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This job expired on 24 February 2020

  • Job start date

    13 April 2020

  • Closing date

    24 February 2020 at 11:59am

  • Date listed

    7 February 2020

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

English

Working pattern

Part time

Full-time equivalent salary

Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £40,490 per year (full-time equivalent)

Teacher of English (Maternity Cover - part-time) job summary

An opportunity has arisen to teach in our thriving English Department. We require Maternity Cover teaching KS3 English and Year 10 Literature & Language from 13th April 2020 to Easter 2021. The role will be 0.50fte with 2 full days off a week, then increase to 0.80fte in September 2020. If you are an outstanding teacher with vision and dynamism, join us teaching bright, motivated girls in a beautiful part of the country. Results place us in the top 20 girls’ schools nationally; we were the Sunday Times South West State School of the Year 2019; and we are Ofsted Outstanding. What We’re Looking For: • Enthusiasm, a positive outlook and a sense of perspective • The ability to work independently and collaboratively • A willingness to try new approaches or ideas • A positive attitude to professional development and own learning • Reliability, integrity and excellent personal organization • A willingness to accompany students on trips to competitions and useful experiences • Subject knowledge sufficient to challenge the most able students up to A Level and beyond TGGS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The English Department at Torquay Girls’ Grammar School is a dynamic and collaborative team. We enjoy working together to design and deliver an exciting curriculum that engages our students and promotes enjoyment of the subject. Learning in English is active and lively. We encourage students to be independent in their thinking and to communicate their ideas confidently, asking questions, challenging ideas and using technology for both research and presentation purposes. Our aim is to enthuse students through our own passion for English, nurturing both their critical and creative skills. Across all key stages, we provide opportunities that enhance our students’ experience of English; these include creative writing clubs, book groups and outreach work with local primary schools: for example, the Writing Fiction for Young Children initiative. Additionally, we run several theatre trips annually so that students can see their set texts ‘come alive’ on the stage. Currently, all Key Stage 3 classes are taught in mixed-ability groups of approximately 30 students. At Key Stage 4, classes are also mixed-ability and we follow the Edexcel specification for both English Language and English Literature GCSE. At A Level, we have 2 groups in Years 12 and 13, each of which typically contains 15 students, and we follow the AQA English Literature A specification. The successful applicant will be expected to teach across a variety of year groups in KS3 and KS4 and will be provided with schemes of work/departmental resources for all aspects of teaching. Classrooms are equipped with a projector and an interactive whiteboard. For further information, or to arrange an informal discussion of the role, please email Mrs Jo Preston, Head of English jpreston@tggsacademy.org

Commitment to safeguarding

All roles within our school are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and it is an offence to apply to this role is you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children. As part of our safer recruitment procedures, references will be taken up for all shortlisted applicants, and online searches will be completed. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, including a Child Barred List check, and other relevant employment checks.

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About Torquay Girls' Grammar School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1007 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Torquay Girls' Grammar School website
Email address
personnel@tggsacademy.org
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Torquay Girls’ Grammar School is a girls’ 11 to 16 selective Single Academy Trust, with a mixed Sixth Form (16 to 18), located in Torquay, Devon.

Our status as a Single Academy Trust means that we have the freedom to implement a curriculum intent which focusses on the whole child: to equip students for a future in which they have the academic qualifications, character skills and self-esteem to make decisions that lead to long, happy and content lives.

Our school is founded on our core values which apply to our whole community: equality, open minded, kindness, collaboration, and well-being.

When Ofsted visited in November 2023, our hard work was recognised by achieving ‘Outstanding’ in every category of the Ofsted Framework. This is no mean feat, and we are incredibly proud of this achievement. Our academic results are consistently high - in the 2025 Sunday Times Schools Guide, we ranked 3rd in Devon and 99th nationally for academic results - which is true testament to the continued dedication from both our students and staff.

Our school is a place where students want to learn and there is a deeply engrained sense of belonging and identity to the school’s history, values and traditions. Staff and pupils fully embrace our House Culture and the opportunities for extra curricular activities and trips.

If you are starting your professional career or are coming with a wealth of experience, you would be joining a school which values every individual within our school community.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch, we would love to hear from you!

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