English Teacher
Grey Court School
Richmond upon Thames
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- Expired
- Salary:
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- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 22 March 2019
Job overview
TEACHER OF ENGLISH
September 2019
Grey Court is a successful and oversubscribed academy serving a diverse community in an outstanding environment, situated in the London Borough of Richmond, in close proximity to the Thames. The school opened its sixth form in September 2014 and is now a National Teaching School. In January 2018, the school received its second ‘outstanding’ grading.
We are seeking to appoint a qualified and innovative teacher of English who will inspire our young people, promote a personal passion for English and ensure that all students excel in this subject area.
The right candidate will:
• be, or demonstrate the potential to be, an exceptional classroom practitioner
• have a clear passion for their area; supported by sound subject knowledge
• want the very best for all young people irrespective of background or challenge
• demonstrate an understanding of the importance of English across the curriculum
• have the skills, drive and passion to deliver English across the curriculum.
The Faculty currently offers a wide range of opportunities at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5.
Results for both English Language and English Literature continue to exceed national level. We are an ambitious faculty with high aspirations for all our students. You must be committed to being a team member who will want to ensure that all students, at all academic levels, receive an outstanding experience in their English lessons. The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to exceptionally high standards of classroom practice alongside a genuine regard for exceptional progress and quality care of all our young people.
As a National Teaching School we value the continuous development of our teachers and associate staff. We offer significant CPD opportunities.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All offers of employment will be subject to the successful candidate undertaking an enhanced Criminal Record Check via the Criminal Records Bureau.
Closing date: 22nd March 2019
Interview date: W/B 25th March 2019
If you are interested in applying for this post please go to the school website http://www.greycourt.richmond.sch.uk/about/joiningus.aspx or contact Shabana Rose (Head of Faculty) for more information about Grey Court School and this role.
srose@greycourt.org.uk / 020 8948 1173.
Closing date: 22nd March 2019
Interview date: w/b 25 March 2019
For more information about Grey Court School call us on 020 8948 1173. Please find attached Job Description and Personal Spec and to apply for the role please click apply now, download, complete and submit an application.
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About Grey Court School
Grey Court is a popular, thriving and well established oversubscribed secondary school, situated in Ham, Richmond having 1,590 students on record.
Grey Court School is a mixed secondary school serving pupils between the ages of 11-18. Furthermore our Grey Court sixth form provides an outstanding post 16 education which includes A levels and vocational qualifications at BTEC level 3. Our results are consistently amongst the best in state schools in London. Each year we help students secure places at the top universities in the UK, including Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities. We consistently outperform local and national schools in terms of our results, with over 80% of students achieving A* to B grades in 2022.
Situated on 22 acres of tree lined grounds, our first class sports facilities include immaculately maintained football and rugby pitches, two sports halls and access to Ham tennis club with its own clubhouse.
Grey Court School was established in 1956 and converted to academy status in 2012. This London secondary school has been rated as outstanding in all areas in March 2013, then in January 2018 and now once again in February 2024.
Headteacher
Mr. Christopher Rhodes
Values and vision
Grey Court School’s main vision is to support and nurture students so that they have the confidence to achieve to a high level regardless of the challenges they may face. The Ham secondary school wants to work in a solid partnership, where staff and parents unite to ensure that students are supported both at school and at home, and are taught the values of honesty, self-reliance and responsibility. It is important to Grey Court School that students are presented with a varied curriculum and it provides facilities to appeal to all. Grey Court School holds a specialist status in Science, Maths and Computing, along with a Sports England accreditation, Healthy Schools status and Artsmark Gold.
Ofsted
Following our latest Ofsted inspection in February 2024 Ofsted concluded that Grey Court “is a school where all pupils flourish and are kept happy and safe”, and that "all pupils experience a high quality of education". This built on the platform of excellence established when our school was judged as outstanding in all categories initially in March 2013 and then again in January 2018.
View Grey Court School’s latest Ofsted report
Teacher Training
Grey Court provides a comprehensive professional development programme for trainee, early career and established teachers. This is further enhanced through our membership of the Wandle Teaching School Hub; an alliance of schools in the London boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth, formed to provide ongoing development for teachers at every stage of their career.
Early Career Teachers
We work closely with the Institute of Education and the Wandle Teaching School Hub to provide a two year training programme for early career teachers (ECTs). This highly structured, in-house programme involves close mentoring, support and encouragement of new teachers, and exceeds the statutory standards of the DfE’s early career framework. Many of our ECTs go on to build successful careers at Grey Court.
Ongoing Teacher Training
We actively encourage staff to continue their professional development. This could be through courses provided by the Wandle Teaching School hub, through our in-house training and learning sessions, or through more formal routes such as the national professional qualifications.
Initial Teacher Training
As part of the Grey Court teaching alliance we co-ordinate placements for trainee teachers in schools across south west London and Surrey. Each year we work closely with universities and the Department for Education (DfE) to place post graduate (PGCE) and School Direct applicants either in our own, or in other local schools.
Training School
As a training school we value the continuous development of our staff and offer a full range of professional training opportunities including in-house and cross-MAT CPD and national leadership programmes.
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