English Teacher
Corby Business Academy
Northamptonshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2018 or sooner
- Apply by:
- 1 December 2017
Job overview
Corby Business Academy is a popular and oversubscribed 11-18 Academy with a growing reputation both locally and nationally. Closely located to the Leicestershire / Northamptonshire border we provide staff and students with a modern learning environment, offering state of the art teaching and learning facilities equipped to meet the challenges of a varied and engaging curriculum.
We are delighted to offer the opportunity for a passionate English Teacher to join our dedicated team. It is an exciting time to join the English department with the faculty demonstrating proven outcomes; in 2017 76% of students attained at grade 4+ in English and 54% of students attained at grade 5+. The number of students attaining grade 9 in the English measure was above national figures.
We are looking to recruit someone who is passionate about enabling all students to make dramatic progress in English. The successful candidate will be ambitious, enthusiastic and creative and able to plan engaging lessons. You will work collaboratively with the dedicated, experienced and hardworking team who will support you in your new job. You will be expected to teach English at Key Stages 3 and 4. A Level English Language and Literature are also delivered within the Faculty, with significant numbers of Sixth Form students taking an English qualification.
We see the investment in our staff as crucial as we look to build on previous successes for our students and the Academy. You will be given fantastic career progression opportunities and continued investment from a caring senior leadership team who are keen to support staff to develop both personally and professionally.
If you have excellent organisational skills and the capacity to work with others to raise achievement through motivating and inspiring students then we would be delighted to hear from you.
This position is suitable for a newly qualified teacher or someone with more experience. All applicants are required to complete a Brooke Weston Trust application form.
For further details or an application form please contact Mike Sherwin by email cba@hays.com or telephone 07525 889925| 0116 2532389.
Please note that strong applications may be considered upon receipt.
Closing date: Friday 1st December 2017
Interviews: W/C 4th December 2017
If you have not heard by Friday 8th December, your application will have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Posts working with children and/or vulnerable adults will be subject to the disclosure of criminal records. This Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About Corby Business Academy
- Corby Business Academy
- Academy Way, Gretton Road, Corby
- Northamptonshire
- NN17 5EB
- United Kingdom
At Corby Business Academy we have a dedicated and skilled team of staff who are committed to giving all students a high quality educational experience, as well as nurturing individual skills and aspirations. We work hard to ensure that our students have the best teaching and learning, excellent facilities and a full range of enrichment activities that run alongside academic studies.
We are proud of the exceptional facilities on offer at Corby Business Academy. The site has an impressive sports provision and the building is arranged with separate faculties radiating from a central mall. It has been designed to ensure maximum visibility and cohesiveness, so that we are all part of one learning community.
Art, Music and Industrial Design faculty boasts the latest equipment that you would expect to find in any modern creative or technical business, such as Media and Photography software, 3D printers, Design and Technology machines, plus a large workshop and Art rooms.
The Communication faculty houses English, Media and Drama. It includes a drama suite and a media editing suite complete with Apple iMacs.
Physical and Natural Sciences is home to Science, Active, Dance, Psychology, and Health and Social Care. It includes science laboratories and a mirrored dance studio. The Library is also a real feature of the Academy. It is well-stocked and resourced, with dedicated library staff who support all aspects of learning. They organise literacy trips, author visits and quizzes throughout the year so that our students are encouraged to develop a love of reading and literature.
Our professional theatre is the venue for presentations, assemblies, concerts and special events. It is an integral and widely used resource in the Academy.
We are proud to be part of Brooke Weston Trust, which has grown into a family of 10 primary and secondary schools throughout the East Midlands, united by our mission and values. More than 7,000 students between the ages of 3-18 are now educated in a Brooke Weston Trust school, supported by more than 1000 passionate members of staff.
The Brooke Weston Trust Way
Our Trust was formed more than 25 years ago with a simple and clear mission – to transform educational performance in all of our communities.
Working in some of the most challenging contexts, we improve our students’ achievements by making long term commitments to the community and championing new approaches to improve the life chances for young people.
Our members of staff are essential to realising this vision, and a happy, motivated and supported team will deliver the best possible experiences for our young people.
We place great emphasis on creating a supportive and collaborative working environment in all our schools, where all staff can share best practice through our colleague networks, as well as being able to access a range of first-class professional development opportunities through our Brooke Weston Teaching School Alliance.
Our schools include:
· Beanfield Primary Academy
· Brooke Weston Academy
· Compass Primary Academy
· Corby Business Academy
· Corby Technical Academy
· Gretton Primary School
· Kettering Science Academy
· Oakley Vale Primary School
· Peckover Primary School
· Thomas Clarkson Academy
Benefits
Being a member of the Brooke Weston Trust family not only comes with fantastic opportunities, but also great perks;
· Free Breakfast and Lunch for all members of staff
· Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
· Bike2Work Scheme
· Subsidised Gym Membership
· Emphasis on staff wellbeing, with access to resources such as Education Support Partnership and an Employee Assist Programme
· Staff CPD and access to the Brooke Weston Trust Teaching School
Teaching colleagues who would like to progress into leadership positions can also apply to join the Brooke Weston Trust Leadership Academy. The Leadership Academy is an exciting new initiative designed to nurture talent and develop future leaders within the Trust through a programme of mentoring and professional development tailored to the needs of our Trust.
We actively encourage applicants to contact us to arrange a visit to one or more of our schools so we can show you how we work, let you see the schools in action and talk to our colleagues.
To find out more about what it means to be part of the Brooke Weston Trust Family please check out the career page on our website here.
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