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Teacher of English - Maternity Cover (1 year, 0.4 contract)

Teacher of English - Maternity Cover (1 year, 0.4 contract)

Oaks Park High School

Redbridge

Salary:
Outer London Main Pay Scale
Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
January 2020
Apply by:
23 September 2019

Job overview

Teacher of English - 

Outer London Main Pay Scale 

Required for January 2020

Do you want to be part of a team that are supportive, committed, experienced and take pride in delivering innovative and enjoyable lessons to inspire a love of English? Then come and join us at Oaks Park High School!

We are seeking to appoint a highly effective, motivated and enthusiastic Teacher of English to cover maternity leave in our excellent English department and  teach in this outstanding 11-18 school. You would be joining a supportive, committed and experienced team who work hard to deliver innovative and enjoyable lessons. The DfE draft results for 2018 gives a Progress 8 value for English of +0.85, significantly well above the national average. You will assist and support the Team Leader for English in further driving standards to ensure the progress is consistent across the key stages. 

The successful candidate will:

  • Understand the requirements for high quality teaching.
  • Be able to use ICT in all aspects of your work.
  • Have excellent administration skills and an ability to meet deadlines.
  • Have the ability to fulfill the requirements of a form tutor.
  • Have good interpersonal skills.
  • Be a positive team player with a strong commitment to professional development
  • Embrace new technologies and ideas that enhance learning
  • Have the ability to deal sensitively with pupils, parents and colleagues.
  • Be highly self-motivated  

Why work for Oaks Park High School:

  • Oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with over 400 students in the Sixth Form and excellent modern facilities to support learning.
  • Work with a collaborative, forward thinking Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team.
  • Strong vision of success and achievement supported by an excellent continuing professional development programme for all staff. 
  • Medical and well-being support for all staff (at no cost to the member of staff)
  • An ambitious and supportive multicultural community that keeps our child-centred philosophy at the heart of everything that we do.  
  • Highly regarded for outstanding pupil behaviour and purposeful learning environment. 
  • Committed to the very highest standards of student care and achievement and seek outstanding staff who wish to be part of our success. 

Location: The school is centrally located in the London Borough of Redbridge, which is a very high achieving borough. There are excellent transport links to central and outer London, with Newbury Park station (zone 4 on the Central Line) only a four minute walk away. 

Visits to the school are welcomed, or alternatively you can speak to Ms Choudhury, Team Leader for English.

In joining us you can expect a supportive culture within a school with very high aspirations, moving forward at pace. If you believe that instilling aspiration and ambition can transform the lives of young people then we would love to hear from you. 

The closing date for applications will be 9 am on Monday 23rd September 2019. Details regarding interviews will be confirmed with short listed candidates. 

Early application is advised as applicants may be contacted at any stage during the recruitment process and the advert may then be closed.

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About Oaks Park High School

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+44 20 8590 2245

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We are an innovative, forward thinking, ambitious school with a strong set of values and ethos which can be found here.  

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