Teacher of English
The Excelsior Academy
Hackney
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/ UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025 (Earlier start available)
- Apply by:
- 13 October 2024
Job overview
Salary: Main Scale /Upper Pay Scale
Location: Hackney
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Teacher of English to join The Excelsior Academy team, where there are good opportunities for career advancement supported by strong CPD.
You should be an outstanding teacher with excellent subject knowledge who is passionate about sharing that knowledge with our students.
The successful candidate will be focused on the attainment and progress of all pupils, have a proven track record of successful teaching and hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree.
This post represents a superb career opportunity for a motivated professional who wants to challenge and engage pupils across the full 11-18 age range and who has a passion for designing an innovative and creative curriculum.
The successful candidate will have:
- Qualified Teacher Status/NQT
- You will be an excellent, enthusiastic and experienced classroom practitioner with the ability to teach across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5.
- Have the ability to motivate pupils to achieve excellent examination results
- Have the ability to enthuse and inspire students with a love of your subject
- Be able to inspire students to learn and achieve and have a strong commitment to the highest of standards.
- Be keen to drive the development of related extra-curricular activities and partnerships.
- Enjoy working in a challenging but highly rewarding environment and be flexible in response to the day-to-day requirements of a large, busy academy.
If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding position, enriching the lives of the students who attend The Excelsior Academy, then we are keen to hear from you.
Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to interview and appoint in advance of closing date. Apply now using the "Quick Apply" button.
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The Excelsior Academy is committed to promoting equality for all students and employees. Every individual will be treated with courtesy and respect and his or her contribution to the learning process will be valued. All employees are expected to understand and promote equality and diversity in the course of their work.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN
The Excelsior Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as recommended by government guidance.
All successful applicants will be requested to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
A Section 128 check will be carried out on individuals applying for any role that retains or has been delegated any management responsibilities under the terms of a direction made by the Secretary of State for Education.
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About The Excelsior Academy
The Excelsior Academy is part of the Community Schools Trust. We serve a wonderfully diverse community, many of whom face challenges through no fault of their own. It is for this reason we want to level the playing field for all of our students, regardless of their background, by providing a world class education.
We care about outcomes at The Excelsior Academy. We know good grades lift life chances and impact health, wealth and even mortality. We know that teachers have the greatest impact on pupil outcomes and so we take professional development seriously, whatever our role in the school. Whether we have taught for two months, two years, or twenty years, we believe in our capacity to always improve in the classroom.
Our CPD provision is comprehensive and fundamental to our commitment to improve. We are invested in our own and each others’ development and use principles of instructional coaching to provide feedback to each other. Our CPD involves deliberate practice, video models of excellent practice and lots of fun! The desire to improve a little bit everyday permeates the culture in our school.
Our approach to teaching is evidence informed. We avoid ‘discovery learning’ methods and instead, we teach explicitly. Our teachers are experts in the classroom and lead from the front. We focus on perfecting routines for behaviour, like entry into lessons and transitions between tasks so that we can maximise time spent on learning. We have excellent behaviour systems which mean teachers can focus on what we love doing most - teaching!
As well as excellent outcomes, we want our students to be well rounded individuals who will thrive beyond school years; that’s why we deliberately teach prosocial behaviours like making eye contact when greeted, listening attentively and showing gratitude. We know these skills will set all of our students up for life, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
When students fall behind, our teachers run interventions outside of their lessons. We provide an extra session after school for all year 11 students so their families don't have to worry about paying for a tutor. Teachers work hard at TEA. Our students deserve nothing less and we expect the highest of standards from them because we know they are capable of achieving them.
But we invest in working smart too: we have a 3 week Christmas holiday, no retrospective book marking, no student report writing and no formal lesson observations!
We recognise talent and impact at The Excelsior Academy. There are lots of opportunities for promotions within the school and Community Schools Trust. Our staff body at all levels is a true reflection of the makeup of the community we serve - we are proud of this and welcome anyone who will add value to our wonderful school community.
We would love to hear from you if you think this sounds like the right place for you! We welcome visits; come and speak to our Headteacher, our staff and check out our lessons! Get in touch with us: email jobs@excelsiorcst.org or call 0207 275 1500 to speak to a member of the HR team.
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