Teacher of English
Churchdown School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2RB19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025, but could be flexible for the right candidate
Closing date
9 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 December 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS /UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Applications are sought from teachers who are enthusiastic about English Literature and Language and want to share their interest with the students they teach. You will be joining a successful department and a collaborative team who seek to ensure students become avid readers, skilled writers and confident speakers. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team who are driven by the latest research into teaching and learning, and who have an ongoing desire to improve their own subject knowledge and pedagogy. Whilst the English team is rich in experience and expertise to support you, you will also be encouraged to add your own pedagogical approaches and subject expertise to the department, inspiring our students to see English as an academic subject as well as something they can enjoy outside of the classroom. The ideal candidate will add to our fast-growing extra-curricular programme and have an understanding of the AQA specification in both English Language and Literature.
As a classroom teacher
Planning and teaching high quality lessons within your subject, working hard to achieve success for all in your classroom.
- To undertake any and all duties as laid out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document and meet the professional Standards for Practicing Teacher;
- To plan and prepare lessons, schemes of work and assessment materials;
- To teach, according to their educational needs, students assigned to allocated classes, utilising key skills as appropriate;
- To ensure positive behaviour management in accordance with agreed school policies, including the administration of rewards;
- To set homework in accordance with agreed whole school and departmental policies;
- To monitor and assess student performance so that targets can be set for individual student improvement;
- To report to parents in accordance with the whole school policy;
- To take registers for each lesson;
- To contribute to departmental meetings, discussions and management systems necessary to coordinate the work of the department and integrate this into the work of the whole school;
- To participate in the Performance Management Review cycle as per the school policy.
As a form tutor
- To take the register each morning session;
- To provide general support and guidance to students and monitor performance in accordance with the school’s policies;
- To monitor students’ attendance and conduct and liaise with Heads of Year, Heads of School and Attendance Officer;
- To liaise with parents regarding issues as they arise;
- To complete student reports in accordance with the school’s policy on Assessment and Reporting;
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Onsite parking and cycle storage
• Cycle-To-Work Scheme
• Free Flu Vaccines
• Free access to school fitness suite
• Dry cleaning delivery service
• Onsite car valet service
• Family-focused leave
• Discounted Nuffield Health gym membership
• Comprehensive Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite financial advice clinics
• ...and more!
Teacher Benefits
- Time-saving simple structures and systems
- All teachers teach below standard allocation
- No written reports
- Strategically planned INSET to support an increased number of PPA lessons
- No marking policy
Commitment to safeguarding
Churchdown School is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all our children in school and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We believe that students have a right to learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment, which includes the right to protection from all types of abuse, where staff are vigilant for signs of any student in distress and are confident about applying the processes to avert and alleviate any such problems. We have a Safeguarding Policy and procedures in place. All staff must ensure that they are aware of these procedures.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to ace@churchdownschool.com
CVs are not accepted.
About Churchdown School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1478 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Churchdown School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ace@churchdownschool.com
- Phone number
- 01452 713340
Our mission is to be a school where student development and learning are at the centre of everything we do. Students are expected to strive for personal excellence and demonstrate a commitment to learning as they fulfil their potential. Our community is a nurturing and caring one where students are encouraged to show compassion, friendship and support towards one another. We aim to provide an education which is fully inclusive, where every child is valued for who they are and who they can become.
At Churchdown School the education we provide is guided by values of integrity, resilience, respect, ambition and friendship. These values are particularly important to us as we develop the students into lifelong learners and prepare them for a life beyond school.
Arranging a visit to Churchdown School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ace@churchdownschool.com.
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