Teacher of English - Maternity Cover
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JZ15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January / February 2025
Closing date
21 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 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 per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 7 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Successful participation within a team (AF/LA)
- Successful teaching experience across Key Stages (KS3 – KS4) (AF/LA/IN)
- Involvement in a variety of aspects of school life (IN)
- Knowledge of National Curriculum & exam board requirements for secondary English (AF/LA/IN)
- Knowledge of strategies for raising achievement (AF/LA)
- Knowledge of the role that literacy plays in raising achievement across a school (AF/LA/IN)
- Commitment to equal opportunities (IN)
- An awareness of the importance of effective development planning, monitoring and evaluation (AF/LA/IN)
- An awareness of target setting and benchmarking (AF/LA/IN)
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidate will be supported through a bespoke and individually tailored induction programme as well as being given opportunities and support for further career and professional development during their time at the Academy.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. All candidates will need to demonstrate a commitment to the welfare and safety of children and young people. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon receipt of two supportive references and the successful completion of pre-employment checks. An application to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be submitted when the successful candidate has accepted the position.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to kingjames@kj1a.com
CVs are not accepted.
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About King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 962 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- kingjames@kj1a.com
- Phone number
- 01388 603388
The school joined Eden Learning Trust in December 2023 and has also benefitted from the PSBP programme; enabling a move to new state of the art facilities in January 2015. Student recruitment is consistently strong and the Academy has been oversubscribed in Year 7 for each of the last 5 years. This is also the case for September 2024, whilst KS5 numbers also increasing.
Arranging a visit to King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kingjames@kj1a.com.
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