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Secondary English Teacher
Location: Wakefield
Position Type: Permanent, full-time
Start Date: January
Salary: Up to 27,000 per annum
Job Description:
Career Teachers are working with an Independent School who are seeking a dedicated and passionate Secondary English Teacher to join their team starting in January. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality English lessons to students, fostering a love for literature and language, and supporting students in achieving their academic goals including GCSEs.
About the School:
This Independent School is a well-established institution known for its commitment to academic excellence and holistic education. Set in the historic and beautiful grounds of Nostell Priory, the school offers a unique and inspiring environment for both students and staff. This school prides itself on providing a supportive and nurturing environment where students can thrive both academically and personally. The school offers a broad and balanced curriculum, with a strong emphasis on developing critical thinking and creativity.
The school maintains small class sizes to ensure personalised attention for each student, and their students' behaviour is praised by OFSTED as outstanding, creating a positive and conducive learning atmosphere. Additionally, the school values their staff's well-being and offer an excellent work-life balance with shorter term times and collaborative working.
A visit to this school is highly recommended as it is a unique and special school.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and deliver engaging and effective English lessons to secondary school students.
- Prepare students for GCSE examinations, ensuring they achieve their full potential.
- Assess and monitor student progress, providing constructive feedback and support.
- Create a positive and inclusive learning environment.
- Collaborate with colleagues to develop and implement curriculum plans.
- Participate in school events and extracurricular activities.
Requirements:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
- Experience teaching English at the secondary level.
- Strong knowledge of the English curriculum.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to continuous professional development.
Career Teachers are a leading national education agency that specialise in the recruitment of permanent, long term and daily supply teachers and support staff. As a teacher or teaching assistant, you will have a dedicated consultant who will support you with your career and who will give you access to a variety of opportunities that suit your needs.
All roles will require an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS), although we can help with this process a new application is required if your current DBS is not on the update service, and reference checks.
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All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.
Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:
- Attend an interview in person;
- Give details for us to complete Reference checks;
- Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.
