English Teacher
St Gregory the Great Catholic School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £23,720 - £39,406
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January or Easter 2020
- Apply by:
- 13 November 2019
Job overview
We are looking for an English Teacher
to start January 2020 or Easter 2020
A TLR may be available in the English Department for the right candidate
Part Time considered
St Gregory the Great School has an amazing opportunity for a passionate and engaging Teacher of English to join our thriving and dynamic department from January or Easter 2020. We are looking for a well -qualified English specialist, who has taught English at both GCSE and A Level. It is also important that you wish to play an active and collaborative role in the school, contributing to a strong culture of sharing best practice, resources and ideas. You will be joining a supportive and welcoming team.
This is a rapidly improving school where teaching and learning, curriculum innovation and quality is at the heart of everything we do.
St Gregory the Great is situated in the diverse and lively area of East Oxford within walking distance of the city. London is a 50 minute train journey away and we benefit from being within easy reach of the rural Cotswolds as well.
We are proud of the close knit community we provide, and our determination to enable every student to thrive and succeed within a Catholic ethos.
As we are a Catholic school, applicants must complete the CES application form in order to be considered for interview. There is no requirement, however, to be Catholic in order to be successful at interview. Please click on the link for a CES application form and further details about the post. It really is worth seeing St Gregory’s at its best during the working day and visits are welcome. Please contact Rosemary Gelder on the above number or email: PrincipalSGTG@dbmac.org.uk if you would like to arrange a visit or if you would like further information.
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All employees, workers and volunteers share this commitment which is reflected in our recruitment and selection processes.
Start date: January or Easter 2020
Closing date: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Attached documents
About St Gregory the Great Catholic School
- St Gregory the Great Catholic School
- Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX4 3DR
- United Kingdom
Mission Statement
Established as a centre of Catholic Lifelong Learning serving Oxford and South Oxfordshire, we the students, staff and governors of St. Gregory the Great, Oxford, seek to develop as a community of faith, where Catholic beliefs and values can grow.
We aim to serve each other, the Church, parents, and the wider community. We strive to create and cultivate an atmosphere where each person is inspired, encouraged and supported to the highest levels of educational achievement. Our school aims to ensure that all are able to realise their aspirations, take their responsibilities seriously, respect themselves and others, and grow in love of Christ.
Our Goals
• Faith
To affirm the educational process as a Christian journey, by helping people to grow as followers of Christ and foster each other’s faith in all that they do.
• Achievement
To provide the best teaching resources and technology available and to create a physical and emotional environment in which excellence can thrive and pupils have the opportunity to achieve their full personal potential.
• Worship
To celebrate our faith, by creating structures and encouraging attitudes that will make prayer and liturgy highly valued, with all members of the community becoming involved.
• People
To recruit, retain and nurture outstanding teaching and support staff. We also aim to form structures and systems of pastoral care which make personal support, advice and spiritual development easily available to everyone, in an atmosphere of mutual trust.
• Community
To belong to, and work with, the Catholic community in Oxford and South Oxfordshire, along with the local community of all faiths. We will promote the idea of the school as a partner with the community, in terms of education, sporting and charitable activities, practising an outward-looking attitude to all, especially parents and local parishes. Our school will prepare our students to become responsible citizens.
• Curriculum
To develop programmes of study that actively reflect Catholic teaching and values and provide the opportunity for pupils to reach the levels of personal achievement to which they aspire.
Ethos Statement
This school was founded by, and is part of, the Catholic Church. The school shall be conducted in accordance with the provision of the Education Acts and subject thereto, in accordance with:
• the provisions of the Instrument of Government;
• the provisions of these Articles and any Rules or Bye-Laws made thereunder;
• the trust deed of the Archdiocese of Birmingham;
• the teachings and canon law of the Roman Catholic Church; and at all times the school is to serve as a witness to the Catholic Faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts of collective worship shall be in accordance with the rites, practices, discipline and liturgical norms of the Catholic Church.
The form and content of religious education provided shall be determined from time to time by the Governing Body and shall be in accordance with the teaching, discipline and particular norms of the Catholic Church.
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