Teacher of English
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Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
2 February 2021 at 8am
Date listed
21 January 2021
Job details
Job role
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- M1 - UPS3
Teacher of English job summary
Chellaston Academy is on an exciting journey and we are seeking talented candidates that mirror our values and standards to join us. We have a newly appointed Headteacher this academic year, and new additions to our senior team too. Our ways of working ensure that our young people are at the heart of all decisions that we make; whilst we take academic achievement seriously, we also consider educating the whole person to be vitally important.
Our teams are pivotal to this and we are committed to investing in our staff to ensure that they are engaged, involved and able to contribute fully. Our core values of integrity, care and excellence run through all of our work and we embrace these together.
We are looking to appoint a Teacher of English to join our established department in September, contributing to our excellent reputation for teaching. Our ideal candidate will:
-have a passion for teaching the curriculum in an inspiring way to ignite student's enthusiasm for the subject
-have excellent subject knowledge and understanding
-be flexible and dedicated to ensuring students achieve the best outcomes and a desire to educate the whole child
-have excellent interpersonal skills and share the school's vision and values
-have the ability to teach up to and including A-level (as required)
We expect all our students to be challenged, to be inspired and to achieve beyond expectation; this will be your focus. This is balanced carefully against developing a supportive, healthy and happy student population.
The application process:
We would normally welcome school visits for interested parties, however, due to the current coronavirus restrictions, we regret that this will not be possible at present. Please see the job description for further details of the post. If you would like an informal conversation to discuss the role in more detail, we would be happy to arrange this. Please call 01332 702502.
Deadline for applications is 8.00 am on 2nd February 2021 with interviews expected to take place w/c 8th February. Please note that this will be a remote selection process.
Further details about our school can be found on our website: www.chellaston.derby.sch.uk
Details about future changes to our Trust and can be found here: https://www.chellaston.derby.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/01/PEAK-MATTERS-ISSUE-3.pdf
Chellaston Academy is committed to safeguarding children, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of our young people. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks and an enhanced DBS check.
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 Chellaston Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1726 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- Email address
- d.woodward@peakmat.uk
- Phone number
- 01332 702502
Chellaston Academy is a school with a reputation for good results and exceptional students situated on the outskirts of Derby City.
Arranging a visit to Chellaston Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email d.woodward@peakmat.uk.
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