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Teacher of English

Teacher of English

Kingsley Academy

Hounslow

  • Expired
Salary:
MPR
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
As soon as possible
Apply by:
14 December 2016

Job overview

Teacher of English
MPR (Outer London) with an opportunity for an appropriate candidate to join the senior leadership team for a defined period.

Kingsley Academy, Prince Regent Road, Hounslow, TW3 1NE 

We are seeking a strong English teacher to join us on this journey to excellence.  As well as positive students and talented staff, we offer many advantages to the successful candidate including well-behaved, diverse and enthusiastic students; a staff who believe passionately in the work we do; strong departmental and senior leadership support; a £30 million building due to complete in 2017; and membership of the largest academy chain in England (Academies Enterprise Trust) which brings us a range of benefits including excellent consultancy support.

The English department is part of the Communications Faculty which also includes English as an Additional Language and literacy.  All students will take GCSE English language and literature; A Level English Literature is a popular choice at 6th form.
The departments are well resourced with interactive Promethean whiteboards and appropriate support staff. The new build will include subject-specific facilities.

The newly appointed member of staff will be an excellent teacher with a passion and flair for English teaching.  He or she will be an ambitious, committed and hardworking team player who will support their faculty and the Leadership Team in continuing to improve the academy.

As the sponsor, AET believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners – to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up-to-date resources available to them.  In each of our academies, you will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to world-class CPD and Talent Management programmes.  You will also be entitled to the following benefits: a health cash plan, vehicle affinity scheme, Cycle2work, childcare vouchers and Westfield rewards.

This position is required as soon as possible and will be fixed term until 31 August 2017

Closing date: Friday 2 December 2016

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

For further information on this position and to make an application please visit:
https://www.hirewire.co.uk/SG/1058184/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=74203

Pre application visits are welcome. Please contact Julie Traynor, PA to the Headteacher, to arrange this at jtraynor@kingsleyacademy.org.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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AET is recruiting for School Direct placements.  Please visit our website http://www.academiesenterprisetrust.org/our-teaching-school/our-school-direct-teacher-training-vacancies for further details.

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About Kingsley Academy

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About Kingsley Academy

Kingsley Academy

Kingsley Academy, a ‘Good’ 11-18 Secondary School that has made significant progress since 2019 that match the unapologetic ambition of the leadership team and staff to give every student the opportunity to achieve academic excellence. This year our dedication to improvement was validated with a 25% improvement in our 4+ English and Maths figure alongside a 26% improvement in our 5+ figure compared to 2019. This improvement marks the start of an incredibly exciting journey at Kingsley Academy and an opportunity to be part of something much bigger with our next target of 90% of students achieving 4+ in English and Maths by 2028.

Kingsley Academy has grown significantly in numbers over the last three years and we are now full in every year group with a waiting list across all years demonstrating the successes the school has seen and the positive culture the school promotes. Kingsley Academy is inclusive, supportive and truly serves the local community.

Curriculum

Our curriculum offer is broad, balanced and ambitious. The curriculum offer supports our students strive for excellence and achieve the highest levels of achievement personally and academically. With our curriculum offer we give students the opportunity to pursue the courses of their choice at GCSE, A Level and then have the chance to attend the most prestigious universities. This year we have had students leave Kingsley to attend Oxford, King’s College and Edinburgh. Opportunities also extend beyond the classroom with an expansive and ever growing offer of extra-curricular opportunities. Our extra-curricular activities are expansive and we have developed great partnerships with local businesses that give students the opportunities to engage with careers that are aspirational and provide students with skills that allow them to go on to lead a successful life.

Behaviour for Excellence

The behaviour of students at our school is exceptional and we have disruption free classrooms. Our disruption free classrooms allow teachers to teach great lessons, take risks and never lower standards or expectations. We believe in disruption free classrooms, every lesson, every day.

Ofsted

When Inspectors visited in October 2019 and stated that ‘the school has rapidly transformed in a short period of time, behaviour is consistently strong and a culture of respect, collaboration and mutual support permeates the school’.

‘DNA’

At Kingsley Academy, we believe in morally driven education, and our staff and students model our academy ‘DNA’. Our ‘DNA’ underpin all decisions staff and students make at Kingsley Academy and they are used throughout the academy. Our ‘DNA’ are a focal point of our behaviour policy and they ensure our behaviour policy is driven by what we believe in.

  • Walk the talk – We role model the high standards that we expect of others
  • High expectations – We do not lower our expectations of anybody and strive to be remarkable
  • No excuses – We believe firmly that all can achieve, no matter their starting point and that success is achieved through hard work
  • Outstanding learning – We believe in the transformative power of education and know that excellent teaching and learning is our core purpose, put simply ‘the main business is the main business’

At Kingsley staff work hard, but we work in a collaborative, open and supportive way. We invest in staff development and work with colleagues to overcome any barriers or challenges that they may face. Our aim is to establish Kingsley as ‘a school at the heart of our community, developing knowledge, ambition and kindness to prepare students for success at university and the world beyond’. We are passionate about achieving social justice for our students and believe firmly that it should not be about where you come from that determines how successful you are in life.

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Staff Benefits

Development:

We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences  that will support you on your professional learning journey with AET.

Lifestyle:

We champion agile/flexible working across the Trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.

Money:

All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme).  Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our AET Benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.

Wellbeing:

We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.

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