Teacher of English

We are looking to recruit a Teacher of English at a School where staff and students work together to create an inviting and purposeful atmosphere. If you join The Matthew Arnold School you will be working in a school that: 

• Is rapidly improving and offers career development and leadership opportunities 
• Gives responsibility to its staff and allows them to use their initiative and flourish accordingly • Has an open-door policy and culture of sharing 
• Provides access to our multi-academy trust and the opportunities that brings 
• Has a young and vibrant staff team 
• Operates a shorter academic year than most including a two-week autumn half-term

Main duties and responsibilities: 

• To provide leadership to students, encouraging high levels of achievement and good behaviour 
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of students 
• Seek and use opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues to raise standards by sharing effective practice in the school 
• Liaise effectively with parents or carers on students’ progress and achievements
• Show a commitment to professional development 
• Attend staff, departmental and other meetings as required 
• Participate in the arrangements for performance management within the school 
• Undertake a due share of duties according to the published rota
• Be aware of the School Health and Safety Policy relating to the work of the department and the School as a whole 

Personal Specification: 

Essential:

• Dynamic classroom teacher and team leader 
• Stamina and absolute determination to achieve personal and institutional success
• Firm, fair, caring, consistent and non-confrontational approach with students
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills 
• Good at meeting deadlines 
• Skilful communicator or able to manage change and staff successfully 
• Capacity to work under pressure, to show initiative and to successfully deal with a demanding workload
• Ability to work as a member of a team and with a sense of humour 

Desirable Competencies: 

The successful candidate is likely to demonstrate all or most of the following:

• A commitment to the student, to enable all students to be successful; a willingness to challenge others in the student’s best interest 
• Empathy with, and keenness to contribute to, the aims of the school
• An ability to set clear expectations, to demand high standards and to hold others accountable for their performance 
• Ability to teach and assess to high standards, using assessment to inform and improve learning 
• A constant drive for improvement
• An ability to think creatively
• An ability to provide clear direction to students, to motivate and inspire them 
• Initiative, including an ability to anticipate and pre-empt events
• Respect for others, valuing individuals 
• The ability to understand others and create trust 
• A shared approach to problem-solving and to achieving goals
• Effective communication skills for a range of purposes
• A willingness to adapt to changing needs and circumstances
• Energy, optimism and motivation in the face of pressure and setbacks
• Keenness to develop own career
• An excellent record of attendance and punctuality 

Qualifications and Training 

• Honours degree
• Qualified Teacher Status 
• Systematic and relevant professional development 

Knowledge, Experience and Skills 

• Very good classroom skills
• Very good leadership skills
• Strong subject knowledge
• Monitoring and evaluating teaching and learning
• Curriculum and staff development initiatives
• Working directly with parents and external agencies
• Confident ICT user 
• Current education trends and initiatives 

The Matthew Arnold School is committed to safeguarding and successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check 

Closing date for applications: 30th July 2018