Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)

Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)

Salary:                               MPS / UPS

Start date:                        January 2025

Hours:                                 Full-time, fixed term until July 2025

Location:                           157 Walderslade Road, Chatham, Kent ME5 0LP                

Closing date:                    9th October 2024              

Interview date:                Week commencing 14th October 2024   

**Join Our Journey of Creativity and Excellence! **

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational and motived Teacher of English to join our happy and thriving faculty. The successful candidate will be responsible for demonstrating high quality teaching up to KS4, ensuring students can make accelerated progress and use effective resources to deliver the highest standards of learning and achievement for all students.  

Walderslade and Greenacre Schools Partnership is aspiring to be a vibrant and high performing partnership with a strong community spirit and an ethos of inclusion, supporting learners of all abilities. You will work alongside a strong and motivated team, who are committed to ensuring that our pupils make outstanding progress.

Applications are welcomed from teachers with varied experience, including those with English specialist experience from primary school settings, ECT teachers and unqualified teachers.

Key responsibilities include:

·        Plan and deliver high-quality lessons that engage and inspire students

·        Use a range of teaching strategies and resources to support student learning

·        Monitor and assess student progress, providing regular feedback to students and parents/carers

·        Contribute to the development and implementation of the department curriculum.

Requirements:

·        Qualified teacher status or equivalent

·        A degree or professional qualification in a related subject

·        Experience of teaching at secondary level

·        The ability to motivate and engage students of all abilities

·        Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

If you are ready to join a school that values innovation, inclusivity, and high aspirations, and want to be part of a department that will shine as a flagship for our school, we would love to hear from you!

Apply now to be part of this incredible journey and make a lasting impact in the lives of our young performers.

In return, we will offer you:

• an incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders
• comprehensive induction programme with a commitment to CPD
• Care First employee assistance programme
• non-contributory membership of Benenden private health care cover
• membership of the Teachers’/Local Government Pension Scheme
• two-week half term in October (Term-time/teachers only)
• cycle to work scheme

For further details on this role and to apply please complete an application form which can be found on the school’s careers page here

 Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. For further information and to arrange a school visit, please contact Louise Campbell on 01634 861593 or via email campl313@wgsp.org.uk

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date where interest and applications received are high, therefore we encourage early applications