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Teacher of English

Eastbrook School, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7UR

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• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  15 April 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 March 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 Hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: UQT/MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Do you want to join a highly successful, popular, well-resourced and well led department?

Are you prepared to work hard with exceptional young people and staff committed to going the extra mile?

The English Department at Eastbrook School is passionate about Language and Literature. Our curriculum aims to prepare students for GCSE whilst fostering a love of reading and developing their writing skills.

We are seeking an innovative and inspirational teacher of English who is an exceptional practitioner, creative and aspirational in their approach and keen to make a real difference to the lives of our pupils.

Eastbrook school is an all through school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The secondary school has served the local community since the 1930s but has transferred into a new, state of the art building in 2017. In December 2021. Eastbrook School was graded as ‘good’ by OFSTED noting that ‘leaders and staff have embedded a culture of high expectations’ and that ‘pupils feel safe and supported’.

The successful candidate will be able:

• The ability to motivate students and deliver excellent lessons.
• A commitment to Eastbrook expectations and ethos.
• Strong subject knowledge across a range of subjects.
• A desire to work collaboratively and to make a real contribution to the progress of our students.
• The ability to enthuse all young people.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish strong relationships with all stakeholders.
• Self-motivation and be committed to further professional development.

In return we can offer:

• A student-centred, progress focused student ethos.
• A welcoming and supportive community.
• The opportunity to work with a passionate, hardworking and supportive staff.
• A commitment to develop your skills through continued professional development.
• A supportive and committed Leadership Team and Governing Body.
• A cohort of students with high aspirations and a willingness to learn.

Full details are set out in the Application pack including a job description and person spec.

Eastbrook School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.

What the school offers its staff

• A student-centred, progress focused student ethos.
• A welcoming and supportive community.
• The opportunity to work with a passionate, hardworking and supportive staff.
• A commitment to develop your skills through continued professional development.
• A supportive and committed Leadership Team and Governing Body.
• A cohort of students with high aspirations and a willingness to learn.

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.

This job post has expired.

About Eastbrook School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 19
• Education phase: Through school
• School size: 1158 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Eastbrook School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: linesj@eastbrookschool.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eastbrook-school (opens in new tab)

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