Teacher of English

About this Role

Oakbank is a school of potential that drives for the betterment for all. The school is committed to a journey of transformation, where staff, students and parents are committed to improving the quality and experience of education for its community. We believe that every child deserves to not only access the full curriculum, but should thrive in their curriculums, developing academically, personally and holistically as a result of passionate and adaptive teaching, resulting in committed learning that secures successful outcomes. Our current phase of school improvement features our entire team, working together at pace to offer greater stability, more innovation and creativity. The aim is for greater consistency for all students, enabling them to manage their learning and themselves more effectively.

Our collective determination to make Oakbank a happier and higher performing school affirms our commitment to our values: integrity, collaboration and excellence. We believe in excellence for our students to give them the opportunities to have choices in their lives, empowering them to choose the future that they desire off the back of hard work. We believe in working together to ensure that our community supports one another and challenges one another to be the ‘best yet’ versions of ourselves, not because we have to improve but because if we do, the potential is endless. And we believe in the fidelity of our vision for students and staff, and strive to retain our moral compass when making decisions, to ensure an open, inclusive and happy community at Oakbank.

Job Purpose

• Teaching English to inspire students and raise their aspirations and achievements.
• Fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.
• Meet the expectations set out in the Teachers’ Standards.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Teaching

• Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work.
• Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment.
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils.
• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
• Promote excellent progress and outcomes by pupils.
• Demonstrate excellent subject and curriculum knowledge.
• Demonstrate quality of teaching is ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’.
• Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for external tests.
• Develop a vision of how, through drama, we can raise the aspirations and achievement of students both within the school and the wider community.

Organisation, Strategy and Development

• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
• Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure co-ordinated outcomes.
• Provide cover, in the unforeseen circumstance that another teacher is unable to teach.

Professional Development

• Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures.
• Take part in further training and development in order to improve own teaching.
• Take part in the appraisal and professional development of others, where appropriate.