Teacher of English
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
Camden
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- Salary:
- (UPS/MPS inclusive of ILA)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- Required 20 January 2025
- Apply by:
- 6 January 2025
Job overview
The Governors of this Roman Catholic Girls’ School wish to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic Teacher of English to join an outstanding department, to teach all key stages.
We are a dynamic and highly successful department that consistently achieves outstanding results with pupils from a range of starting points. We have transformed our curriculum in recent years, and we continually develop materials and synthesise new approaches to teaching and learning. At every key stage pupils study an array of challenging texts and critical materials ranging from the origins of tragedy, through the Romantics and Mary Shelley, to contemporary non-fiction. At A Level, students study classic texts such as ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Paradise Lost’ alongside a modern postcolonial coursework unit. Each unit and assessment point has been carefully planned and sequenced for progress, where vocabulary lists, knowledge trackers and diagnostic questions are used to maximise learning. Homework is planned in advance, and offers pupils a range of creative, research and consolidation tasks. KS3 pupils also enjoy a fortnightly lesson in a well-stocked Library where they participate in the Accelerated Reader programme. The friendly, collegiate and supportive atmosphere contributes to a hardworking and harmonious department.
Informal visits are welcomed by prior appointment with the Headteacher.
La Sainte Union welcomes applications from all members of the community, irrespective of race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability, to ensure that the staff is representative of our school and its community.
Application forms and further details are available on the school website at www.lasainteunion.org.uk/vacancies or from HR Officer Karen Robertson
telephone: 020 7428 4600, we do not accept CV’s
e-mail: recruitment@lsu.camden.sch.uk
Closing Date for Applications: 9am, Monday 6 January 2025.
Interviews: Thursday 9 January 2025.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS and online vetting check. We reserve the right to close the deadline early for the correct candidate.
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About La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School, as a Catholic community, believes that: Our Lord Jesus Christ, in his life and teaching, is the exemplar of our work as Christian educators. Our commitment is at three levels:
- Pupils
- Teachers
- Community
We strive to provide a caring, secure environment in which each pupil can discover and realise their own potential. We wish to develop strength of character and confidence by stressing the pursuit of excellence and concern for others. We seek to educate the whole person, academically, socially, spiritually and morally through a curriculum based on Christian principles and centred on the needs and aspirations of our pupils. We endeavour to promote the dignity of each individual who is a child of God, endowed with their own gifts and talents.
At the heart of the school and in the spirit of Jean Baptiste Debrabant, our founder, are the teachers and support staff. We are both the custodians and developers of his vision in believing that:-
"a Christian-based education offers a sure hope for the future of religion and society."
We recognise that commitment to service is integral to Catholic education. We share the task of promoting gospel values, thus preparing our pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
As a Catholic community we are part of a local, national and universal Church, dedicated to ensuring that our pupils grow to an understanding of their Faith in a Catholic environment, where the calibre of religious teaching and quality of life will be formative of the hearts and minds of young people.
Fundamental to the successful education is the partnership between governors and staff, pupils and parents, parish and wider community.
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