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Teacher of Literacy and English

Amersham School, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9HH

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• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  23 April 2021 at 8am

• Date listed

  1 April 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Teachers' Main Scale

Teacher of Literacy and English job summary

Required from September, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and innovative Teacher of Literacy (and English) to join this successful and innovative department. We would expect the successful candidate to share in the school’s vision for success and play their part as we continue to secure outstanding results for our students. A significant element of this role will be focused on orchestrating small groups for Literacy development. This will mainly involve working with students in KS3 and delivering a programme called Lexonik Advance; an exciting phonics based intervention that allows students to fill the gaps in their understanding of phonics and apply this knowledge to all of their subjects. Students spend six weeks in this intensive programme and then return to their classrooms armed with the knowledge and skills to be successful. We require a teacher with passion, skill, commitment and enthusiasm for the vocation of teaching. In return we will be committed to your personal development. Candidates will need to be, or aspire to be, outstanding practitioners.

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 Amersham School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1051 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Amersham School website
• Email address: lrowley@amershamschool.org
• Phone number: 01494 726562
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/amersham-school

Amersham School is a student centred, rapidly improving mixed 11-18 Community School of 920 students with 132 students in our thriving 6th Form.

Our students are encouraged to become well-rounded and broad-minded individuals and we support this through a diverse range of extra-curricular activities. As a Business and Enterprise specialist we focus on the development of skills which inspire and motivate our students to become successful and confident adults.

Amersham School looks forward to an exciting and promising future. Our students achieve good examination results at both GCSE and A Level. We are consistently one of the top performing Upper Schools in the County, making sure that our students have the personal qualifications and qualities to access Post-16 education and training. We are incredibly proud of our students and welcome the opportunity to work with and learn from those who share our dedication to innovation, improvement and success.

Please visit our school website where you will find a wealth of information about our vision and our mission statement ‘Live, Learn and Succeed – Together’ where our values of mutual respect, honesty and integrity, responsibility and ownership, equality and co-operation alongside the establishment of a sense of community underpin our school environment.

Amersham School was rated a good school by Ofsted in 2016.

As employers, we are committed to your personal development. We offer a supportive and innovative environment to work within and opportunities for Professional Development which will allow you to further enhance your skilful practice.

Our staff members have free access to our fitness suite, onsite parking and will have the opportunity to take part in social activities. As a result of our success we are expanding our school and therefore are recruiting teachers to join our hard working, innovative and enthusiastic team.

You can find out more about Amersham School on https://www.amershamschool.org.uk/

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