Teacher of EAL/ESOL

Rugby Free Secondary School opened in 2016 and has just moved into a brand-new purpose-built facility. The road hasn’t been smooth, but it is a school committed to providing success for all of its students and providing a workplace that supports its staff to ensure they are able to work to the best of their ability for our students every day. You won’t find teachers and staff anywhere else who are as committed to a school’s purpose and supporting its success.  

We are currently graded as inadequate by Ofsted (May 2019) but on our first monitoring visit (December 2019) and then again in February 2021, it was recognised just how much the school has improved in such a short space of time. Our aim is to be at least ‘good’ by December 2021. 

Key duties and responsibilities 

To provide specialist support to students with EAL within RFSS; to take a leading role in the provision for and monitoring of EAL students across RFSS.  

General Duties of the Role 

Support with the induction of admissions and induction for EAL students 

Liaise with the GLC academies re: all new EAL arrivals and, where possible, attend admissions meetings in order to collect EAL specific information for the EAL student profile   

Assess new students for language proficiency 

Ensure that the pupil(s) have access to resources to support their learning e.g. a bilingual dictionary   

Oversee the transition of EAL students between years, and phases. Liaise with feeder primaries for relevant information and ensure that Year 7 EAL students have access to support and resources for a successful transition.  

Information sharing 

Assess students’ language levels using the relevant assessment materials  

Ensure that the EAL student profiles are maintained, with SMART targets and teaching and learning strategies included  

Monitor progress of students with EAL using RFSS assessment processes and identify underachievement, advise staff on teaching and learning strategies to accelerate progress.  

Advise and support staff in implementing additional targeted support, interventions and/or assessments  

Maintain the EAL register and ensure it is accessible to staff 

Curriculum and wider responsibilities  

Advocate for the needs of students, ensuring that they have the curriculum, resources and access arrangements appropriate to their language needs and academic ability.  

Support the development of a strategy ensuring inclusion, equality of opportunity and respect for diversity   

Monitor national policy and guidance and suggest amendments to the RFSS EAL policy in response   

Communications  

Foster and maintain positive relationships with parents of students with EAL; attending Parents’ Evenings where relevant, contributing to reviews of students’ progress, and signposting parents to EAL specific support. 

Liaise with outside agencies where appropriate   

To meet statutory and school policy requirements 

To fulfil the aims of the school and work towards maintaining its ethos 

To participate in relevant directed time meetings  

To undertake any other duties deemed appropriate for this, or similar pay grade. The nature of the duties and responsibilities may change from time to time.