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Teacher of English

Ruislip High School, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 0BY

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• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  19 May 2021 at 10am

• Date listed

  31 March 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £29,915 to £44,766 per year (full-time equivalent)
• Additional allowances:

  See school website for candidate brochure.

Teacher of English job summary

Ruislip High School is an outstanding, oversubscribed, 11-18, mixed comprehensive school with over one thousand students on roll and we are currently undergoing an exciting phase of expansion, including a brand new sixth form centre. We obtain excellent results: our summer 2019 GCSE results place the school in the top 25% of schools nationally; at A Level, 22% of all grades were A*/A grades and 7% of the cohort attained straight A*/A grades.

Are you passionate about teaching and learning?
Do you want to develop your career in an outstanding school, working closely with colleagues who share that passion?

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional, dedicated and highly effective English teacher who will continue to raise the results of an already successful department, where 79% of students achieved a grade 4 or higher in either English Language or English Literature, and 65% achieved a grade 5 or higher in either subject in the summer of 2019.

The successful applicant will:

be an excellent and ambitious classroom teacher
have the highest expectations of students
have teaching experience of Key Stage 3, 4 and A level, ideally both Literature and Language
have a good understanding of research-based practice
have an enthusiastic and positive approach within and beyond the classroom
have energy, stamina and a sense of humour

Commitment to safeguarding

Ruislip High School is committed to the implementation of equal opportunities principles and the monitoring and active promotion of equality in all aspects of staffing and employment. We seek to reach the widest possible labour market when seeking to recruit new staff. All staff appointments and promotions are made on the basis of merit and ability and in compliance with the law. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our community.

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About Ruislip High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1257 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ruislip High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: jodriscoll@ruisliphigh.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ruislip-high-school (opens in new tab)

In joining Ruislip High School you can expect to work in an environment that focuses on teachers improving, rather than proving, their practice; where teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do; and where all staff work as a community to support our students to fulfil their potential in line with our school’s motto: from grass roots to reaching for the sky.

Why work at Ruislip High School?

Students and staff treat each other with respect: high aspirations are realised through high expectations.

Excellent behaviour for learning is expected and insisted upon in every classroom via a clear whole-school policy.

The staff is a close-knit, supportive community with a shared sense of purpose.

The Senior Leadership Team is highly visible and supportive to staff.

The school culture is one of openness, transparency and continuous improvement: improve not prove.

There is a focus on reducing unnecessary workload so that staff can focus on safeguarding, and teaching and learning.

The school has a research-led approach to CPD and Teaching and Learning, offering a comprehensive professional development programme tailored to individual needs, from NQT to middle and senior leadership.

There are a range of opportunities to collaborate and develop careers within the Vanguard Learning Trust.

The Vanguard Learning Trust’s entitlement package for staff offers many benefits and rewards.

There are excellent transport links with central London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire.

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