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KS2 -KS4 English Teacher - Maternity Cover

Westside School, London, W6 0LT

This job expired on 14 February 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  14 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday - Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: Negotiable subject to experience and qualifications

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant teaching qualification including QTS
• PGCE or other relevant qualification
• Have a secure knowledge and understanding of the curriculum and related pedagogy
• Experience of working with children
• Experience of dealing with children within an educational context
• Experience of planning in accordance with specific assessment objectives (GCSE)

Skills:

• The ability to plan lessons and sequences with clear objectives to ensure progression for all students
• The ability to adapt schemes of learning to suit the needs of students and groups of students
• Experience of planning in accordance with specific assessment objectives (GCSE / EOY – KS2 – KS4)
• An ability to devise and implement a range of teaching strategies to promote learning and enjoyment of a subject
• An ability to carry your administrative tasks accurately and efficiently to meet tight deadlines
• Good IT skills and an ability to use ICT to good effect in the classroom

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the requirements of the National Curriculum and specifications of examination course
• An awareness of and commitment to the ethos of the school

Personal competencies and qualities:

• A genuine enthusiasm for working with children and a desire to communicate this to students
• A positive attitude to the use of authority and maintaining student discipline
• A commitment to overcoming barriers to learning
• An ability to inspire confidence
• Being a positive role model
• An ability to strike a good professional rapport with student, staff and parents
• To be flexible to the needs of the students
• An interest in contributing to the extra-curricular life of the school
• Able to work well as part of team
• Able to work on own initiative

What the school offers its staff

Benefits:

• Short working days
• Longer holidays
• Small classrooms
• Cycle to work and Tech scheme
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• Continued professional development and training
• Progression opportunities
• A friendly, passionate team committed to getting the best outcome for our students

Commitment to safeguarding

Westside School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment.

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

English Teacher - JD.pdf - 173 KB (opens in new tab)

Westside-School-Ofsted-Report-October-2019.pdf - 305 KB (opens in new tab)

About Westside School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• School size: 19 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westside School website
• Email address: ginna.andrew@westsideschool.org.uk
• Phone number: 02075040512
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westside-school-london

Westside is an outstanding provision with a strong academic base and an ethos of an individually-focused nurturing environment which allows those who were previously disengaged with mainstream school to flourish.’

We are a warm, supportive and inclusive community welcoming pupils of all backgrounds and abilities. Whilst every pupil has their own story of why they have come to us, at Westside every pupil starts with a clean slate and our focus is solely on what they do next. We seek to re-build their confidence and resilience and give them the tools they need to embark on the next chapter of their lives.

Arranging a visit to Westside School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ginna.andrew@westsideschool.org.uk.

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