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Leader of English

Southend High School for Boys, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RG

This job expired on 25 September 2023

• Job start date

  1 January 2024

• Closing date

  25 September 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time: full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Up to UPS 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking for January 2024 a well-qualified and enthusiastic Teacher of English to take on the leadership of the established and effective department.

This post will suit a teacher keen to play a full part in the life of the school. As a selective school, we have a number of very able students but we are looking for a well-qualified teacher able to motivate and challengeallour students.

The successful candidate will receive, in additional to their basic salary, a TLR allowance applicable to the post.

Teaching at Southend High School for Boys is an immensely fulfilling experience where students are readily engaged and respond particularly well to creative and challenging lessons.

The most recent Ofsted inspection (2015), which deemed the school to be outstanding in all categories, commented most favourably on staff-student relationships, and on the positive attitudes of the boys.

The ability to stretch and motivate our students, work with other staff and be a good team member is very important.

Applicants invited for interview will be given an opportunity to display their teaching skills in front of a class.

Applicants must complete the application form and submit it to the school by no later than midday on the closing date of 25th September 2023. Please be aware that we reserve the right to call for interview and appoint prior to the closing date.

All applicants are strongly advised to read the job description and person specification for the post prior to submitting their application.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits:

The successful candidate will be eligible for the following benefits upon commencement of employment:

Auto-enrolment into a contributory pension scheme (TPS for teachers and LGPS for support staff)Free on-site parkingAccess to excellent catering facilities when the kitchen is operationalCPD through internal and external providersAccess to Occupational HealthEye care vouchersFree use of the sports facilities

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 Southend High School for Boys

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1340 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Southend High School for Boys website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@shsb.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southend-high-school-for-boys (opens in new tab)

Southend High School for Boys (SHSB) is an ‘Outstanding’ school (Ofsted 2015), rated as outstanding against every one of the inspection criteria. It is one of four selective schools within the Borough of Southend. The main school, years 7 to 11, is single sex boys whilst the large sixth form is coeducational. It is situated thirty miles from London on the Thames Estuary and is close to main road and rail links from London, and to Chelmsford and Cambridge. SHSB has ‘an ethos of excellence in both academic achievement and a wide range of activities [that] permeates all aspects of the school’ (Ofsted 2015). At SHSB talent is nurtured, learning is valued, challenge is welcomed, participation is expected and achievement is prized. SHSB is not only a lively and stimulating institution, but also a welcoming community with an open and friendly approach.

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