Teacher of English

POST: Teacher of English

LOCATION: Thorns Collegiate Academy 

SALARY: TMS/UPS

HOURS: 0.6fte (possibility of full time)

REQUIRED FOR: ASAP

At Thorns Collegiate Academy, we require an enthusiastic, hard-working, and creative teacher to join our consistently high-performing English Department, assisting in the teaching and bespoke development of our challenging and diverse curriculum.

Our English Department prides itself on ‘creativity within structures’, offering students the foundations, scaffolds, and security to thrive in exam scenarios, and allow them to succeed once they leave us and enter the wider world.

A successful candidate will be joining a close-knit team of highly professional staff who have exceeded expectations over the last five years, and who continue to drive teaching and learning within the school.

As part of Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust, Thorns is a school that offers progression and opportunities at all levels, and a successful candidate can expect to be developed into the best practitioner they can be.

Key Responsibilities:

• To develop, plan and deliver effective and high-quality learning experiences for all students they teach.
• Be accountable for the learning and achievement of all students they teach. 
• To liaise with teaching colleagues across the Academy to support strategic development, share good practice and plan collaborative activities.

We are looking for a passionate and creative teacher who work well within a team and who will help us on our journey to provide exceptional educational provision for our pupils and families.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience teaching across the key stages. Applications from newly qualified teachers are also welcome
• Be a consistently good/outstanding teacher 
• Be an exceptional classroom practitioner with high expectations of both learning and behaviour
• Able to inspire, motivate and enthuse pupils
• Committed to raising standards for all and share the same drive to constantly learn and improve
• Show willingness to lead initiatives and show evidence of impact.
• Demonstrate a passion to make a difference to others
• To be proficient with the use of technology for learning and have a willingness to innovate.

About Our Academy Trust

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is an established Multi-Academy Trust of primary and secondary academies across the West Midlands.

Our reputation is built on our core values of innovation, collaboration and inspiring individuals within our care.

We want every single person that comes through the doors of one of our academies to leave having grown as an individual, in terms of their skill set and their respect for others.  

We believe that every person who passes through our doors deserves the very best that we can offer. Everyone who works with and for the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust does so because they believe in children and want their futures to be happy and successful. 

We are looking for passionate and creative teacher who work well within a team and who will help us on our journey to provide exceptional educational provision for our pupils and families.

We can offer:

• Opportunities across our MAT to enhance skills and experience at both primary and secondary level
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Exceptional CPD provision including working with national and international experts in their field 
• A supportive working environment and team ethos
• Friendly, enthusiastic children.

We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice where all staff can thrive. We believe that supporting our staff both personally and professionally allows them to give their very best to our students. Our aim is to foster a working culture that recognises and reflects the importance of good mental health and wellbeing and provides effective support when colleagues need it.

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All post-holders will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including a Children’s Barred List check for post carrying out a regulated activity.

For further information or an application form please visit:

https://careers.shirelandcat.net/Department/Teaching

Closing Date: 5pm Thursday 16th May