English Teacher

Tring Park School is one of the country’s leading vocational and academic schools, situated in glorious countryside just half an hour from London.  Working with 360 boarding and day pupils, aged 7 to 19, you will join a dedicated and supportive staff team within a School that offers the advantage of small classes, talented and committed students, with strong public examination results.

Tring Park offers a wide range of benefits including free school lunches during term time (during your working hours), a pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free onsite parking and enhanced maternity and paternity schemes.

The School is looking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational English Teacher (0.5 FTE) to join our successful English department. The successful candidate will be required to teach across all key stages including A level. The position is open to experienced teachers and ECTs.

The successful candidate should have a genuine passion for English and the ability to convey this to pupils is essential. 

Teaching Duties

Teaching and Learning

• To teach English across KS3/KS4/KS5, according to departmental planning schemes of work and examination syllabi.

• To promote, monitor and support student learning and progress within the English Department being accountable for the attainment, progress an outcomes of the pupils you teach.

• To contribute to the development of the English curriculum and the Department as a whole. 

Assessment and Recording

• To use an appropriate range of observation, assessment, monitoring an recording strategies, using data to set targets and plan lessons

• To give pupils feedback – orally and through accurate and timely marking

• To set prep/homework

• Communicate progress/achievements with parents/carers using school systems/processes

Other Duties

• Other duties such as attending departmental meetings, parent consultations, cover for absent colleagues and prep duties.

Person Specification

• Clear commitment to implementing whole school/staff policies relating to the safeguarding of children

• Degree level qualification and high academic achievement

• Experience of planning and teaching secondary curriculum

• Experience of teaching to a high standard

• The ability to promote good progress and outcomes by pupils

• The ability to manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment

• ICT competent

• Positive values and attitudes

• A commitment to equal opportunities and inclusion

• Highly effective communication skills with both children and adults, including parents and carers

• Highly effective time management skills

• Commitment to professional development

• Reliability and integrity

• Commitment to effective assessment and feedback for pupils

• Experience of improving the literacy levels of weaker pupils at KS3/4 - desirable

Additional Information

Tring Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration form relating to any criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

Please note: for information on how we will use your personal information during the recruitment process, please see the Staff Privacy Notice on the School website.