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English and Performing Arts Teacher – Upper School (from Y9 up)

English and Performing Arts Teacher – Upper School (from Y9 up)

St Dominic's School

Surrey

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Salary:
Teachers’ pay scales, plus SEN 1
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
30 June 2022

Job overview

Salary: Teachers’ pay scales, plus SEN 1 

Working Pattern:Teachers’ Pay & Conditions.  Directed hours 32.5 hours per week, 08:30 – 16:00, Monday to Friday

Location: St Dominic’s School, Hambledon, Nr Godalming, Surrey  GU8 4DX

St Dominic’s School is special school in Godalming, Surrey, and stands in 56 acres of wooded grounds with ample space for outdoor learning activities. The school provides for 150 pupils and students between the ages of 7 – 19, who have a range of academic abilities and complex needs and with a primary diagnosis of speech language and communication needs and/or autistic spectrum conditions.

The school is the national lead in the ‘blended’ approach to teaching and learning and holds the Advanced Autism Accreditation and the prestigious Arts Council ‘Artsmark’ Silver Award.

St Dominic’s School is a rewarding and inspirational place to work where pupils and students enjoy the holistic programmes and educational opportunities offered to them by nurturing staff whose goal is to encourage growth, development and independence in preparation for further education and employment.. To find out more about us visit www.stdominicsschool.org.uk

St Dominic’s has been through a period of rapid growth and change. We are therefore seeking dynamic and committed staff, who share our organisational values, to work alongside our newly appointed leadership team.   

Candidates must be able to convey the core subjects of English and Performing Arts and topic-based learning to pupils and students in Year 9 upwards, who have a range of abilities. The successful candidate will have a commitment to developing outstanding practice and the desire and drive to improve educational outcomes and life chances for our very special pupils and students.

Main Areas of Responsibility

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for pupils and students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.

• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of pupils and students as a teacher/form tutor.

• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils and students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.

• To contribute to raising standards of pupil and student attainment.

• To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Applications are welcome from UQTs, NQTs and experienced teachers who have the ability to think creatively and are resilient and motivated by challenges.  

Experience of working within a SEN setting and experience of teaching higher KS2 and lower KS3 is desirable but not essential

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Benefits include: Free car parking, lunch provided on site, Employee Assistance Programme and membership to Perkbox.

St Dominic’s School is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, an established family of specialist academies and college centres that provide for over 1500 pupils and students with a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit https://www.ohcat.org/work-for-us/

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact Joan Grant, Head of English, via email at jgrant@stdominicschool.org.uk.

 To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact ldelfi@stdominicsschool.org.uk

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role. Failure to show evidence will result in your application not being shortlisted for interview.

Please note that CV applications will not be considered.

Closing Date:  30 June 2022

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

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About St Dominic's School

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