Teacher of English with potential TLR for appropriate candidate
Waingels, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RFThis job expired on 26 August 2022 – see similar jobs
Closing date
26 August 2022 at 10am
Date listed
19 July 2022
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- ECT, MPS or UPS
Additional allowances
potential TLR
Teacher of English with potential TLR for appropriate candidate job summary
Teacher of English
(potential for TLR for the right candidate)
MPS/UPS
Required for September 2022
Waingels is a very successful 11 to 18 Comprehensive school serving its local community. Our successes and achievements can be attributed to our commitment to establish and grow a Better Never Stops culture, providing a safe, inclusive and rich learning environment where students feel safe and valued, founded on respectful relationships for all. Our ethos and culture are values based. We set high standards and expect all our students and staff to be respectful, kind, resilient and proud of our school, our achievements and our community.
Our values underpin our“Waingels Ready”expectations that we have for everyone within the Waingels community. These expectations form the basis of everything we do, and everything we believe in as a school and as a community.
We are also very proud of the achievements of our students. Under the new measures our students at Key Stage 4 made very good progress. We are delighted that the vast majority of our students stay on to our Sixth Form and that 97% of our leavers gain a place at University or choose to enter apprenticeships and employment.
We are looking for a colleague who is not only an excellent classroom practitioner but has a passion for English and instilling a love of literature. The department consists of 14 English teachers with a range of experience, from ECTs to Assistant Principal. For the right candidate there is the potential for a position supporting the Subject Leader for English with the provision of a key stage.
If appointed, you would join an experienced and friendly team of professionals who continually strive for excellence and improve their practice through a range of CPD activities, including professional dialogue and discussion of evidence-based pedagogy. The successful applicant will be required to teach a range of key stages, as well as having excellent organisational and inter-personal skills.
In English we regularly review our curriculum to ensure that our students experience and enjoy a diverse range of literature that allows them to explore different cultures. Whilst preparing our students with the necessary skills to undertake their examinations, our focus is to instill a love of literature within our pupils. At KS4 we study the AQA qualification for GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature. At A-Level we offer both AQA English Language and English Literature B.
The department is well resourced, with interactive Smart Boards in every class room, a dedicated office for the staff and a reading room based within the department which is used regularly during KS3 lessons.
We feel it is important that students have the opportunity to see the texts they study in action and therefore arrange a number of extracurricular activities throughout the year including theatre trips to London including A Christmas Carol, Romeo and Juliet, Jekyll and Hyde and War Horse.
Our students follow an academic core curriculum throughout Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. This includes the study of History, Geography and a Language as well as English, Maths and Science. But our students also have the opportunity to do a range of practical and vocational subjects including a wide range of creative and performing arts, physical education and other humanities like Business studies, Psychology and Economics.
Outside the formal curriculum we offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities and clubs. Our students travel the world – recent trips have been to China, Poland, Berlin, Skiing in Utah, and Barcelona, along with many opportunities to attend fieldwork, theatres and museums more locally. Our students are also very active in the community working alongside local and overseas charities to raise money for good causes. As a department we are working with our Lead Practitioner on the role of reading and oracy across the whole school.
If you feel your values and ethos align with ours, this is an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking for someone with energy and vision that is ambitious for themselves and the young people of the school. You will have a growth mindset and believe in offering dynamic English learning across Key Stages.
Working with us offers you the opportunity to;
- Join a positive school where effort and success is celebrated
- Engage in excellent and personalised professional development opportunities
- Have the support of a dynamic leadership team to ‘take risks’ in a supportive environment
- Receive 10% reduction in fees in our on-site nursery school
- Join our fitness/gym suite
So, if…
-you have a passion for teaching and learning…
-you believe in curriculum innovation and enjoy thinking strategically…
-you believe in an aspirational education…
-you believe that better never stops…
…Waingels is the place for you to pursue and advance your career!
Our staff and students are proud of our school and we would be happy to welcome you if you would like to come and have a closer look. Please feel free to contact us for an informal conversation about this exciting role. Please telephone the college on 0118 969 0336 or email the Principal’s Personal Assistant, Karen Tagg, on Tagktg@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk
Download an application pack from our website www.waingels.wokingham.sch.uk
Applications should be submitted as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews arranged accordingly.
The college is committed to safeguarding, equal opportunities and to promoting the welfare of all staff and students
Commitment to safeguarding
The college is committed to safeguarding, equal opportunities and to promoting the welfare of all staff and students
About Waingels
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1376 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Waingels website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jenjjn@waingels.wokingham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01189690336
Waingels is a very successful 11 to 18 Comprehensive school serving its local community. Our successes and achievements can be attributed to our commitment to establish and grow a Better Never Stops culture, providing a safe, inclusive and rich learning environment where students feel safe and valued, founded on respectful relationships for all. Our ethos and culture are values based. We set high standards and expect all our students and staff to be respectful, kind, resilient and proud of our school, our achievements and our community.
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