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Teacher of English

Teacher of English

St Bonaventure's

London Borough of Newham

Salary:
Inner London Payscale
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018
Apply by:
17 May 2018

Job overview

We seek to appoint a qualified, driven and successful Teacher of English.  The successful candidate will be an excellent Teacher of English, It is an excellent opportunity for either an NQT or someone wishing to further develop their career, with development opportunities.


The English Department at St Bonaventure’s is a consistently high achieving department – in 2017 89 % of our cohort achieved a grade 4 or above in English with 78% achieving a 4+ in English Language and 86% achieving a 4+ in English Literature. We have been a member department of the Prince's Teaching Institute since 2013 and in 2017 we achieved Associate Department status with the P.T.I. We place high value on extending and enthusing our learners through subject-based activities that go beyond the curriculum including our Viva Voce Society, our work with local primary schools through the 'Let's Think in English' project and our active involvement in Newham borough’s Every Child a Theatre Goer initiative. We believe that expert subject knowledge is the bedrock of all outstanding English teachers and offer a comprehensive programme of C.P.D. to ensure that the needs of our teachers as well as our learners are met.


“This year 70% of our students gained a good pass in both Maths and English”


St Bonaventure’s is an outstanding popular provider of education within the London Borough of Newham.  With a long and distinguished history of educating boys’, aged 11-18, in the East End of London, St Bons is recognised by the DfE as a ‘high performing’ Catholic school.  The school is founded under Franciscan principles, with a large and exciting culturally and religiously diverse co-educational sixth form.


Rated as outstanding in all of our last 3 Ofsted and Diocesan reports we believe that our students have an entitlement to the very best education, with high expectations for all in our community. Results have shown significant improvement each year, we nurture talent and ensure that every boy achieves their full potential, we stand in the top 5% for value added.


We Offer:


  • An opportunity to be part of an enthusiastic, inspired and motivated team where staff genuinely feel valued
  • A strong commitment to your professional development and career management with CPD courses offered throughout the Local Authority and Diocese
  • A relocation package for the right applicant
  • A school with ‘outstanding teaching and learning’ where all our staff and the wider community feel privileged to be associated with
  • A curriculum where personalised learning is at the heart


Closing date for applications: Monday 21st May 2018, 2pm


To apply please request an application pack from Benjamin Evans at stbons@hays.com, or you can contact Ben on 020 7259 8770.  Your application is a direct permanent application to St Bons, Hays is our recruitment partner and manages our permanent appointments.


Please also visit www.stbons.org and www.hays.co.uk/jobs/stbons for more information.


The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the commitment. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check. Hays is the recruitment partner for permanent vacancies at the school.


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About St Bonaventure's

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+44 20 8472 3844

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St Bonaventure’s is a popular and oversubscribed provider of education within the London Borough of Newham.

We have a long and distinguished history of educating boys’, aged 11-16, in the East End of London. We have a large and exciting culturally and religiously diverse co-educational 6th Form.

St Bon's is recognised by the DfE, Ofsted, NCTL, SSAT and the Diocese of Brentwood for our excellence in education.

The school is founded under Franciscan principles and we have been in Forest Gate since 1877.

We believe that our students have an entitlement to the very best education, with high expectations for all in our community.

Our staff are important and we look after everyone. We use a 'flash marking' policy, there are no written reports and we do not send emails out of school hours.

We Offer:

An opportunity to be part of an enthusiastic, inspired and motivated team where staff genuinely feel valued and cared for.

A strong commitment to your professional development and career management.

We will encourage you to provide CPD to others; within our school, our borough, our diocese and beyond.

A relocation package for the right applicant.

A school with outstanding teaching and learning, where all our staff and the wider community feel proud to be associated with.

A curriculum where personalised learning is at the heart.

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