Teacher of English
Icknield High School
Luton
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS + recruitment incentive of £2,000 for 2 years
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 4 October 2018
Job overview
Teacher of English
(MPS + recruitment incentive of £2,000 for 2 years) for January 2019
Icknield High School is a highly successful multi-cultural 11-16 Academy, situated in pleasant grounds on the northern outskirts of town.
We require a qualified, ambitious, inspirational and highly motivated English specialist to join and work collaboratively within our excellent English department. Our English outcomes are improving year on year and in 2017 English achieved at Progress 8 score of +0.22
The successful candidate will be able to display and promote excellence in teaching and learning and have the potential to make a real difference to the outcomes of our students.
We are justifiably proud of our excellent reputation and believe that we offer both students and staff a caring environment in which they can succeed.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience for the above position and are interested in joining our team, please contact Mrs Janet Giles, Office Manager, - telephone 01582 576561 or e-mail jgiles@icknield.beds.sch.uk for further details and an application pack. Alternatively, please visit our website www.icknield.beds.sch.uk/
Closing date: Friday 5th October 2018
Icknield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
About Icknield High School
Located in the city of Luton, Bedfordshire, Icknield High School is a secondary academy, with a specialist status in art. Although the school has no sixth form, it has around 1400 pupils aged 11-16 in a co-educational setting, making it considerably larger than the average school of its type. Icknield School has an extremely culturally diverse catchment area, a fact reflected in the school’s student intake. Although the vast majority of teaching take place in school, a small number of students do make use of local off-site provision for particular subjects or needs.
Headteacher
John Noble
Values and Vision
Icknield School encapsulated its vision and ethos in its maxim, “Icknield Cares”. The school, strives to Celebrate, both the uniqueness of the school and its pupils; Achieve, helping each student reach their potential; Respect, for all faiths and cultures represented at the school; Enjoy, both their learning and their time outside the classroom; and finally Support, ensuring that students are properly guided through their academic studies. The school takes great pride in its diversity, and goes far to stress the importance of British values such as tolerance and mutual respect, among others.
Ofsted
“Parents, staff and pupils speak highly of the school’s work to develop pupils’ confidence and promote their well-being. This is supported by the positive comments received, particularly the views expressed in Ofsted’s online questionnaire to parents. Parents praise the way the school knows its pupils. One parent wrote, ‘They are not faces among the crowd, but individuals who are listened to.’”
The full report into Icknield High School can be found here.
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