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  • Start date details

    January 2025

  • Closing date

    14 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    25 October 2024

Job details

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Subject

English

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS-UPS

Teacher of English (0.8FTE) job summary

Established in 1632, Sir John Leman High School is steeped in history and has produced many generations of well-educated young people. The school has a strong emphasis on values and a relentless focus on improving learning, which is driving up performance in all aspects of our school.

We are looking to employ a talented, ambitious teacher (0.8FTE) who is well informed on current educational issues, with a passion for English, to join our successful 11-18 mixed comprehensive high school; a school committed to delivering high quality, innovative learning experiences for its students; a school where results are strong at both GCSE and A Level.

The successful candidate will:

  • Have the capacity to maintain consistently high attainment through motivating and inspiring students and colleagues
  • Have experience at KS3, KS4 and KS5
  • Be committed to delivering a high quality Teaching and Learning experience
  • Be confident with IT and willing to develop personal skills working with new technology
  • Be able to work in a strong, closely knit team, supporting developments in the English curriculum
  • Be well informed on current educational issues
  • Have drive, enthusiasm, resilience and humour

We can offer you:

  • A dynamic and well-resourced department
  • A school which is proud of the exceptional progress and achievement of its young people with strong results over a number of years
  • A school rated as ‘Good’ by OFSTED with impressive outcomes in recent years.
  • A department with strong and improving results
  • A school committed to the well-being and professional development of staff

As part of Kingfisher Schools Trust you will receive a wide range of benefits, including:

  • Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
  • Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
  • Pension scheme (TPS) with generous employer contribution
  • Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
  • Shopping and leisure discounts
  • Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
  • Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Closing Date – Thursday 14th November 2024 (12 Noon)

Interview Date – Week Commencing Monday 18th November 2024

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received. All applications must be submitted through My New Term.

Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

Commitment to safeguarding

Sir John Leman High School is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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About Sir John Leman High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1443 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Sir John Leman High School, situated in the historic market town of Beccles, Suffolk, on the edge of the Norfolk Broads, is a mixed comprehensive secondary school and sixth form. The pupil roll is around 1,400, with some 160 of these students moving on to the school’s sixth form.

Sir John Leman High School focuses on four key areas: achievement, ethos and values, opportunities and relationships. It aims to create a friendly, purposeful environment characterised by high expectations and exemplary standards of behaviour.

Every student is valued as an individual and helped to develop confidence and self-esteem and to achieve in all areas of school life. Creativity is encouraged, as is risk-taking in a caring and supportive environment. The school aspires to create excellent relationships, shared aspirations and an ethos of co-operation and respect.

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