About this role
Our English Faculty is an innovative team of 10 who have a wealth of experience and expertise in the fundamental areas of English Language, Literature, Film Studies, Drama and Journalism. We pride ourselves on sharing our love of literary traditions and writers’ craft with the aim of enthusing our students too. We have dedicated English classrooms including a Library that is well stocked with engaging and aspirational reads. The successful candidate must be able to teach Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 English to an outstanding standard. We are a collegiate team who are intent on creating a dynamic learning journey within English and are keen to welcome a colleague who will embrace teaching and learning.
Roles and Responsibilities:-
To strive for excellence in teaching and learning in the classroom.
To ensure that agreed school and faculty policies are adhered to in all teaching and administrative activities.
To liaise with parents/carers on student progress and attend consultation evenings/progress review days as specified in the school calendar.
To assess and report on students at all levels, including those with special educational needs and disabilities.
To ensure that there is a sharing of information regarding the progress of individual students with relevant Tutors, Pastoral Heads and the SENCo.
To lead the development of the subject through attendance and discussions at regular calendared faculty meetings.
To lead enrichment activities for students as directed by the Head of Faculty.
To be responsible for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 groups and their progress against school targets.
To participate in relevant staff development programmes within the school.
To participate in the pastoral care structure of the school as a Form Tutor or member of the support team.
To undertake any reasonable duties at the direction of the Head Teacher which are appropriate to the needs of the school.
As an employee, you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programmes provided through the Spark and Medicash organisations. This includes access 24 hours a day to a GP helpline, physiotherapy, optical support, dental treatment, and access to a counselling service.
Redden Court School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (with children's barred list check).
Redden Court School is an equal opportunities employer including blind recruitment.
"We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, disability, religion or belief, age or sex and sexual orientation.”
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the post before applying please feel free to contact Mrs L Campbell on 01708 342293 or by emailing [email protected].
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible.
The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way during the application/interview process.