Teacher of English (Suitable for ECT/NQT)
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Start date details
September 2024 start
Closing date
20 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 May 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Core hours of work will predominantly be undertaken between Monday to Friday, 8:35am to 3:15pm, during 195 days of the year and in accordance with your directed time budget. Work will occasionally be required outside of these core hours to ensure all contractual duties are fulfilled.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Please make sure, when completing your application form that you give clear examples of how you meet the criteria.
Qualifications:
A degree and a DCSF recognised teaching qualification appropriate to the teaching of English.
Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability:
1.The ability to translate “The Vision” of the School into a reality for all our pupils
2.An awareness of equal opportunities issues and their implications for the teaching of English in a girls’ school
3.Ability to teach across the age and ability range
4.Knowledge of the National Curriculum implications for English
5.Awareness of current approaches and teaching strategies in English
6.Ability to monitor and assess the progress of pupils and provide feedback to parents
7.ICT literate & with a clear understanding of how ICT can be used to support, extend & enrich learning
8.Ability to communicate with staff and work as a member of a team
9.Ability to engender enthusiasm for English and any other subject offered and to motivate pupils by demanding high standards of work and behaviour
10. Ability to assist in the smooth running of the Department by carrying out reasonable tasks
11. Ability to play a part in the pastoral curriculum of the school and to carry out the duties of a form tutor
Educational Commitment :
12. Ability and willingness to support and develop extracurricular activities
13. Commitment to the development of teaching strategies and learning styles, which will promote the achievement of each individual pupil
14. Ability to plan and deliver high-quality lessons, evaluate the impact of these and develop future planning accordingly
15. Ability to promote high standards of achievement in work and behaviour
16. Ability to teach across the whole ability and age range of the school
17. Show a clear grasp of Assessment, Recording and Reporting (including target setting)
18. Ability to use new technology to support both the curriculum and organisation
19. Ability to monitor and evaluate teaching and learning and act upon the outcomes, including data analysis
20. Ability to assess the needs of individuals to inform lesson planning
21. Ability to prioritise, pay meticulous attention to detail, work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
Qualities:
22. To show willingness (and/ or experience of) to foster good relationships with all the school’s stakeholders
23. To demonstrate commitment to team work and collaboration
24. To be hardworking, determined and conscientious
25. To be a reflective practitioner, able to self-evaluate and develop professionally
What the school offers its staff
Transport
Tube: The school is a very short walking distance from West Acton Station (Central Line Zone 3) and North Ealing Station (Piccadilly Line Zone 3), offering very short travel times to and from the West End and Westfield Shopping Centre.
Rail: The Elizabeth Line connects you from Ealing Broadway to Paddington in 15 minutes, to Heathrow Airport in 30 minutes and to Reading in 50 minutes.
Bus: Ealing is served by an impressive number of bus routes, including the 65 (to Kingston), 483 (to Harrow) and 297 (to Willesden).
Cycle: Proposals to build a Cycle Superhighway between Tower Hill and Acton could make life even easier for Ealing cyclists, who currently enjoy a 40 minute cycle to Hammersmith.
Culture and Amenities
Popular restaurants and bars include The Grapevine, The Grange, and Meadow Restaurant, historically winning the Good Food Guide Readers’ London Restaurant of the Year.
The borough enjoys its very own Blues, Jazz, Comedy and Beer festivals throughout the year.
Savvy shoppers in the area go to Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre which has most high street chains and just a little further away, to Westfield Shopping Centre.
The Pitshanger Bookshop is an Ealing institution and the independent store has been helping locals pick out their next must read for almost 20 years.
Ealing continues to prove itself as a perfect mix of green suburban charm and urban convenience and accessibility.
Further details about the role
The Closing Date for the post is Monday 20th May 2024 at 12 Noon.
Recruitment Pack and Application Forms can be obtained from www.ellenwilkinson.ealing.sch.uk/1321/vacancies
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and medical questionnaire.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1305 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@ellenwilkinson.ealing.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 020 8752 1525
Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls is a wonderfully diverse school with students and staff from a range of different backgrounds, faiths and cultures. The school has gained a variety of awards and is particularly proud of the SSAT Gold Award for Cultural Diversity, the assessors noting that the ethos of the school is an outstanding feature and that there is a highly cohesive and mutually supportive community where everyone feels valued and enjoys learning . Ellen Wilkinson's recent Ofsted report also confirmed that our overall effectiveness is outstanding.
Arranging a visit to The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@ellenwilkinson.ealing.sch.uk.
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