Teacher of English
Scalby School, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 6THThis job expired on 8 February 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 February 2023 at 9am
Date listed
25 January 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Maternity or parental leave cover - 9-12 months
Pay scale
- Main pay scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our Opportunity
A fantastic opportunity has arisen at Scalby School, Scarborough for the position of subject teacher within our English department.We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, talented and inspiring classroom practitioner to teach English across all ability groups in KS3 and KS4.The successful candidate will have excellent subject knowledge and the ability to inspire and motivate our ambitious and hardworking pupils.
Early Careers Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS/ECT) will also be considered for the role, and support will be provided.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
- Experience in teaching GCSE English Language/Literature
- Understanding and applying effective classroom management.
- A relevant teaching qualification
- Understanding and applying a range of teaching strategies.
- Excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) along with good reading, writing and numeracy skills.
- Positively targeting and supporting individual learning needs.
- To undertake professional duties as delegated by the Executive Headteacher/Head of School/Director of Learning for English.
- To implement the aims and objectives of the school/trust and to understand and work within school/ trust policies to achieve these aims and objectives.
What the school offers its staff
Scalby School Scarborough
Scalby School is a successful and popular 11-16 community school based in picturesque seaside town of Scarborough on the North Yorkshire Coast. We currently have approximately 1000 students on roll. In recent years we have become the school of choice in our local community. Our P8 score in 2019 placed us in the top 20% of schools nationally again.
Our students are diverse, exciting and talented – and the same is true of our staff. We put huge emphasis on professional development, most of it in-house, and are proud of the highly effective teaching, which characterises our school. We are also noted for our ‘can do’ attitude. We are keen, always, to encourage new and/or young staff to make their mark as soon as they are ready.
A ‘Good’ school in every area as judged by Ofsted in 2012 and in 2019. We are constantly looking at ways to improve our learning offer, and are very ambitious improving the school further. Our aim is to provide a ‘Great’ education for the young people of our beautiful coastal community.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Scalby School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 981 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Scalby School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@coastandvale.academy
- Phone number
- 01723362301
School location
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