Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)
Forest School
E17 3PY
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- April 2019
- Apply by:
- 2 December 2018
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding English teacher to cover maternity leave for 1 year. The successful candidate will teach the Department’s curriculum at Key Stage 3, IGCSE and at A Level and be someone who will share the school's passion for encouraging all pupils to work towards their maximum potential.
This successful and talented department consists of 11 teachers who undertake a range of responsibilities throughout the school. It is well resourced and teachers are accommodated in classrooms equipped with electronic whiteboards and audio visual equipment.
We teach Edexcel English and English Literature IGCSE. Our current cohort of Y12 and Y13 pupils are undertaking Edexcel A level English Literature.
The Department aims to promote the engagement and enjoyment of English beyond the classroom and we use London as a rich and vibrant resource. Across all years, pupils are given the opportunity to go on theatre trips. There is a thriving Creative Writing Society for KS3 pupils, English Society for Y12 and Y13, and wider reading initiatives and debating opportunities for all years. This year, we have run events for World Poetry Day and creative writing competitions to encourage engagement with literature and individual writing.
The Department is creative, friendly and forward-looking and welcomes new ideas and practice. Department meetings are held weekly and promote the collegial and reflective working practices of the department.
Results are strong throughout the Department, but particularly outstanding were this year’s IGCSE results: 52% of our English Language candidates scored a 9, with 91% of our students scoring 7-9.
Closing date: Monday 3 December 2018, 08.00am
Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 10 December 2018
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointment to this position requires an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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About Forest School
Forest is an outstanding all-round School, well known for its friendly, welcoming ethos, and full of 1450 bright sparky pupils aged 4-18. We are lucky to be located in this part of North East London, allowing us to attract pupils from a diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds who share in being academically ambitious, but are grounded, engaging and very loyal to the School. Described by the Good Schools Guide as a ‘powerhouse with a heart’ and enjoying a reputation for strong expert teaching and learning, Forest pupils are encouraged to find success on all fronts through the breadth of the opportunities on offer to them.
We aim to develop the whole pupil through our distinct educational provision which gives equal weight to academic, co-curricular and pastoral strands of school life. To this end, Forest promotes all-round educational excellence, recognising that advancement to higher education or the world of work requires top academic grades but keen to develop a sense of service in the pupils and an awareness of their responsibilities to other people, as well as themselves. Forest is recognised as a school that is always evolving, self-evaluating and planning strategically for its future, while valuing its heritage and its location, all of which makes our community a stimulating one to work in for our 150+ teachers and 100+ non-teaching staff.
For full details about working at Forest School please visit our website www.forest.org.uk
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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