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Teacher of English

Mascalls Academy, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6LT

This job expired on 15 July 2019 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  27 August 2019

• Closing date

  15 July 2019 at 1am

• Date listed

  1 July 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 Upper pay range 3, £23,719 to £39,406
• Additional allowances:

  Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st January 2019, our Trust is comprised of 23 geographically organised academies (11 secondaries, 11 primaries and 1 special) educating over 15,000 students, and employing over 2,500 talented staff. We also have three further academies in development phase, due to open in September 2020. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North West Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training providers and a large teaching school.

  As part of Leigh Academies Trust you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

  We strive to offer a range of benefits that all employees can take advantage of which we regularly review and add to.

Teacher of English job summary

About the role: English at Mascalls is a thriving, dynamic and forward thinking department. Student centred, we pride ourselves on strong leadership, excellent outcomes and high expectations of all. Having successfully navigated the recent changes to specifications, our curriculum from Year 7 is rigorous, engaging and structured to build, interleave and consolidate the skills needed to prepare students for success at GCSE and for life! We have the opportunity for a teacher to join us in September 2019 and deliver this subject as part of a collaborative team.

For the right candidate, there is the opportunity to teach at all three Key Stages. Here is an overview of what we offer our students at Mascalls Academy;

At Key Stage 3, we offer:

- An interesting and vibrant curriculum from Shakespeare to 21st Century fiction via poetry from other cultures and A Level Language inspired non-fiction study

- A knowledge based testing programme to build confidence in high level vocabulary and terminology

- Accelerated reader programme in Years 7 and 8

- Extra curricular creative writing club

At Key Stage 4, we follow the Edexcel specification for both Language and Literature including:

- ‘An Inspector Calls’, ‘A Christmas Carol’,’Macbeth’

- 19th Century unseen fiction 20th and 21st Century unseen non-fiction

At Key Stage 5, we follow the Edexcel specification:

- Language and Literature as discrete A Levels

- Theatre and British Library trips for enrichment

- ‘Atonement’, ‘Hard Times’, Victorian and Post-2000 poetry, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘Othello’

In return, our successful candidate will receive:

- A salary commensurate with experience

- Professional coaching and support to enhance teaching and learning

- Laptop computer

- Performance related salary enhancement

- Opportunity to teach across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5

- Bespoke CPD programme

- Complementary holistic therapy to support staff wellbeing

- Free use of a staff gym

- A thriving social and community ethos

We’re keen to hear from you if you are:

- An excellent teacher with an outstanding record

- Collaborative, building strong professional relationships

- Able to motivate and inspire students to achieve their full potential

- Energetic and have a ‘can-do’ attitude

- Someone who has a measurable impact as an individual teacher and throughout the school

- Confident and aspire to senior leadership

- Committed to the happiness and wellbeing of everyone at the school

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 Mascalls Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1356 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Mascalls Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: talent@latrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mascalls-academy (opens in new tab)

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