Teacher of English and Drama
The King's School, Gloucester
Gloucester
- Expired
- Salary:
- According to qualifications and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 17 April 2018
Job overview
The Headmaster is looking to appoint a high achieving graduate to teach English and Drama within a highly successful department. This is a full-time post, and the successful candidate will have a genuine enthusiasm and passion for English and Drama and be capable of teaching both to A Level. They should be able to generate and sustain a high degree of motivation in all pupils, and to contribute to the department in providing and delivering excellent teaching.
The Department
The English and Drama Department take pride in their teaching, and the results are consistently very good. Numbers taking GCSE Drama have seen significant growth in recent years, and the School has increased the timetable allocation at KS3 from September 2018. The post would involve teaching Drama to keen A level and GCSE examination groups, and English teaching at IGCSE and, possibly, A level, but the exact make-up of the job will depend in part on the candidate’s abilities and interests. The department currently follows the IGCSE English and English literature specifications at KS4 and OCR English Literature specification and AQA Theatre Studies.
Successful candidates would find the Department a happy and very supportive one in which to work. It consists of five full-time members of staff and is supported by two excellent librarians and a Learning Skills Department.
The School has always had a particularly high reputation for Drama with landmark productions such as Jesus Christ Superstar in Gloucester Cathedral and West Side Story in the local theatre. Brecht’s Mother Courage, The Crucible and the Real Inspector Hound have been recently staged to much acclaim. We are proud and particularly pleased by our success in Drama with three pupils achieving RADA places and one pupil at Bristol Old Vic in recent years, along with success in the National Youth Theatre.
The department operates dedicated independent reading periods for all pupils, runs book and literacy clubs, takes part in whole school academic enrichment activities, regularly invites visiting speakers and organises trips to the theatre.
Timetable, induction and training
The School operates to a ten-day timetable cycle, consisting of 60 periods. Full-time members of staff teach 48 periods per cycle. Newly qualified teachers receive a 7 period remission in their first year for training and induction.
Experienced applicants without formal teaching qualifications will be considered for this position. The King’s School has a strong record of training and developing teachers in situ, and there are opportunities for further development at every level. King’s supports unqualified teachers in achieving Qualified Teacher Status and the Post Graduate Certificate of Education qualification whilst working at the School, and the School is fully accredited to participate in the Independent Schools Teacher Induction Panel NQT Programme, and NQTs are provided with a comprehensive induction and mentoring programme which supports them in achieving qualified teacher status (QTS). For applicants without a teaching qualification we are looking for a high level of subject knowledge, enthusiasm, good communication skills, patience, an empathy with young people and a desire to get involved in the extra-curricular life of the School.
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About The King's School, Gloucester
- The King's School, Gloucester
- Pitt Street, Gloucester
- Gloucestershire
- GL1 2BG
- United Kingdom
The King's School, Gloucester has a rich academic tradition as one of the seven famous Cathedral Schools established by Henry VIII in 1541. Now, it is a successful co-educational independent day school with around 700 pupils, aged three to eighteen, offering academic excellence, a celebrated range of extra-curricular activities and outstanding pastoral care.
King's is held in very high esteem amongst the local and wider community, winning Gloucestershire Independent School of the Year in 2020 and 2021, and being Highly Commended again in 2022. Following the 2022 ISI Inspection, King's was proud to be declared 'excellent in all areas'.
With small classes and inspiring teachers, The King's School offers a vibrant culture of endeavour and scholarship in the historic setting of Gloucester Cathedral. As a result, the school has a special sense of identity which encourages a moral framework and a powerful feeling of community.
The King's School aims to stimulate all pupils to the greatest possible academic, creative and extra-curricular achievement by encouraging the exploration of a wide range of cultural, intellectual and sporting activities. We offer a unique 'Keystones' approach which identifies and develops individual talents and personal qualities.
Aims and Aspirations
The life of the School at all levels is underpinned by our long term aims and aspirations, which represent the key principles on which King's is based.
- The King's School is a co-educational Independent School offering a distinctive education that is firmly based on Christian principles. We welcome into our community boys and girls of all religious faiths and cultures to promote the qualities of tolerance, understanding, compassion and commitment and to encourage young people to think of others, both within and beyond the community of which they are members.
- King's is by choice a medium-sized school with small classes from age 3 to 18, divided into two schools, Junior (ages 3 – 11) and Senior (ages 11 – 18). Since our Foundation in 1541 as a Cathedral School, we have educated the Choristers of Gloucester Cathedral, a role which is central to our ethos.
- To the best of our ability and resources, the School aims to educate young people from a variety of backgrounds, enhancing this capability by the further development of scholarships and bursaries.
- Through the expertise and dedication of our staff, through our facilities, close relationships with the Cathedral, excellent pastoral care and general ethos, we seek to stimulate all pupils to the greatest possible academic, creative and extra-curricular achievement by encouraging the exploration of a wide range of cultural, intellectual and sporting activities.
- Pupils are encouraged to think for themselves and to appreciate the importance of self-discipline. All pupils are treated as individuals, though at the same time they are encouraged to contribute to group work, teamwork and the community as a whole.
- The School is committed to a broad, balanced and well-knit curriculum which is relevant to the needs of its pupils. The curriculum offers scope for individual specialisation where appropriate and is constantly reviewed in the light of developments within the School, nationally and internationally. Innovation is encouraged.
- Whether pupils are of high or average academic ability, the School aims to enable them to develop fully as individuals, to prepare them for responsible adult life and to encourage qualities of initiative and leadership.
- Celebrating achievement is seen as a valued part of the School's success. Pupils' performances in academic life, sport, activities and the performing arts are all recognised in assemblies, in newsletters, on Speech Day, at Junior School Prizegiving and in many other ways.
Working at King's
King's places great importance on staff wellbeing and offers a number of benefits to support this, including:
- A peer-run staff wellbeing programme that operates year-round
- An on-site doctor available to staff for short consultations
- A staff "wellbeing day" - an additional day off that can even be taken during term time!
As a school, it is our collective aim to develop all staff into reflective practitioners who are committed to the ethos and aspirations of the school, and to empower staff as they work towards their own objectives.
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