English Teacher - Maternity Cover
Lewes Old Grammar School
East Sussex
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Depends on Experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 01/09/2024
- Apply by:
- 31 May 2024
Job overview
We require for September 2024 a teacher of English to join our team. If you feel that you have the qualities we are looking for and you are determined to achieve the absolute best for the students that you teach, we would be delighted to hear from you.
English at Lewes Old Grammar School is a vibrant and varied subject in which students are encouraged to develop expressive and informed communication skills. The English Department encourages students to develop a love of English both as an individual pursuit and as a collaborative activity through debate and discussion. In our classrooms, we work to ensure that each child feels valued and heard, and has a range of opportunities to express and develop creativity.
The overriding aims of our teaching in English are that all pupils will enrich their lives during and after schooldays, through an awareness and appreciation of the breadth and variety of language and literature, and will acquire and develop confidence in their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
Principal Duties/Tasks and responsibilities
- to plan and teach the pupils according to their educational needs and abilities in line with the department’s schemes of work, which foster positive communication skills and encourage and develop an interest in English;
- to relate all teaching to relevant National Curriculum levels and schemes of work with a clear focus on encouraging and extending the performance skills of pupils at KS3 and KS4 and KS5;
- to mark positively and appropriately to ensure regular and productive feedback and keep appropriate records of lessons taught and pupils’ progress;
- to share in the process of internal examination setting;
- to foster and support for the school's rules and guidelines, aims, values and ethos;
- to implement all relevant aspects of school policies e.g. reports, homework, etc;
- to develop skills to meet the needs of current educational requirements by attendance at lectures, conferences, and relevant courses as directed by the Head of Department.
Attached documents
About Lewes Old Grammar School
Lewes Old Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, all-through school in East Sussex. The historic town of Lewes has a population of 17,000 and is known for its annual bonfire festival.
The school can trace its roots to an educational foundation started by Agnes Morley during the reign of Henry VIII. At its last inspection there were 509 pupils on the school roll, between the ages of 3 and 18.
Headmaster
Robert Blewitt
Values and vision
Lewes Old Grammar School is committed to creating an environment where each individual is known and cared for. Students are supported to achieve their academic potential. Teachers strive to develop young people who are at ease with themselves and confident to face the challenges of life.
Central to the school’s vision is the conviction that each child is an individual who has valuable capabilities. The curriculum provides opportunities that teach students how to think, rather than simply what to think. Questions are valued above answers and the pursuit of excellence is valued above standardised performance.
ISI report
“As pupils moves through the junior school they read with increasing fluency and understanding, they listen well and follow instructions diligently. Pupils speak confidently, they can reason and argue coherently and are able to talk about their work with ease. They develop strong writing skills, seen in both factual and creative writing.”
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