The posting
The English department at Manor CE Academy is a dedicated, creative and highly successful team of subject specialists. The department occupies seven full sized classrooms, all equipped with PCs, projectors and visualisers. We share a workroom, which becomes a place for the team to congregate during breaks, fostering an extremely supportive and friendly atmosphere. All Manor teaching staff engage in research-led staff development to collaboratively improve practice, and within English, our culture of sharing ideas and strategies leads to innovative and dynamic teaching across the year groups.
In Key Stage 3, all students follow a varied English curriculum, balancing different skills, genres and eras, embedding the skills and knowledge to make them successful in their GCSEs and beyond. All students study both Eduqas English Language and AQA English Literature GCSE courses in Years 10 and 11. As a team we are looking to continually deepen our understanding of successful approaches to teaching GCSE and to improve our delivery of content through sharing best practice, not least by drawing on the expertise of examiners within the department. Our curriculum is carefully structured and well-resourced, seeking to foster a love of the subject in all learners. We seek to make good use of online resources and students’ iPads to enhance their learning.
The main focus of the Subject Teacher's role is fostering the learning and progress of the pupils in their care. This involves being an effective teacher of pupils as well as of the subject. Quality of preparation, resourcing, planning, subject expertise, teaching skill, pace, challenge, proactive classroom management, effective marking and assessment, high expectations, and positive personal relationships are all central to providing the conditions within which pupils' personal skills, abilities, understanding, learning and progress can be developed. This role brings the opportunity for potential leadership experience once in post.
For any informal queries, please contact the English Director of Learning, Adam Metcalfe via email at [email protected].
The main focus of the Subject Teacher's role is fostering the learning and progress of the pupils in their care. This involves being an effective teacher of pupils as well as of the subject. Quality of preparation, resourcing, planning, subject expertise, teaching skill, pace, challenge, proactive classroom management, effective marking and assessment, high expectations, and positive personal relationships are all central to providing the conditions within which pupils' personal skills, abilities, understanding, learning and progress can be developed.
What we can offer:
- Experienced and supportive School Leadership Team
- Opportunities for staff to develop through Continuous Professional Development
- Local Government Pension scheme
- Occupational Health
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on site Parking
Job Details
Subject: English
Position Type: Permanent Post
Line Manager: Director of Learning
Travel Required: No
The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.
Application Process
Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.
Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.
Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.
