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Teacher of English

Teacher of English

St Michael's CofE High School

Rowley Regis

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Salary:
MPS/UPR
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
29 January 2019

Job overview

St Michael’s Church of England High School is an oversubscribed, good school: “the headteacher and senior leaders provide strong leadership…morale is high…consequently, the school continues to improve” (Ofsted: November 2017). Rated outstanding for Personal Development and Welfare, Ofsted noted that “Pupils behave well in lessons … they are smartly dressed, polite and courteous. They are very proud of their school".  Ofsted also noted the following:

The school is calm and orderly throughout the school day. At breaktime and lunchtime, [students] behave maturely and show consideration for others

• Teaching is consistently strong across subjects  

• Relationships in classrooms are warm and respectful 

• Pupils are confident learners. They are keen to do well, they work hard and take pride in their work. They listen attentively to their teachers and to each other

• Pupils demonstrate caring and welcoming attitudes to each other, to staff and to visitors.   

We are seeking an innovative classroom practitioner, with a real passion for teaching and learning, to join our forward- thinking English department.

You will be part of a well-resourced department that has a relentless focus on increasing progress. “’In English, the proportion on track to make expected progress is above that found nationally.” (Ofsted: November 2017).

Applicants should be committed to making a difference to the lives of young people and to raise standards, expectations and achievement.

You will have:

• Qualified Teacher Status

• A passion for English and the ability to share this with young people

• The ability to teach English up to GCSE

• A successful track record of raising English attainment and progress for pupils of all  abilities

• The capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team 

• Excellent organisational and ICT skills  

We will offer you: 

• A positive and innovative learning culture supported by students, staff, parents and governors 

• Enthusiastic students who are willing to learn and behave well in and around the school 

• High quality continuing professional development

• A professional and hardworking support team of staff with the capacity and commitment to raise student achievement even further.  

Although this post is being advertised as a full-time vacancy, consideration will also be given to part-time applicants.

Please note although the post is fixed term for 12 months, this has the potential to become permanent.

Closing date: Tuesday 29th January 2019 at 12 noon

Interviews will be held on:  Friday 1st February 2019

St Michael’s Church of England High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all posts are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance.

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St Michael’s Church of England High School is a significantly oversubscribed 11-16 mixed comprehensive secondary school, based in Rowley Regis, Sandwell.  We are a local authority, voluntary aided (VA) school and we educate over 1,200 students. As a VA school, the governing board is integral to ensuring continuous improvement for all staff and students; their mission is to:

To provide effective challenge, rigour and strategic support to St Michael’s to live the Christian Vision, ensuring all students and staff are able to flourish and achieve their full potential.

Highly effective governance and leadership ensure the continuity of a clear and ambitious vision for providing high quality, inclusive education for all, encompassed within our Christian vision and values. We are proud that the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools judged St Michael's to be an excellent school. At St Michael's, we aim to show love, care and kindness to all in our community. We value what we have and share with others, and we aim to enable everyone to achieve their full potential.

In 2023, Ofsted again judged our school to be Good, particularly at a time when the benchmark for ‘Good’ is at the highest level it has ever been. Ofsted recognised a plethora of strengths, including our high expectations, Christian ethos, culture of mutual respect, provision for pupils’ wider personal development, PSCE, and prioritisation of reading strategies to ensure pupils catch-up and safeguarding provision. At St Michael’s, the impact of the quality of education is underpinned by an ambitious and effectively structured curriculum. Ofsted recognised that lessons are structured effectively. Teachers model tasks skilfully, and they are adept in the way they implement the curriculum. Additionally, teachers make good use of different forms of assessment to check what pupils know and understand. As a result, teachers quickly spot where pupils may need additional help.

St Michael’s has been on a transformational journey; our key performance indicators demonstrated that our inclining performance trajectory continued through 2020 and 2021 with unvalidated teacher assessed grades (TAGs) and centre assessed grades (CAGs). In 2022, our progress 8 score of +0.55 is in the top 10% of all secondary schools nationally. In particular, disadvantaged students, students with special educational needs and children looked after significantly outperform both similar students nationally as well as their national comparator.

We enjoy working and learning in a beautiful building with state-of-the-art facilities, including three multi­ use games areas; sports fields; a sports hall; a gym; a dance studio; a drama theatre; a spacious Learning Resource Centre; design and technology rooms; computer suites; food and textiles facilities and science laboratories. Classrooms and corridors are light and spacious, and at the heart of the school is our beautiful chapel: a peaceful space for prayer and reflection.

St Michael's is recognised by Ofsted for our exceptional provision in behaviour, attitudes and personal development. In 2022, we achieved the gold standard Mental Health in Schools Award from The Carnegie Centre of Excellence. We have an award-winning Student Voice programme, where children work tirelessly for the benefit of others: highlighting the problems faced by 21st Century children; liaising with local agencies to tackle environmental and social issues; supporting our local and global community and raising money for charity (over £70,000 to date). Our Junior Leadership Team and Wellbeing Champions are pioneers within school; through collaborative working partnerships, they help inform strategies and help shape curriculum design.

St Michael’s are proud to serve our local community and we are relentless in our mission to raise aspirations, both of the students and their parents/carers. By applying to St Michael’s, you could be part of a high performing team, which creates independent, skilled, problem-solving learners who are well-prepared for the next stage in their educational or vocational journeys.

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