Teacher of English + responsibility for KS3 English

Bexhill High Academy, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4BY

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 December 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2b currently £5727

What skills and experience we're looking for

Bexhill Academy is looking for a highly passionate and motivated English Teacher to join our school to lead Key Stage 3 English. Bexhill Academy is rapidly improving with a clear direction, and superb support from Governors makes this an exciting time to be part of the Bexhill Academy team.

The successful candidate will require exceptional interpersonal skills, alongside the capacity to confidently nurture, develop and lead staff teaching at KS3. Excellent subject knowledge and evidence of successful outcomes for students of all abilities at KS3 and 4 is vital. This post would suit an experienced teacher seeking a new challenge.

In return, we can offer an environment where you will gain whole school experience and learn much on your journey to enhancing your own leadership skills

Our school is unique, exciting and innovative – our philosophy is inclusive and founded on respect. If you feel this fits with your own value set and you have a track record of leading change, raising standards and you strive for excellence, then this is the role for you.

We aim to recruit staff who:

• Be excited by their role and by the prospect of challenging young people to achieve their very best
• Love the processes of teaching and learning and are keen to continually develop their own skills;
• Able to plan and sequence the curriculum for Key stage 3 English ensuring all students are successful in their learning;
• Recognise that teaching can be a demanding job and react positively to those demands;
• Will subscribe to the ethos of the Academy and be committed to get the very best from our students;
• Take every opportunity, in and out of the classroom, to talk to students, model expected behaviours and build positive relationships;
• Remain at the forefront of pedagogy, educational research and debate.
• See themselves as having the potential to become senior school leaders of the future.

What the school offers its staff

We offer a number of excellent staff benefits for our employees. These include:

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

- Staff fitness class Wellbeing weeks

- We are partnered with Mulberry Multi Academy Trust in London (excellent CPD opportunities)

- We encourage and support tangible Leadership courses e.g. NPQ.

- 2 additional days added to October half term

- Benenden Healthcare

- Half day ‘special leave’ for every member of staff every year.

There is so much on offer for you at Bexhill Academy.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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English KS3 Lead advert & job descripton Nov 2024.pdf - 1 MB (opens in new tab)

About Bexhill High Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1507 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Bexhill High Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: academyhr@bexhillacademy.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bexhill-high-academy (opens in new tab)

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