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Teacher of English

Teacher of English

Rickmansworth School

Hertfordshire

  • £25,543 - £41,635 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
MPS/UPS plus Fringe allowance
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2020
Apply by:
19 June 2020

Job overview

English Teacher

Salary: MPS/UPS + Fringe

Full Time, Permanent

Required for September 2020

The successful candidate will:

Provide dynamic and inspiring lessons

Ensure students are at the centre of planning and teaching

Focus on teaching and learning

Provide learning with a focus on development

Provide students with a full curriculum 

Engage and empower students with the skills to thrive as independent learners

We can offer you:

Excellent CPD opportunities

A school rated Good by Ofsted where students’ behaviour is exemplary

A professional working environment where teamwork is highly valued

A partially selective school with a focus on academic achievement (Progress 8 in 2019 is +0.38)

Admission criteria where preference is given to staffs’ children

A school which invests heavily in the future with £3.5m on recent school expansion and strong ongoing financial support from our Foundation and PTA

A School in a strong, improving financial position in this challenging climate with a healthy lettings income

An outstanding wellbeing programme offering:

Flu jabs

Free access to our first-class Fitness Suite and swimming pool

Complimentary eye tests

GCSE results are consistently good, and were particularly pleasing in 2019, with 80% of students achieving 9 to 5 grades in English Literature, (32% achieving grade 7 or above), and 73% of students achieving 9 to 5 in English Language. At A level 67% of our students secured an A*-B in English Literature and 100% achieved A*-B for combined Language and Literature. Looking forward, through judicious use of CPD and thoughtful planning and provision of curricula, the Faculty is well positioned to continue to meet the challenges of new assessment at KS3, the linear GCSEs and the A Level specifications.

Beyond English, Film Studies has been the main addition to our offer in recent years. Great success at A Level led to the introduction of an equally successful GCSE. It has been a pleasure to witness the combination of traditional academic virtues in analytical essays with the inspired creative work which is celebrated annually at our prestigious awards evening. Moreover, in conjunction with Film Studies, the two English A Levels of English Literature and English Language and Literature help to provide the choice of a variety of inspiring subjects best suited to students’ interests and future pursuits.

Rickmansworth School is an 11-19 heavily oversubscribed co-educational partially (35%) selective converter academy with 1260 on roll, expanding to 1450 over the next five years. Judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted (November 2017). Staff Development recognised as an area of excellence by Challenge Partners (March 2018), with 3 staff achieving national finals in last 2 years. Academic results are strong with GCSE Progress 8 +0.38 (sig +ve), EBacc 39% and A level almost 50% A*-B grades, with 100% students securing first choice destinations.  

Our students enjoy learning and are a pleasure to teach. We believe every child deserves the best and we aim to achieve excellence in all aspects of school life.

Film is taught in the same block as English, but has its own 87m square classroom with a green screen, film equipment and editing suite. The school atrium also has a cinema area, which is used for Film club and other events. At GCSE 48% of students achieved 9-5 and 44% achieved A*-B at A level.

We hold a rigorous safeguarding procedure and promote the welfare of children.  We are an equal opportunities employer.  Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  Further details can be obtained from the School’s website www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.  

Deadline for applications:   08:00 Friday 19 June 2020 

Interview date:  Due to the current COVID situation, suitable candidates will be invited in for an interview prior to close of advert.

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+44 1923 773 296

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