Second in English
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Job start date
20 April 2020
Closing date
27 January 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 December 2019
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £25,543 to £41,635
Additional allowances
TLR
There is a proven track record of excellent professional development opportunities. Staff are provided opportunities for career progression, with high quality training in place.
As an academy which is part of the Good Shepherd Trust we offer salaries above the Surrey Pay Scales. Along with your salary there are a number of attractive benefits which include:
• On site parking and easy access to London via road and public transport
• Cycle2work scheme with up to 32% off a bike
Discount schemes which offer:
• Up to 10% off your next holiday
• 20% off a new mobile contract
• 40% off cinema tickets
• Discounts at a range of high street shops such as Boots, Topshop, Apple and many more.
Second in English job summary
PURPOSE OF THE POST:
• To teach English to the full range of abilities
• To ensure appropriate differentiation for students.
• To ensure high levels of attainment and progress in English.
• To assist the Principal and Head of English in challenging under-achievement with a particular focus on those who are at risk of under-achievement.
• To promote the Christian ethos of the College.
• To carry out any other specific duty assigned by the Principal or their appointed representative
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
To work with the Head of English in the following areas:
1. To assist the Head of English in the development and evaluation of the department improvement plan, including curriculum review and planning;
2. Oversee KS3 curriculum, progress and attainment;
3. To be a model of excellent practice of teaching and learning in order to give English teachers advice and guidance on improving the quality of learning;
4. Identify pupils who are underachieving and ensure appropriate and reasonable strategies are put in place to support them in English;
5. Ensure there is a clear vision as to how the subject should be taught and developed;
6. Contribute to and support the induction of new staff;
7. Plan engaging lessons which motivate and inspire individual students and groups of students to achieve beyond what they thought possible;
8. To establish and then maintain the highest expectations about what the learners are capable of achieving;
9. To arrange, wherever appropriate, English enrichment activities;
10. To set regular and meaningful homework which fosters independent learning skills amongst the students in English;
11. To teach English across all ability levels;
12. Assess work regularly and provide oral and written feedback on an ongoing basis so that students can make progress;
13. Ensure the effective use of data to promote students’ learning and target setting is well embedded into the department;
14. Keep parents and other members of staff informed of the progress that is being made by the students in English;
15. Seize every opportunity for professional development both within the English curriculum and general pedagogy so that the subject and the school stay abreast of the latest educational initiatives within English education;
16. Implement a process of self-evaluation which informs future practice;
17. Regularly review and update schemes of work;
18. Promote collaboration between all members of the team;
19. Promote educational inclusion with a wide range of teaching and behaviour strategies;
20. Encourage and listen to the “learner voice” about learning within the subject;
21. Maintain the highest standards of behaviour.
Commitment to safeguarding
Christ’s College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, volunteers, governors and visitors to share this commitment. We recognise that all adults, including temporary staff, volunteers and governors, have a full and active part to play in protecting our students from harm, and that the child or young person’s welfare is our paramount concern.
About Christ's College, Guildford
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 669 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Christ's College, Guildford website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jobs@christscollege.surrey.sch.uk
Christ's College is part of the Good Shepherd Trust and is a thriving secondary school serving the non-Christian and Christian community of Guildford, Woking and surrounding areas. Our aim for the students at Christ's College is that they should develop the core values of service, respect, stewardship, co-operation and love.
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