Teacher of English

Details

We seek a committed and enthusiastic teacher of English to join an excellently resourced English department. Teaching to A level is available.

Potential candidates are encouraged to get in touch with any questions they might have or to arrange a visit to the school. 

The Department

The English Department has a strong ethos of collegiality and has a track record of consistent success in all key stages. With a range of full and part time teachers, we draw on wide-ranging talents and interests to create innovative practices to encourage effective learning. All English classes at The Billericay School are mixed ability. As a reflective Department, we are keen to find ways to build on our good practice and to improve our teaching, sharing resources and strategies to improve outcomes for all students. Our GCSE results have been consistently above national averages and English is a popular subject at Key Stage 5. We are currently looking to recruit a new member to our high-achieving and successful and supportive team.

The Vision

Our philosophy is one of flexibility, changing our practices to suit the needs of individual students and various cohorts. We aim to provide the following for each student:

·        A broad and challenging curriculum

·        Active learning

·        Independent learning opportunities

·        Personalised learning targets

·        A range of teaching methods and styles

·        A variety of resources to enhance varied learning styles

·        Specific intervention strategies for individual students

English at KS3

There is a focus on developing competency skills, including working with others, speaking collaboratively, independent learning, resilience, and self-evaluation. The aim is to expose students to a variety of challenging texts (for example – Jane Eyre and Animal Farm feature in our KS3 curriculum) whilst closing the word attainment gap through our writing units. With the recent, national changes at GCSE and at KS2, KS3 is being continually developed so that challenge and rigour is embedded within innovative and engaging lessons.

English at KS4

We follow the AQA syllabus for both English Language and English Literature. Study of the two courses is integrated, with clearly defined units or study and, again, shared resources. Our success rate for students’ progress at GCSE is excellent and we intend to continue to offer our examination classes’ high quality teaching to allow them to achieve their full potential.

English at KS5

The numbers of students opting to take one of our two A Level courses is testament to their success and appreciation of their experience at GCSE. We follow the OCR syllabus for English Literature and English Language and Literature. Students takes the full A Level with exams and coursework in Year 13. We take a seminar approach to some of our A Level lessons in response to students’ changing needs as scholars and in preparation for their possible transition to higher education.

Principal Responsibilities

·          To participate in the development of appropriate syllabuses, materials and schemes of work.

·          To be Form Tutor of an assigned form and to carry out related duties in accordance with the general job description of Form Tutor.

General Duties

·          To carry out a share of supervisory duties in accordance with published rosters.

·          To participate in appropriate meetings with colleagues and parents relative to the above duties.

About the School

The Billericay School is a heavily oversubscribed comprehensive in Essex. The school has polite and engaged students who want to learn and benefits from good parental support.

With direct links to the ‘Outstanding’ Billericay Educational Consortium, The Billericay School is renowned for the high standards of CPD it delivers as well as the collaborative and supportive ethos it promotes amongst staff.

For a successful NQT, an Early Start scheme from July, which includes payments across the summer holidays and a well-established induction package, will be available.

Our Governing body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The post is subject to satisfactory medical checks, enhanced DBS clearance and references.