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This job expired on 23 May 2022

  • Job start date

    1 September 2022

  • Closing date

    23 May 2022 at 4pm

  • Date listed

    13 May 2022

Job details

Job role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS / UPS

Teacher of English job summary

Due to an internal promotion Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School is seeking to appoint an outstanding Teacher of English. We welcome applications from talented individuals who will implement the school’s vision and work to development the English Department. This role requires someone passionate to develop and promote literature and literacy inside and outside of the classroom and would be suitable for an experienced teacher or an ECT. The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher, avouching the importance of outstanding literacy and the role of literature in the lives of young people. Ideally, they will have experience of teaching from KS3 to A Level and a record of achieving outstanding results, with a commitment to the delivery of a high quality extra-curricular offer. This position is an exciting opportunity to work within a thriving department of dedicated teachers. Having recently moved into a multimillion-pound new building, including five English rooms, an English store and a purpose-built drama studio and extensively stocked library, the next stage of the school’s development will see an expansion of our extra-curricular and elective programmes, with English at the heart of this. The successful candidate will be offered a full programme of personal professional development and support as they continue in their career, alongside a comprehensive induction programme.

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.

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About Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1249 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
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School website
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School website
Email address
ewall@langton.kent.sch.uk
Phone number
01227463711
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Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School is a highly respected selective Voluntary Controlled Girls’ Grammar School that places students’ academic success on a par with their wellbeing, creating a unique learning community where every individual matters. Students attending the school are aged between 11-18 years and the school has a student roll of about 1,200 students (with approx. 300 pupils in our mixed Sixth Form).

Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred list for children.

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