Teacher of English
Christ's College, Guildford, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1JYThis job expired on 4 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
4 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,350.00 - £47,839.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS
Teacher of English job summary
A very warm welcome to Christ's College, a proud provider of Christian education in Guildford that serves a large urban and rural community. We believe a great values driven education has the power to transform futures. Every student who joins us will receive the very best education and will be prepared to take their place in the world with confidence, purpose, enthusiasm and strength of character.
Job Purpose:
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 an appointed representative.
Areas of responsibility:
To work with the Head of English in the following areas:
1. Plan engaging lessons which motivate and inspire individual students and groups of students to achieve beyond what they thought possible;
2. To establish and then maintain the highest expectations about what the students are capable of achieving;
3. To arrange, wherever appropriate, English enrichment activities;
4. To set regular and meaningful homework which fosters independent learning skills amongst the students in English;
5. To assess work regularly and provide oral and written feedback on an ongoing basis so that students can make progress;
6. Maintain up-to-date records about the students’ achievements including what grade they are at and what they need to do to progress to the next grade;
7. Keep parents and other members of staff informed of the progress that is being made by the students in English;
8. 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;
9. Implement a process of self-evaluation which informs future practice;
10. Promote educational inclusion with a wide range of teaching and behaviour strategies;
11. Encourage and listen to the “student voice” about learning within the subject;
12. Maintain the highest standards of behaviour.
General duties
Understand, accept and follow the College’s Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures.
To report all matters of concern in line with the school procedure.
Note: This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review. It may be amended to meet the changing needs of the school. The post-holder will be expected to participate in this process and we would aim to reach agreement on any changes.
Christ's College joined The Good Shepherd Trust in December 2015. It is a family of church academies within the Diocese of Guildford. Currently the Trust is made up of 16 schools across Surrey and Hampshire and is growing.
The GST is a multi-academy trust serving 23 schools within the Diocese of Guildford across Surrey and Hampshire. Our trust comprises both primary and secondary schools, schools affiliated to the Church of England and others who are not. Our purpose is to grow and maintain a strong network of schools within a highly supportive and sharing network: we know that schools are better when they work together sharing common values and goals. Opportunities for staff development are a key priority for us - as a member of support staff, as a teacher, as a head teacher or as a local committee member you will have access to wide and varied professional development.
We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment “to be better, together”. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit. We are always open to discussing flexible working options.
Please note that we reserve the right to interview on application should a suitable candidate apply and we have the right to withdraw this advert prior to the closing date. You are therefore strongly encouraged to apply for the role as soon as possible.
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
- Secondary
- School size
- 713 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Christ's College, Guildford website (opens in new tab)
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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