Teacher of English
Brighton Hill Community School, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4HSThis job expired on 12 December 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Immediate, April and September 2025
Closing date
12 December 2024 at 3pm
Date listed
15 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR / UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will be:
- An excellent and ambitious classroom practitioner
- Committed to achieving the very best outcomes for our students
- Able to create a stimulating learning environment to promote exceptional progress
- Passionate about teaching and learning and your own professional development
- Be reflective and willing to progress and take on ideas and current educational practice.
- Able to make a significant contribution to the development of English and work with an aspirational and innovative team of colleagues.
What the school offers its staff
Why apply to work at Brighton Hill Community School?
- Exceptional support from the Faculty and the Senior Leadership Team.
- “The drive to continually improve the school is relentless. Leaders and governors constantly focus on their vision of ‘making success inevitable.” (Ofsted April ‘22)
- ” Staff praise the work of leaders and say they are proud of the school. Staff explained that the effective professional development they receive results in continuing improvements to pupils’ learning and pastoral care.” (Ofsted ‘22)
- “Lessons are calm and focused. When asking pupils about this, one simply explained, ‘It’s how we do it here. “(Ofsted ‘22)
- The quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership and management Outstanding
“(Ofsted ‘22)
Further details about the role
Due to rapidly increasing student numbers, we are seeking an innovative, highly effective and inspirational full time Teacher of English. A recruitment allowance will be considered for an appropriately experienced teacher who has the right skills and attributes. We will consider, immediate, April and September 2025 start dates for suitable candidates.
Brighton Hill Community School has been rated as ‘Good’ with Outstanding in three of the four Ofsted categories. We are a rapidly growing coeducational 11-16 Community School with over 1250 students. The successful candidate will teach across KS3 and KS4 as a member of the English Faculty. You will be able to demonstrate a range of abilities and aspirations to make a significant and positive contribution to the vision of the school and faculty.
If you are an enthusiastic and committed teacher with the desire to make a real difference for our students, we would like to hear from you.
For full details and an application form, please visit our website: https://www.brightonhill.org/
Alternatively, email Jo Levett, HR Officer jlevett@bhcs.sfet.org.uk
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: Midday Thursday 12th December 2024
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.
About Brighton Hill Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1271 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jlevett@bhcs.sfet.org.uk
Brighton Hill Community School, a vibrant and inclusive secondary school located in the heart of Basingstoke, Hampshire. Our school is dedicated to fostering a supportive and dynamic learning environment where every student is encouraged to achieve their full potential, and that leads to making success inevitable. We believe our school cornerstones of Commitment, Collaboration, Courage and Kindness are integral to this.
At Brighton Hill, we pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence in both academic and extracurricular activities. Our curriculum is designed to inspire a love for learning and to equip students with the skills they need to succeed in an ever-changing world. We emphasize the importance of values, well-being, and personal development, ensuring that our students grow into well-rounded, responsible, and empowered individuals. We are proud that our students achieve progress above the national average.
Our school is known for its strong sense of community and the #YellowArmy spirit, where students, staff, and parents work together to create a positive and nurturing environment. We are proud to be a Training School, supporting the next generation of teachers.
Arranging a visit to Brighton Hill Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jlevett@bhcs.sfet.org.uk.
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