5 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    6 January 2025

  • Closing date

    28 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    22 November 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3

Subject

English

Working pattern

Part time: 0.4 Contract, working Mondays and Tuesdays

Contract type

Fixed term - January - July - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

MPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

Part-time Teacher of English (maternity cover)

Colchester County High School for Girls, Alpha Trust

Norman Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3US. Tel: 01206 576973

www.cchsg.com

MPR - 0.4 Mondays and Tuesdays

Closing date: 28 November 2024 - Please apply immediately, applications considered as they are received

Required: January - July 2025

We have a unique and rare opportunity to appoint a dynamic and innovative Teacher of English to teach English at Key Stage 3. This position has become available due to a maternity leave within the department.

Our students are high achievers who are focused, hardworking and self-motivated; many go on to further study at top universities. Progress 8 is outstanding with the latest figure of +0.99, ranking the school as one of the highest achieving state schools in the country.

Colchester County High School for Girls is a selective girls’ grammar school and part of the Alpha Trust. This school is a stimulating and friendly environment to work in, with an established programme of staff induction, training and development opportunities across Alpha Trust and Alpha Teacher Development. The Executive Principal is an NLE. We are an outward-facing establishment committed to professional development and teacher-led action research. This is an amazing environment in which to teach and learn; creativity and innovation abound!

Colchester County High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

All applications must be on the school application form and supported by a covering letter, addressed to the Executive Principal, outlining suitability for the post.

For an application pack please contact recruitment@cchsg.com or download the application form from our website: www.cchsg.com.


What the school offers its staff

Colchester County High School for Girls is a selective girls’ grammar school and part of the Alpha Trust. This school is a stimulating and friendly environment to work in, with an established programme of staff induction, training and development opportunities across Alpha Trust and Alpha Teacher Development. The Executive Principal is an NLE. We are an outward-facing establishment committed to professional development and teacher-led action research. This is an amazing environment in which to teach and learn; creativity and innovation abound!

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.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@cchsg.com

CVs are not accepted.

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About Colchester County High School for Girls

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1183 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Colchester County High School for Girls is part of Alpha Trust. It is a selective state school for academically able students aged from 11 to 18 years which consistently achieves public examination results at the highest level and Ofsted "Outstanding". Admission to the school is via the 11+ examination in Year 7; the school also admits academic students to the Sixth Form. The school is lead for the North East Essex Teaching School Alliance and Colchester Teacher Training Consortium is based on the site. Situated a mile to the west of central Colchester, the school is set in its own extensive grounds on a large, quiet campus.

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