Teacher of English
Teaching vacancies, Monks Orchard, Croydon
Teacher of English
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Teaching vacancies, Monks Orchard, Croydon
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 31 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 43245cd5464d4a30a2013e1813d32c4d
Full Job Description
- Working within the English department to contribute to raising student achievement
- To contribute to the continued development of the department
- Teach the English curriculum across the ability range to years 7-11
- Contribute to enrichment and intervention within the department
- To undertake a designated programme of teaching across all key stages
- To teach consistently high-quality lessons
- To plan and deliver schemes of work and lessons that meet the requirements of KS3 and KS4
- To be a role model for students, inspiring them to be actively interested in your subject
- To set expectations for staff and students in relation to standards of achievement and the quality of learning & teaching
- To prioritise and manage time effectively, ensuring continued professional development in line with the role
- To follow the school policies and procedures
- To ensure the effective/efficient deployment of classroom support
- To maintain discipline in accordance with the school procedures and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework
- To update professional knowledge and expertise as appropriate to keep up to date with developments in teaching practice and methodology What the school offers its staff
- Some of the benefits of working at Orchard Park High School:
- Well behaved students
- The behaviour at our school is excellent: our students are keen to learn and polite. They are used to concentrating, reading for extended periods of time, engaging in independent practice and producing developed pieces of writing.
- Outside of the classroom, students also behave well: transitions are orderly and calm and the playgrounds and social spaces are warm and welcoming.
- The behaviour system is centralised, meaning that teachers have time to teach.
- Sensible approach to marking and feedback
- We do not expect teachers to regularly mark books with lengthy comments: instead, we use whole class feedback processes which are much more efficient
- We are keen on live feedback in class which is much more efficient than lengthy written marking.
- Supportive, visible SLT
- Our SLT are highly visible and supportive: their main role is to ensure that teachers are able to teach as effectively as possible
- Our CPD offer is exceptional
- The majority of our CPD is department specific
- All staff receive instructional coaching once a fortnight to develop their teaching
- All our teaching methods are research informed
- We provide excellent training programmes for teachers, main scale teachers, lead practitioners and SLT Further details about the role We are looking for a Teacher of English. This is an exciting opportunity to join Orchard Park High School and become an integral member of the English department. The successful applicant must be high performing and passionate about education and the improvement of life changes for our children, and committed to continuing to develop the foundations we have already built here at Orchard Park High School. Our school will be disruption free every minute, of every lesson, of every day. We are relentless in our drive for high expectations. Our CPD provision is excellent. Beginning teachers (especially) develop rapidly in our school. Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive, non-selective and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs with remote / hybrid working opportunities where appropriate. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are 'Always Learning'.