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This job expired on 28 September 2020

  • Job start date

    1 October 2020

  • Closing date

    28 September 2020 at 12am (midnight)

  • Date listed

    4 September 2020

Job details

Job role

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Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS or UPS

Additional allowances

Potential for a TLR

English Teacher (Maternity Cover) 0.5FTE job summary

The Governors and Principal are seeking an exceptional teacher with the energy and vision to teach English at Chichester Free School. This is an opportunity for a full time position, for a as soon as possible (January starts will be considered). The Governors are looking for strong academic experience but also experience of working in a school committed to our values and ideals, where the co-curricular life of the school is as vital as the rigour of the taught curriculum. You will be an outstanding educator with the ability and drive to offer the highest quality of teaching and learning. As an all through school there may be opportunities, for the right candidate, to teach across all phases, but this is primarily a secondary post. English is celebrated throughout CFS, throughout both the Primary and Secondary phases, though teaching in Secondary you will work closely with Primary teachers to provide a co-ordinated and all through approach. The English department consists of six members of staff, and the successful candidate will be working alongside a highly experienced Head of English who has helped to grow the subject and has developed the department. The department delivers Edexcel English Language and English Literature, as well as Media Studies GCSE. GCSE results are consistently strong, with the department achieving a well above average Progress 8 score for the last three years.

Commitment to safeguarding

CFS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In accordance with our Child Protection Policy we are unable to process applications without a fully completed application form. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared when applying. The applicant may post such a declaration in an envelope marked ‘Private & confidential for the Principal’. The successful applicant must obtain List 99 clearance and DBS clearance at enhanced level.

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About Chichester Free School

School type
Free School, ages 4 to 19
Education phase
Through
School size
1063 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 19
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School website
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Email address
ggrimwood@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk
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CFS is now entering its second decade and is fully established in our state-of-the-art facilities on the Carmelite Convent Site on the Hunston Road in the south of Chichester. Our PAN is 60 in Primary, and 120 in Secondary; in almost all year groups we are oversubscribed with waiting lists. Due to demand, we have a bulge intake of Year 7 who started in September 2023, with 150 pupils currently on roll.

The School joined Sussex Learning Trust last September – a move that we personally initiated through the desire to collaborate with a like-minded family of schools. The Trust is currently small and based in Haywards Heath; CFS are well placed to launch a new Chichester Hub of the Trust, which is really exciting.

As a Free School, we are the same as any other academy; we are both held and hold ourselves to the same exacting and rigorous standards as all state-funded schools. We follow the national curriculum, and are proud of our ambitious, inclusive and varied curriculum offer. Our pupils engage with SATs and GCSE assessments. Since 2013, CFS has achieved two ‘Good’ Ofsted Inspections. As a school we are now striving for excellence in all areas, and to achieve above average outcomes in both phases.

CFS is open to pupils of all abilities. We do not have a catchment area, thus ensuring the School is fair and inclusive. We take part in the West Sussex County Council (WSCC) admissions process. As a school we benefit from longer holidays, specifically at October half term, Christmas and during the summer.

Arranging a visit to Chichester Free School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ggrimwood@chichesterfreeschool.org.uk.

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