Teacher of English
Arts & Media School Islington
London Borough of Islington
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 31 October 2018
Job overview
We are looking for an ambitious Teacher of English to join us from January 2019. We have excellent facilities, a caring and welcoming school community with committed staff and a supportive leadership team. We require enthusiastic, confident candidates who can deliver outstanding teaching.
The English faculty is a collaborative and creative department, driven by the pursuit of academic excellence. The department exists of experienced subject specialists who are reflective practitioners with an interest in pedagogy and a drive to improve outcomes for our students. We encourage our teachers to participate in whole school opportunities for professional development and ensure that our pedagogy is evidence informed. We are at an exciting stage in our journey towards a knowledge-rich curriculum that will allow our students to be successful in all of their endeavours.
Arts & Media School Islington is a popular and thriving comprehensive school situated in North London; a vacancy has arisen for an English teacher. We are a good school with many outstanding features and the opportunity is now available for another colleague to join us on our journey to outstanding in all areas.
Our school vision of every child a scholar is underpinned by a creative curriculum that supports great success for our pupils.
We Offer:
- Fantastic pupils with enormous potential
- Staff who are supportive towards each other and enjoy working collaboratively with one another
- A personalised programme of professional development and coaching for teachers and support staff
- Strong links with our outstanding partner schools, giving opportunities for unrivalled promotion, collaboration and CPD
- A fully equipped gym and fitness suite that is well used and free for staff
- Season Ticket loan & Cycle to Work scheme
How to Apply:
To apply please request an application pack from Benjamin Evans at arts&mediaschoolislington@hays.com or you can contact Ben on 020 7259 8770 for further information. Your application is a direct permanent application to Arts & Media School Islington, Hays is our recruitment partner and manages our permanent appointments.
Closing Date: Wednesday 31st October 2019, 12 Noon
You can also visit http://www.artsandmedia.islington.sch.uk/ for more information.
Contact Details
Benjamin Evans c/o St Turle Road, Islington, London, N4 3LS
E:arts&mediaschoolislington@hays.com
T: 020 7259 8770
About Arts & Media School Islington
Arts & Media School Islington is a co-educational, comprehensive trust foundation school in north Islington, London.
The Victorian school building was originally home to Montem Street School, later becoming known as Tollington Park Secondary School and, more recently, as George Orwell School.
In 2014, Arts & Media School Islington was selected to be one of 12 schools in London to participate in the Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MISST) programme, which aims to develop team-working skills, improve discipline and enrich the learning of students through the creativity of music.
Key stage 3 students at Arts & Media School Islington receive an orchestral string instrument alongside compulsory musical education for three years, all free of charge.
Every day is a welcome day at Arts & Media School Islington, if you wish to arrange a visit you can email a suggested time to Arts&MediaSchoolIslington@hays.com
Headteacher
Susan Service
Values and vision
Arts & Media School Islington’s vision of “every child a scholar” is built upon a strong academic GCSE core, enriched by the arts. The school aims to establish challenging academic goals, which its students are expected to aspire towards and surpass. The cornerstones of its ethos – aspiration, confidence, respect and reflection - are embedded in everyday life within the school community.
The school programme encourages interaction inside and outside the classroom, with an extra-curricular programme which offers a pathway for each student to involve themselves in the arts and volunteering sectors, as well as in leadership development.
Ofsted
“The quality of teaching is good in most lessons. Some teaching is outstanding. Teachers have high expectations and build positive relationships. As a result, students engage in their learning and begin to make accelerated rates of progress.”
View the latest Arts & Media School Islington’s latest Ofsted report
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