English Teacher Full Time

Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Empowering Learning

English Teacher KS3 – KS5

Chesterfield

January 2024 – January 2025

Long Term Full time 1 year

£150 – £230 Per day dependent on Payscale

Empowering Learning are a market leading education recruitment company. We are working in partnership with a large Secondary school based in Chesterfield who are looking to recruit a Teacher of English on a full time basis for a 1 year period. You will be working with students across KS3 and KS4, however will be specialising in KS5 provision for AS/A2 Literature.

The school is a larger than average Secondary Academy with a deep-rooted community feel, and is one of the oldest Secondary schools in the county. With a supportive Senior Leadership team, and tight knit departmental support the school are open to welcoming teachers at any stage of their career and are able to support an ECT through some of their induction if necessary.

The role

• The school is looking for someone who is passionate about English and the ability to teach English language and literature across KS3, KS4 and KS5, to provide the very best opportunity for students across the school.
• In this exciting role, you will contribute to the strategic direction?of your subject development & lead?training programmes and contribute to the enhancement?of English teaching pedagogy and practice across the school.
• In addition, you will provide expertise in delivering exceptional, engaging, and ambitious lessons which will provide opportunities for colleagues to learn and grow their practice.
• To provide outstanding teaching for learning which meets the needs?of?all students.
• To support the school?raising standards?of?teaching and learning across the department and in monitoring progress towards agreed aims.
• To provide specialist subject expertise to assist departmental staff, as appropriate.
• To support and hold to account other staff in the school through teaching and learning programmes.
• To support the school?in the implementation?of?agreed whole school policies and initiatives.
• To plan and facilitate professional learning workshops as requested.

The successful candidate will

• Hold a teaching qualification.
• Hold a degree or equivalent.
• Have outstanding teaching practice.
• Have excellent behaviour management.
• Have experience?of?lesson observations and giving robust feedback.
• Have experience?of?improvement planning.
• Have experience?of?implementing a range?of?strategies to raise student achievement, with evidence?of?success.
• Contribution to impact on the quality?of?learning and teaching and curriculum.
• A proven track record?of?excellent results at KS3/4/5.
• Have experience?of?high-quality pupil tracking and feedback practices.

Empowering Learning Ltd. are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. You will also be required to provide 2 professional references covering at least the last 2 years, and complete our online application followed by a video or face to face interview.

How to apply

If you are an English Teacher with recent school experience looking for their next challenge, then we would like to hear from you. Apply today via the website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Empowering Learning, please contact Abi Brooks on .