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Teacher of English

Thamesmead School, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 9EE

This job expired on 25 November 2019 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2020

• Closing date

  25 November 2019 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 November 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Main pay range 6, £24,858 to £35,801
• Additional allowances:

  At Thamesmead we place a high emphasis on Professional Development and provide a full and varied CPD programme for all teachers. Through a combination of independent pedagogical research and a structured programme, our aim is for all staff to be informed and reflective practitioners, leading and developing best practice that ensures successful outcomes for all students. There is an ethos of support in the school, where everybody’s principal aim is to provide the best education for the students as we can.

Teacher of English job summary

Key Accountabilities • To plan, prepare and teach lessons of the highest quality. • To use the resources of the subject in an effective and imaginative way. • To motivate, enthuse, excite and challenge students to produce the highest quality work. • To contribute to the writing and implementation of the subject’s Development Plan. • To respond to professional development opportunities and work within the school’s Continuing Professional Development Framework, including ICT developments. • To support departmental and school approaches to assessment, recording and reporting. • To participate in the pastoral organisation of the school as a form tutor, as required. Key Tasks • Work within the subject’s schemes of work and contribute to their review and development. • Attend subject and other school meetings and so contribute to departmental and whole school improvement. • Monitor individual student progress by using data and assessment procedures and by giving appropriate feedback to students, parents and line managers. • Promote the school’s ethos and behaviour management approach. • Exploit opportunities to develop students’ skills in ICT, literacy and numeracy and to contribute to students’ personal, spiritual, moral, social, cultural development and race awareness. • Contribute to the department’s programme of events. • Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and of the Tutor Group as a whole.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Thamesmead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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About Thamesmead School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1048 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thamesmead School website
• Email address: hr@thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thamesmead-school

The school is situated to the West of London with good rail and road access. Our location means our staff enjoy living in areas such as West and South West London, Surrey and Berkshire making fantastic choices for city, suburban or rural living available.

Thamesmead is a vibrant and successful school. In 2019 our students gained strong GCSE results. 85% of students gained a 4 grade or higher in English and Maths and 58% of students achieved a grade 5 or higher in English and Maths. 83% achieved 5 GCSEs or more graded at 4 or above.

"Pupils behave well, are co-operative and respectful towards their teachers and each other. Strong leadership aims to ensure that the school provides the best possible standards of teaching and learning."- Ofsted.

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