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Teacher of English

Teacher of English

Caterham High School

Redbridge

  • Expired
Salary:
Main Pay scale
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Required for January 2020
Apply by:
13 October 2019

Job overview

This is an excellent opportunity for an energetic and innovative individual to join a thriving English department. We have made great strides to improve outcomes for all our young people over the last year, with our Progress 8 outcome likely to place us among the most improved schools in the country. The successful candidate will be joining an English department that is at the forefront of this improvement. If you have a passion for demonstrating the wonders of English to young people, and a commitment to work with all ages and abilities, we would like to hear from you.

The successful applicant will be a highly committed, motivated and passionate teacher who loves to enthuse students. With the recent development of the curriculum there are opportunities to develop provision with the Subject Leader so that students are motivated to fulfil and exceed their potential.

Newly Qualified teachers are welcome to apply. There is strong and valued CPD for staff, including an excellent programme for NQTs and trainee teachers. We are active participants in the Seven Kings Teaching School Alliance.

It is an exciting time to join Caterham High School. Under new leadership there is a renewed energy as we strive for excellence in all that we do. There are opportunities to engage fully in the life of the school and bring your expertise and enthusiasm to make a difference to this thriving community.

Caterham High School is a community school at the heart of the local neighbourhood. We provide a haven in which our children feel safe, valued and happy. Our school serves a richly diverse area of East London, with many ethnic groups and languages represented. Each student is important and we do our utmost to ensure that each student is given every opportunity to learn and succeed. Our students are well behaved, polite and friendly. We enjoy very good relationships between students and staff.

We provide a rich and diverse curriculum at KS3, with students making choices from a wide range of options at KS4. We have recently improved our KS5 curriculum offer. There are good opportunities for staff to teach in all three key stages.

Caterham High School is a friendly, welcoming and dynamic environment for staff. We have good facilities for all subjects. Staff have free access to our gym, use of our swimming pool and free parking.

We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. You can also visit the website to view information videos about Caterham High.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS Clearance. If you have not received a response within 2 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been shortlisted. References will be taken up for shortlisted candidates prior to interview unless you indicate on your application form that you do not wish your current employer to be approached prior to interview.

For more information and an application pack please see our website or contact Rebecca Bergin, (HR) on 0208 551 4321 or email hrteam@ecaterham.net

Completed application forms should be returned by e-mail to hrteam@ecaterham.net by 10am on Monday 14th October 2019. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 16th October 2019.

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About Caterham High School

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+44 20 8551 4321

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Caterham High has been at the heart of the local community for over 60 years providing an excellent education for all young people that join our thriving institution. We are ambitious for our students, setting high aspirations in all that they do. We aim to ensure that they achieve the best exam results possible, have opportunities to develop their talents and aptitudes, and become confident young people who will step out to meet the challenges of the world today.

We pride ourselves on providing an outstanding learning environment in which all students realise their full potential. As a six form entry school we know our students very well, catering for the needs of the individual and ensuring strong pastoral and academic support. This makes us popular with students and staff alike who thrive on good working relationships and caring attitudes that create a warm, purposeful atmosphere. Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds, with many races, religions, cultures and languages represented.  We celebrate our diversity and welcome the opportunities it gives us to learn from each other.

Our home-school partnerships are very strong.  For students to maximise their potential, it is vital that parents and carers and the school work productively together. We use regular monitoring, target setting and dialogue with students and parents and carers to ensure students make good progress. There are many opportunities, formal and informal, for dialogue, which we strongly welcome.

We have an expanding and responsive curriculum aimed at enhancing choice and opportunity for students as they progress through the school from Year 7 to Year 13.  Our teaching is both innovative and challenging both in content and delivery, and ICT is used throughout the school to bring the curriculum to life and to stimulate and engage students in their learning. We make good use of our facilities (including the astro-turf pitch, pool, fitness suite and dance studio) and ensure that every child can be involved in the enrichment opportunities on offer.

Caterham High is a school with great strengths. Students of all ages are eager to learn and take pride in their school. They are the perfect ambassadors for us.

Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you would like to arrange an appointment to visit.

We thank you for your interest in our School and look forward to hearing from you.

Belinda Chapple

Headteacher


View Caterham High School's Ofsted report 

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