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Teacher of English
Newfield Secondary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 9JPThis job expired on 7 November 2021 – see similar jobs
Closing date
7 November 2021 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 October 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - Maternity Cover
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,714 - £41,604
Teacher of English job summary
Teacher of English
Main Pay Range £25,714 - £41,604
Maternity Cover 1.0 FTE
January/February 2022
We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional teacher to join our successful English department at Newfield School.
Newfield School is part of Mercia Learning Trust, one of the most successful Trusts in the Yorkshire and Humber region, changes the lives of over 3000 children and young people in Sheffield and is continuing to grow.
It is an exciting time to work at Newfield. We are building on our ‘Good’ Ofsted judgement and have a set of ambitious priorities that will make our school truly remarkable. Our students consistently achieve excellent GCSE results enabling them to access their first-choice post 16 courses. Would you like to be a driving force for these changes and make a real difference in our school and across the Trust?
You will have the ability to inspire and engage students using your knowledge and enthusiasm of the subjects. Imaginative and committed, you will have a proven track record of success and high expectations of our students.
You will be:
• Able to demonstrate and deliver excellent teaching
• Someone with a clear vision in how to develop students with an impact on achievement
• A good understanding of how to track student progress and make appropriate interventions to improve standards
• Be aligned with the Newfield School values
If you are interested in applying for the role, please submit a Trust application form to recruitment@merciatrust.co.uk by Sunday 7 November 2021
Mercia Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.
Further information about the job
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Newfield Secondary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1048 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@merciatrust.co.uk
We believe that irrespective of starting point or family background, each and every child that walks through our school doors deserves a quality first education.
We have high aspirations for our pupils, including a more academic curriculum that supports pupils to be successful.
Adopting principles of warm/strict and a strong pedagogical approach in lessons, we are implementing the approaches used in high performing schools, to ensure pupils make exceptional progress and have high expectations of us and themselves.
• We have clearly defined pedagogical approaches and a bookletised curriculum.
• We are developing our warm/strict approach to behaviour- relationships are strong between teachers and pupils.
• We have a clear vision for what we want to achieve, and we are seeking likeminded teachers who believe in our approach.
• We have strong support from Mercia Learning Trust.
• We are in a period of rapid change and improvement- we need people who share the vision and want to make a difference at this pivotal stage.
This is an exciting time for us as we become a truly exceptional school. Our reputation is growing, and our challenge now is to deliver effective and exciting learning at the highest level and champion those pupils who need us most.
We have high achieving partnership schools, and we can learn from these to truly move the school forward to higher levels of performance.
We are well positioned to move the school into a new academic phase, and we are seeking those who share our aims and expectations of how schools should run.
We support applications from candidates who understand and support our approach to teaching and learning, behaviour and high standards. We also admire those who are passionate about pupil life chances and are seeking to truly make a difference to our community.
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