Teacher of English - Maternity Cover
The Priory School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 9EE13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 January 2024
Closing date
9 October 2023 at 9am
Date listed
18 September 2023
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- View all Englishjobs
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - Monday to Friday 8.25am to 3pm
Contract type
- Maternity or parental leave cover - 12 months
Pay scale
- MPS to UPS depending on experience (suitable for ECTs)
What skills and experience we're looking for
- An honours degree or equivalent in English, or an appropriate English related degree.
- QTS for Secondary age range
- Be or have to the potential to be an outstanding classroom practitioner
- Recent and successful experience of teaching up to GCSE
- Monitoring standards – acknowledge excellence and challenge poor performance
- Setting and achieving ambitious goals and challenging targets
- An up to date knowledge of ICT and its use within the classroom.
- Proven track record of ensuring high attainment and progress scores with students
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Successful engagement in trainee teacher
target setting or performance management process
- Knowledge of the characteristics of good and outstanding teaching and learning
- Understanding and commitment to safeguarding procedures
- High expectations of students and the ability to ensure that all students needs are met
- Understanding of a broad range of current relevant education issues/initiatives
What the school offers its staff
- A competitive salary
- Personalised opportunities for professional development
- Leadership development with our in-house leadership programme; Aspire
- Access to the Trust’s Employee Assistance Programme, which includes 24 hour support for you and your family members to legal, financial, health, parenting and life advice
- 1:1 confidential counselling service
- Discount scheme for high street retailers, mobile phone providers, holidays, electrical goods, supermarkets, restaurants, cinema, etc.
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Childcare Voucher Scheme or Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
- Access to freshly made hot meals or deli-style food on site
- Teachers Pensions (23.68% employer contributions)
- Local Government Pension Scheme (17.9% employer contribution)
- Generous sickness payment scheme
- Eye testing scheme
- Flexible Working Policy
- Special Leave Policy
- Member of the Valued Worker Scheme (accredited by our recognised unions)
- A Disability Confident Committed Employer
- Opportunities for collaboration within and beyond the Trust
We are also currently exploring:
- Electric/Hybrid Car Lease Scheme
- Healthcare Scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
The 3-18 Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as such this post requires acknowledgement and understanding of safeguarding and child protection policies which can be found on the school website. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
Applying for the job
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.
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Skilled worker visa sponsorship is not available for this job.
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About The Priory School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 849 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Priory School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- pri-hr@pri.318education.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01743 284000
Arranging a visit to The Priory School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email pri-hr@pri.318education.co.uk.
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