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Teacher of English

Cockshut Hill School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 2HX

This job expired on 18 October 2019 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2020

• Closing date

  18 October 2019 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 October 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £23,720 to £39,406 per year (full-time equivalent)
• Additional allowances:

  The Trust offers: ; • High quality training and support ; • Opportunities to work across a number of schools ; • Employee assistance programme ; • Employee discount schemes

Teacher of English job summary

Cockshut Hill School provides a friendly and supportive working environment, valuing each individual. We are committed to providing our students with the best education they need to become confident, articulate and successful adults of the future. We are one of the few schools in Birmingham to receive The Rights Respecting Schools, UNICEF UK Gold Award, for successfully embedding children’s rights throughout the school in our practices and ethos. This is an exciting time for our school as we strive to improve and we are proud of our commitment to teaching and learning - our school motto is ‘Nothing But the Best’.
Whether you’re experienced or newly qualified, join a successful department with a supportive, creative and collaborative ethos.

Here at Cockshut Hill we aim to create opportunities and support achievement for our students and staff alike. Right now, we are looking for an inspiring teacher who can bring English to life and create a nurturing environment within which everyone can reach their full potential. We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things as we further develop innovative teaching and learning strategies. You should be able to teach across the ability range for KS3 and KS4 and have a real interest in developing teaching and learning. Cockshut Hill is a developing and improving school and this is an exciting opportunity to support that journey of school improvement.

The Summit Learning Trust comprises of three secondary schools, four primary schools and a Sixth Form College. The Trust’s commitment to excellence is recognised nationally and internationally. All schools work in partnership with the Trust’s Professional Learning Institute and South Birmingham SCITT to support staff development, which further extends the scope of opportunities for career advancement in working with other schools.

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 Cockshut Hill School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 962 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Cockshut Hill School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@summitlearningtrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cockshut-hill-school (opens in new tab)

About our school

Cockshut Hill School is part of the Summit Learning Trust comprising Cockshut Hill, Lyndon School, Ninestiles, an Academy, four primary schools and the Solihull Sixth Form College. Our trust’s Professional Learning Institute offers all of our staff opportunities to collaborate with great educators from across our sector. Our school provides a friendly and supportive working environment, valuing each and every individual. We are committed to providing our students with the best education they need to become confident, articulate and successful adults in the future. We have a very reflective teaching staff body who welcome feedback from parents, carers and students to secure the needs of all learners. We are one of the few schools in Birmingham to receive The Rights Respecting Schools, UNICEF UK Gold Award, for successfully embedding children’s rights throughout the school in our practices and ethos. There is a strong culture of safeguarding and staff work positively with the leadership team to ensure students are kept safe.

This is an exciting time for our school as we strive to improve and are proud of our commitment to teaching and learning - our school motto is ‘Nothing But the Best’.

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