Teacher of English

John Henry Newman Catholic College, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 5GA

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  3 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS / UPS *suitable for ECT

Teacher of English job summary

The successful candidate will be an effective classroom practitioner, with excellent interpersonal skills, who will support and contribute to a team ethos capable of driving improvements across the English Department. They should be adaptable and able to teach across all ages and abilities. In return they will have the opportunity to be part of a vibrant team teaching in a modern and stimulating learning environment.

Purpose of the role

• To support the English department and contribute to the wider ethos of the school
• To support the Catholic Ethos of the school.

• To be responsible for making the education of students a priority and being accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in work and conduct to meet the Teacher Professional Standards.

• To be responsible for acting with honesty and integrity; having strong subject knowledge, keeping knowledge and skills up-to-date and the ability to create positive professional relationships. Work with parents in the best interests of the students.

• To implement an English curriculum that is underpinned by our HEART values and committed to Catholic Social Teaching.

• To be responsible for a specific cohort of students and acting as a role model by establishing effective professional relationships with the students to enable them to achieve their full potential.

• To lead a tutor group and be the main source of reference for students to raise any issues or concerns.

  John Henry Newman Catholic College, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups.

  All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check.

  Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and other satisfactory pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

  An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

  We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Therefore, should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About John Henry Newman Catholic College

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1306 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: John Henry Newman Catholic College website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/john-henry-newman-catholic-college (opens in new tab)

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