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English Teacher (Maternity cover, expected to last for one year)

James Brindley School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2AF

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter 2025

• Closing date

  3 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - expected to last for one year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS + 1 SEN Point

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a resilient and dynamic teacher who can inspire young people and support them to thrive. You should be able to develop and support the needs of the whole child and be committed to enabling all young people to achieve their potential. You must demonstrate tenacity coupled with experience of teaching KS3 – KS4 English. You should have QTS and a track record as a consistently good/outstanding practitioner.

This position is not suitable for ECT.

Qualifications and Professional Development

• Qualified Teacher status
• Further qualifications appropriate to the post
• Recent relevant in-service training in current education practice
• Evidence of further professional training or development
• Evidence of a sound awareness of safeguarding responsibilities for teachers

Experience

• Evidence of having worked within an environment that safeguards children
• Successful appropriate experience of teaching within KS3 and KS4
• Recent experience in a mainstream or special school
• Experience of teaching English at a good or outstanding level
• Experience/willingness to teach across a range of National Curriculum subjects in liaison with the relevant Head of Centre other curriculum areas
• Experience of teaching or supporting young people with SEND and/or SEMH

Skills & Abilities

• High level of written and oral communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Good inter-personal skills
• Ability to develop the speaking and listening of others.
• Ability to relate effectively to young people, staff, parents, and other stakeholders
• Ability to work in a team reliably and flexibly
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to cope with challenging behaviour calmly and effectively
• Ability to be flexible and work at different sites
• Ability to teach good and/or outstanding lessons

Other

• Passionate about reading
• A commitment to communicate and involve parents and young people and other stakeholders in the work of the school
• An awareness and understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities
• An awareness of the issues involved in the education of children and young people with medical needs and/or a willingness to learn what they are.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits of working for James Brindley Academy include;

• Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a 24-hour helpline for advice regarding legal, financial, medical, consumer, work and family matters, in addition to counselling.
• Wellbeing champions allocated to each James Brindley Centre, who are committed to supporting all employees to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
• A benefits portal which has various offers including a cycle to work scheme, a low-cost health plan, childcare voucher scheme and dining discounts.
• Teacher Pension Scheme.
• Free parking, near to Birmingham City Centre, which can be used evenings and weekends.

Commitment to safeguarding

James Brindley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About James Brindley School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 137 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: James Brindley School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/james-brindley-school-birmingham (opens in new tab)

James Brindley is a specialist academy which aims to provide a high quality education in a safe, supportive and aspirational environment for all children and young people unable to attend mainstream school because of health related or special educational needs.

We provide education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 who are in hospital or unable to attend mainstream school due to their medical conditions or special educational needs.

James Brindley Academy delivers education across 10 sites including teaching centres and hospitals throughout Birmingham.

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