Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and inspirational teacher to provide maternity cover in the English department here at Queen Elizabeth’s High School.

The English Faculty

The QEHS English Faculty is a high performing faculty and very popular with students and is led by a Faculty Head and two Second in Department Leads with responsibility for KS3 and A-Level English. We have 7 teachers in total.

English is a forward-thinking faculty, with the unique ability to offer specialist teaching to our students. The faculty is friendly and supportive. We have staff with a wealth of experience, as well as staff towards the start of their career. We also have a recently appointed English Progress Coach.

There are 7 English classrooms with the addition of a comprehensively stocked school library. Computer rooms and a Drama studio are also available as bookable areas. We are very well resourced for classroom lessons and have a good range of digital resources to support our students in classroom lessons.

The faculty is well led and managed. As such we are able to plan strategically to best support the students in our care, alongside each other. Teachers new to the faculty are supported by a mentor and/or their Head of Faculty. Reviews and observations consistently show teaching and learning to be good, or better. Faculty planning and policy is open to review and feedback from all stakeholders, and also takes into consideration work life balance.

The English Curriculum

It is the intention that our curriculum challenges and enriches our young people, exposing them, as far as possible, to a wealth of human knowledge, experience and understanding. We therefore plan our curriculum carefully to ensure a broad education for all students throughout the whole of their career at school.

Through delivering our English curriculum our intent is to inspire students to appreciate and create literature and to understand and use language to thrive in the world beyond school. Our curriculum is rich, varied and challenging. We study a broad variety of fiction and non-fiction texts across all key stages, including Shakespeare in every key stage. In terms of breadth and challenge, we deliver over and above the National Curriculum subjects. Enjoying a love of learning and a passion for reading in particular are key focuses and we have a close relationship with our librarians. We have superb borrowing rates which reflect this. In and beyond the classroom, we expect that students should develop not just knowledge, but also skills, aesthetic appreciation and an understanding of concepts and the community they live in at local, national and global levels, as well as appropriate attitudes and values.

Years 7 - 9

Students follow schemes of learning that have been developed and resourced in house to meet the aims and objectives of the National KS3 PoS as well as to prepare them for GCSE. Students are taught in mixed ability groups. All Year 7 and 8 classes have a fortnightly timetabled Library lesson and use the Accelerated Reader programme. Year 9 also have a fortnightly Library lesson and use the Bedrock vocabulary programme.

Years 10-11

Students follow the AQA Language and Literature GCSE courses. Schemes of work have been developed in house to meet the individual needs of our learners. We have two top sets per year group and six parallel mixed ability classes. All classes are taught by specialist teachers.

Sixth Form

We offer AQA Language and Literature combined course and AQA Literature Specification A at A Level. English is a popular A Level choice and we have thriving groups in both subject areas. Classes are shared between two specialist teachers.

Extra-curricular

The English Faculty enjoys providing a wide range of extra- curricular activities to enrich our curriculum and take our love of learning beyond the classroom. 

How to apply

We believe that QEHS is a great place to work. Please read the information in this booklet, the relevant job description and have a look at our website. Should you wish to apply, application details are available on our school website (www.qehs.lincs.sch.uk) or by emailing a request to recruitment@qehs.lincs.sch.uk.

A letter of application is required to accompany the formal application form. This letter must be limited to one side of A4 paper and is an opportunity for you to explain how you believe your own experience equips you for the post and for you to outline how you would approach this role at QEHS.