Teacher of English
Holsworthy Community College, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6JD15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2024
Closing date
4 July 2024 at 3pm
Date listed
14 June 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (FTE)
Teacher of English job summary
To carry out the duties of a teacher as set out in the most recent School Teachers’ Pay & Conditions Document. Your aim is to be an effective teacher who challenges and supports your students to do their best by inspiring trust and confidence in your students and colleagues.
- Building team commitment amongst your students and colleagues.
- Engaging and motivating students.
- Analytical thinking.
- Taking positive action to improve the quality of your students’ learning.
Main Responsibilities
1. Maintain a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the teaching of your subject(s) and take account of wider curriculum developments which are relevant to your work.
2. Plan tutorials, lessons and sequences of lessons to meet students’ individual learning needs.
3. Use a range of appropriate strategies and follow college policies for tutoring, behaviour management and classroom management.
4. Use information about prior attainment to set well-grounded expectations for students in your teaching and tutorial groups.
5. Assess, monitor and record the progress of students in your teaching and tutorial groups; give them constructive feedback, targets and advice; and report their progress to and discuss their progress with their parents/carers.
6. Ensure that, as a result of your training and teaching, your students achieve well relative to their prior attainment, making progress as good as or better than similar students nationally. You will be expected to achieve agreed performance management objectives.
7. Within the framework of the College’s appraisal and CPD policies, take responsibility for your own professional development and use the outcomes to improve your tutoring and teaching and your students’ learning.
8. Make an active contribution to the policies, aspirations and plans of your House, of your curriculum team and of the College – a community comprehensive school.
Professional Aspiration:
All teachers through professional growth and sustained and substantial performance and contribution to the College can aspire to a salary of UPS3.
UPS3 teachers play a critical role in the life of the College. They provide a role model for teaching and learning, making a distinctive contribution to the raising of student standards and contribute effectively to the work of the wider team. They take advantage of appropriate opportunities for professional development and use outcomes effectively to improve students’ learning..
Line Management:
Teachers are responsible to their Curriculum Lead. Tutors are responsible to their Head of House.
Curriculum Leaders and Heads of House are responsible to nominated members of the leadership group.
Staff with cross curricular responsibility will report to the member of the leadership group responsible for that function and to their Curriculum Lead and Head of House in respect of teaching and tutoring.
Person Specification:
| Essential | Desirable | |
| Hold a degree and Qualified Teacher Status | ✓ | |
| Evidence of current professional development | ✓ | |
| Familiarity with current educational initiatives & developments & their impact at local level | ✓ | |
| Able to communicate fluently and effectively (Oral & Written) | ✓ | |
| Able to motivate, inspire & support students | ✓ | |
| Able to contribute to school initiatives and be part of a well-motivated team | ✓ | |
| Experience of pastoral care and tutoring | ✓ | |
| Awareness of the importance of effective strategies to manage behaviour. | ✓ | |
| Able to develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, governors, parents, students, the LA & community. | ✓ | |
| Able to plan innovative and inspiring lessons to engage students in their study providing appropriate feedback in lessons and on written assessments | ✓ | |
| Able to follow faculty objectives and contribute to faculty and whole school development. | ✓ | |
| Able to work under pressure | ✓ | |
| Able to prioritise work | ✓ | |
| Able to handle difficult & sensitive issues | ✓ | |
| Able to participate in relevant extra-curricular activities | ✓ | |
| Ableto teach English at Key Stages 3 and 4 | ✓ |
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
All schools in The Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).
‘This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’
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The successful candidate will be required to come to DMAT HQ to complete mandatory training.
Training Details:
Location: Central Head Office (Wardhayes) 8 Simmons Way, Okehampton, EX20 1PY
Duration: Monday – Friday
Purpose: To provide comprehensive training on company policies, procedures, and systems necessary for successful integration into the role.
Training Schedule: Daily sessions from 9am to 4pm, with breaks provided.
Benefits of Training Week:
To gain valuable insights into our company culture and values.
Interact with key stakeholders and team members.
Acquire essential knowledge and skills to excel in your role.
Establish a strong foundation for your career growth within Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust.
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 Holsworthy Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 512 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
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- School website
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