Teacher of English
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Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
1 February 2022 at 9:52am
Date listed
24 January 2022
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- View all Englishjobs
Working pattern
Contract type
- Fixed term - Initial 1-year contract
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS - ECTs welcome
Teacher of English job summary
TEACHER OF ENGLISH
Sir John Lawes School
MPS/UPS – ECTs welcome
Full time
Initial 1-year fixed term contract
Start: September 2022
Sir John Lawes is an innovative and highly successful school (rated Ofsted Outstanding). We are seeking a well-qualified and engaging teacher to join our dynamic and highly successful English department made up of enthusiastic specialist teachers. You will be an excellent classroom practitioner, creative, well organised and committed to helping our students achieve outstanding outcomes at all key stages. You will be required to teach across the full ability range within KS3, KS4 and KS5.
We know that recruiting and retaining the best possible staff underpins all our success and so we place great emphasis on CPD and support for staff at all levels. Sir John Lawes has been a National Support School since 2009 and we also benefit from the many opportunities for collaborative work that come from our membership of the Scholars’ Education Trust. ECTs are welcome to apply for this post and will be supported by a comprehensive ECT development programme.
Diversity: Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.
Further details and an application form are available from HR at hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk, the school website www.sjl.herts.sch.uk or on 01727 734424.
Closing date: Friday, 4 February 2022 (12 noon)
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Manland Way, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 4QP | www.sjl.herts.sch.uk
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 Sir John Lawes School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1342 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Sir John Lawes School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01727734424
The shared values of the school community are summed up in the Sir John Lawes ACE:
Achievement
Care
Excellence
The ACE underpins everything that we do and provides a secure basis for all we strive to accomplish.
Achievement in academic, artistic, sporting, cultural and other forms with a focus on teaching and learning.
Care for students, staff and others beyond the school community.
Excellent standards, manners, honesty, personal integrity and uniform.
Our vision for the school is to produce responsible young people of whom we can all be proud, who have achieved more than they ever believed possible and who are prepared to make a contribution to their local, national and global communities.
There is so much more that marks out the SJL community as a place in which each individual can receive the support and challenge they need to help them thrive, and a website can only give you a glimpse. We are all immensely proud of the work we do here so if you like what you see in the following pages and would like to learn more, please do visit us and experience the SJL ACE for yourself.
Arranging a visit to Sir John Lawes School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk.
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