Teacher of English
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Job start date
1 January 2021
Closing date
8 November 2020 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
16 October 2020
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- View all Englishjobs
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,000 - £24,000
Teacher of English job summary
Walton Academy are looking for an inspiring teacher to deliver English across key stage 3, 4 and 5. The ideal candidate will deliver innovative and creative lessons that engage and challenge students to achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will join a highly effective and supportive faculty with strong outcomes.
We fundamentally believe that every student should achieve their full potential and all staff are committed to ensuring this happens. Our academy is underpinned by our core values of ‘Excellence, Courage, Commitment and Ownership’. We consider these to be integral to our students’ success and well-being. Over the last three years we have achieved record results with a Progress 8 score of 0.98, placing us in the top 1% of all schools nationally and the number one school in Lincolnshire for progress.
We know that our staff team are our greatest resource. Therefore, we invest heavily in them and we know that this has helped us to develop our stable, supportive and high performing team. We know that we have a lot to offer someone who wants to feel respected and appreciated as an expert in their field. The successful candidate will benefit from:
Excellent CPD focused in outstanding teaching and learning
The Outstanding Teacher Programme (OTP)
Staff well-being packages
Opportunities to work within other academies within Diverse Academies
Working with Lead Practitioners
If you would like to be part of Walton's success, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please include in your application:
- Why this post is of interest to you, how you have prepared for this post and how it fits in with your career progression plans.
- Experience relevant to the post to include teaching and learning styles and cross curricular work
- How you would make a significant contribution to the raising of attainment in English
- What you see as the most exciting challenge of the post
Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. To this end we actively seek DBS enhanced clearance check for everybody that is employed by us.
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.
About Walton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 942 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Walton Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- KBagnall@walton-ac.org.uk
Our most recent results were phenomenal and place us in the top 10% of all schools nationally, demonstrating that we have the expertise to allow all students to fulfil their potential and achieve their dreams. We strive to be the best secondary school in the country and are committed to continually improving our offer and the quality of our provision.
We fundamentally believe that every student should achieve their full potential and all staff are committed to ensuring this happens. Our academy is underpinned by our core values of ‘Excellence, Courage, Commitment and Ownership’. We consider these to be integral to our students’ success and wellbeing. Alongside a commitment to academic excellence, students are expected and encouraged to become fully involved in Walton life.
Developing character is hugely important to us too, we want our students to be strong of mind, will and heart and we offer a wide range of enrichment opportunities to ensure this happens. All students will follow our LORIC curriculum that develops Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative and Communication skills in readiness for the world of work. At Walton our culture of kindness is of equal importance to academic success; we want our students not only to be successful but leave with a robust moral compass.
Arranging a visit to Walton Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email KBagnall@walton-ac.org.uk.
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