Teacher of English - £1250 for a successful direct applicant
The Aylesbury Vale Academy, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0WS6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 April 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a highly ambitious, committed and dynamic professional to join our English department; someone who is passionate about their subject, communicates well with young people and makes a positive impact on their learning. The English department comprises of 12 English teachers, including members of the Senior Leadership Team. We work collaboratively to provide a broad, ambitious, and unique curriculum to all learners. A priority to all in our team is wellbeing, job satisfaction and the all-important balance of home life and work.
The English subject offers a broad and ambitious curriculum that empowers teachers to tailor their learning to their students' academic, social and emotional needs. With bespoke assessment objectives scaled across KS3, teachers are encouraged to select texts and material suitable to the learners in their classes and have flexibility in how they assess learning to ensure the best outcomes for their students. We are continuously adding new texts and resources to our curriculum and are eager to develop the curriculum to meet the needs of teachers and learners alike. KS4 students study the AQA specification and explore themes of power, control, and oppression through the set texts: An Inspector Calls, Macbeth, and a Christmas Carol. They further explore these themes through the Power and Conflict poetry anthology. At KS4, the curriculum utilises interleaved practice to ensure students are prepared for their exams by retrieving prior knowledge regularly and making connections between texts, contexts, themes and ideas.
The successful applicant will be passionate about teaching and learning, be ambitious, have a desire to grow professionally, and an eagerness to contribute to the subject area. Experience with or an interest in teaching KS5 would also be an advantage as we look to offer English Language and Literature to our growing 6th Form.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
What the school offers its staff
There are a wide range of staff benefits that are available to all members of staff employed directly by The Aylesbury Vale Academy. Some of the benefits include:
- A workplace fully committed to the principles of the DfE Wellbeing Charter
- Priority admissions for school staff
- Access to high quality professional development. All staff have a subscription to access the National College. We also support many staff in completing qualifications such as NPQ, QTS, apprenticeships, etc.
- Disaggregated INSET days with elements dedicated to professional development and time in departments.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme, a support service for all staff, as well as partners and dependent children. Experienced, professional advisors are available to speak to you confidentially 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Access to a well-equipped Academy gym.
- 10% discount on pre-school places
- 10% discount on Primary wraparound care
- 25% discount on the use of the Lettings facilities (sport pitches, sports hall, drama studios, community suite, party rooms)
Commitment to safeguarding
Our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children will be reflected throughout the recruitment process and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and an online screening check. We also carry out Enhanced DBS checks every five years.
Applying for the job
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About The Aylesbury Vale Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 19
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1814 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Aylesbury Vale Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- eperrin@theacademy.me
- Phone number
- 01296 428551
Thank you for expressing your interest in the post of Teacher of IT. This is a school where we aim to go beyond the expected to ensure that students' life chances are enhanced.
We are proud of our non-selective, fully inclusive status and believe that children and young people, regardless of their background, ability or circumstances can thrive and succeed here. That is why we place respect, aspiration and resilience at the heart of everything we do.
Arranging a visit to The Aylesbury Vale Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email eperrin@theacademy.me.
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