acknowledged as being one of the very best state schools in the country; it is a centre of excellence for girls’ education and an outstanding school. Year on year Kendrick has been acknowledged for being in the top 5% of schools in the country in terms of progress of students between KS2 and KS4, using the Progress 8 measure.

Arranging a visit to Kendrick School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email aemberson@kendrick.reading.sch.uk.

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