English Teacher
St Matthew Academy, London, SE3 0XXThis job expired on 6 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
6 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time, TTO
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Inner London Pay Scale – MPS/UPS (£34,502 to £56,959)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will be:
- Able to motivate and inspire pupils through the teaching of English.
- Passionate about enabling every child to exceed expectations.
- An enthusiastic and successful teacher.
- Have a commitment to excellence in teaching and learning.
- Committed to ensuring high expectations for pupils, staff and themselves.
- Well organised, an excellent communicator and keen to take an active role in academy life.
What the school offers its staff
St Matthew Academy is a diverse, vibrant Catholic all-through academy for girls and boys aged 4 to 16, where there are high expectations for everyone in our community.At St Matthew Academy our school motto is ‘let your light shine’ and we ensure that we live this vision every day at the academy by encouraging, promoting and celebrating success with all of our pupils in everything that they do. Our academy is situated between Blackheath and Lewisham in South East London, benefiting from excellent public transport and road links to all parts of London and Kent. Our magnificent buildings offer state of the art resources and the latest technology. Our primary and secondary phases are situated on one site allowing a truly unique all through setting with opportunities for transition, collegiate working and subject development.
We offer:
- Fantastic pupils with enormous potential.
- Staff who are supportive to each other and enjoy working collaboratively.
- Personalised programme of professional development and coaching for all staff including a highly rated IMPACT programme for all Early Career Teachers.
- A modern building, in a delightful setting and excellent resources.
- Excellent public transport and road links across London and Kent.
- Fully equipped gym and fitness suite, Season Ticket Loan, Childcare Vouchers, Cycle-to-work scheme, Tech Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme.
- A strong commitment to staff well-being.
We value the importance of diversity in our community and the significance of having staff that are representative of the children we teach. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are currently underrepresented within the Academy.
Flexible working opportunities
Our school motto is ‘let your light shine’and we ensure that we live this vision every day.
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.
About St Matthew Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 16
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1066 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- stmatthewacademy@hays.com
- Phone number
- 02072598770
St Matthew Academy is a diverse, vibrant Catholic all-through academy for girls and boys aged 4 to 16, where there are high expectations for everyone in our community. At St Matthew Academy our school motto is ‘let your light shine’ and we ensure that we live this vision every day at the academy by encouraging, promoting and celebrating success with all of our pupils in everything that they do. Our academy is situated between Blackheath and Lewisham in South East London, benefiting from excellent public transport and road links to all parts of London and Kent. Our magnificent buildings offer state of the art resources and the latest technology. Our primary and secondary phases are situated on one site allowing a truly unique all through setting with opportunities for transition, collegiate working and subject development.
Arranging a visit to St Matthew Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email stmatthewacademy@hays.com.
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