Teacher of English

We have a vacancy for a teacher of English to join us in January 2025 on a permanent basis. We would also welcome applications from candidates who are available sooner.

The English department, one of the largest in the school, is extremely successful. Teaching staff are very friendly, supportive of each other, professional and highly qualified. It is housed in a suite of eleven rooms, all of which are in close proximity. There is a head of department's office, a departmental work room, and a well-resourced stockroom and book store. One room is equipped with computers and has access to the school's network in order to accommodate teaching of media at A level. Each teaching room has access to its own range of multimedia hardware. Year 7 is taught in mixed ability tutor groups. There is an increasing degree of fine tuning as students move from year 8 to 11, with some provision for the most able students as well as those who need additional support in their work. In Key Stage 3 all teachers follow the same programmes of study in terms of content, but we encourage a level of autonomy and choice in delivery and pedagogy. In Year 7 students study: an introductory unit on poetry; Myths and Legends; Frankenstein (play); Gothic Descriptive Writing; an introductory unit on Shakespeare; the novel Enola Holmes. In Year 8 students study: A Midsummer Night's Dream; an Imagined Worlds descriptive/narrative writing unit; Victorian literature: Childhood Experience; Rhetorical and Opinion writing; the novel Trash; The Power of Poetry. In Year 9 students study: Journey's End; Other Voices (Poetry from Different Cultures); Romeo and Juliet; Animal Farm; Dystopian fiction; Introduction to Media. At GCSE, students follow the AQA specification for English Language and all students are also entered for AQA English Literature. For A level, we offer both English Literature and English Language. We follow the AQA specification for both subjects (specification B for Literature). Both the GCSE and the A level courses demand great commitment from staff and depend for their success on high levels of leadership and efficient organisation. Colleagues are encouraged to develop and share resources. Why work for us?

• St Bede's is a good place to work. Staff are friendly and supportive of one another: relationships between staff and pupils were recognised by Ofsted as 'exceptionally strong'.
• ECTs benefit from a well developed and comprehensive induction period programme. More experienced teachers are given the opportunity to participate in training which will help them to develop skills needed for middle and senior management roles.
• There are good on-site catering facilities. Staff are able to use the fitness facilities free of charge and to participate in sports activities.
• Music is a big part of school life and staff are welcome to join our senior choir and instrumental groups.
• We have a social event at the end of each term as well as occasional staff trips to the theatre.
• The school is situated in Redhill, a commuter belt town in the Surrey Fringe area. We are close to the M25 and there are good transport links to London and the South Coast from Redhill station which is about 15 minutes walk from the school. We also benefit from being within walking distance of beautiful countryside . Many staff live locally, others commute from Guildford, South London, Kent and East & West Sussex.