Teacher of English

Position:                      Teacher of English

Contract type:            Full time of Part time 0.6 FTE)

Contract term:           Permanent

Salary:                          MPS/UPS

Start date:                   Flexible for the right candidate  

The Role

Corfe Hills School is expanding! As a result of ongoing growth, we have several exciting job opportunities for September 2023. We are an ambitious and high performing school where every student is known and supported to succeed. The school has been on a significant and ambitious improvement journey over the last five years as can be seen by our excellent outcomes. We are delighted with our recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021 when we were graded good in all categories. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our fabulous English faculty whose work was commended during the recent Ofsted inspection. 

We are seeking an enthusiastic, well qualified and ambitious teacher to join our English Department. The ability to teach to GCSE is essential and the ability to offer A-level is desirable. There is also the possibility of a TLR for the right candidate. As a classroom practitioner you would need to demonstrate exceptional classroom practice and be able to motivate and inspire students. This will involve 100% commitment to our vision which is captured in our strapline “High Expectations | Exceptional Individuals”. 

Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning is at the heart of all that we do and our personalised professional development programme is centred around our Principles of Teaching that have been shaped by research from, among others, Barak Rosenshine, John Hattie and Doug Lemov. We also follow a lesson structure shaped around these principles that liberates and enables students to Learn to the Max every lesson. We are committed to regular developmental lesson visits and coaching conversations as part of our shared commitment to developing as practitioners.

The Curriculum

The department is a supportive and experienced team, we teach KS3 to KS5, and also have the Media department within the faculty.

In Year 9, have 6 lessons a fortnight, schemes are planned and ready to be adapted for your class. The year begins with Of Mice and Men and Conflict Poetry.

In Years 10 and 11, students have 10 lessons a fortnight, equally split between English Language and Literature, following the AQA specification. Our Literature texts are A Christmas Carol, Romeo and Juliet, An Inspector Calls and Power and Conflict poetry; we are changing to study Macbeth with Year 10 in September. Lessons are well resourced, giving time to read student work and adapt teaching to address misconceptions.

Our A Levels are taught over 9 hours a fortnight, we offer English Language and English Literature A Level. 

Our Facilities

Our facilities are excellent. The Humanities department has just moved into newly renovated classrooms and have a dedicated workroom for staff. Each classroom is spacious, and every member of staff is issued with a laptop. Students and staff also have remote access to the school’s network, their files and relevant software.

Living Here

Corfe Hills School is in a fabulous location within easy reach of Bournemouth and its beaches, Poole and its harbour, the Jurassic Coast and the Dorset countryside. The school serves the catchment area of Broadstone, Corfe Mullen and the wider area and we truly believe that all of our students are exceptional.

Application Process

To learn more about the school, please visit our website www.corfehills.net.

We would be delighted to discuss this role further with you. To arrange a visit to the school or an informal conversation please contact Mrs Michelle Churchill, Headteacher’s PA, by email headspa@corfehills.net. 

Application forms can be found on our website. Electronic application forms are preferred but a PDF version is available to download from our website should you require one. CVs will not be accepted on their own. You may also apply online via TES.

Please email your completed application form to recruitment@corfehills.net or post to Corfe Hills School, Higher Blandford Road, Broadstone, Poole BH18 9BG.

Closing Date:  Monday 15 April 2024 at 9am

Early applications are encouraged, and we will interview candidates as applications are received. We reserve the right to close applications early.

Corfe Hills School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS check.