Teacher of English
Tong Leadership Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 6NRThis job expired on 6 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 November 2024
Closing date
6 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 September 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 31 August 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for an outstanding teacher with a proven track record of success and raising pupil outcomes. As a Star teacher, you’ll join the Star Academies family, a high-performing and supportive network of primary and secondary schools with some of the best teachers in education.
The successful candidate will have the ability to deliver quality teaching that drives achievement and inspires a love of learning. You will be able to demonstrate experience of achieving positive outcomes for pupils, as well as being passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people. As a committed team player, you will have excellent organisational skills and the natural ability to motivate both pupils and peers.
You will have:
- A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status
- The ability to teach to GCSE standard
- Experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement
- Experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners.
What the school offers its staff
Tong Leadership Academy is a state-of-the-art secondary school for 11 to 18 year olds in Bradford. We joined Star Academies in 2016 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.
We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader. We were graded as ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted during our most recent inspection in October 2023.
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.
About Tong Leadership Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 788 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@tong.staracademies.org
- Phone number
- 01274 681455
Tong Leadership Academy in Bradford, West Yorkshire is a 1600 place, 11-18 secondary school, which includes a 250 place sixth form. Tong joined the Trust on 1 December 2016. Like all Star schools, it has “Leadership” as a specialism.
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