Teacher of English
Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury
- Expired
- Salary:
- NQT/MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 7 March 2018
Job overview
Shaftesbury School is a thriving 11-18 secondary school with an international state boarding facility, established in an area of outstanding natural beauty. We have recently been judged as Good in all areas by Ofsted. We are committed to getting the best for our pupils, both academically and pastorally. Our moto, aspiration, action and achievement, inspires and is expected of both pupils and staff alike.
The school is part of Southern Academy Trust, a multi academy trust that embraces its responsibility for the education of a generation. We have a supportive and collaborative network of staff across our schools who believe in working together to get the best for all our pupils.
An opportunity has arisen to join the English Department in Shaftesbury School. The ideal candidate will have a passion for their subject area along with having a degree in English or a related subject. They will be required to teach across a range of year groups and should therefore be familiar with the whole of the secondary phase English curriculum. Above all, we are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person who shares the School’s vision and ethos and can build on the excellent results our school has achieved in GCSE’s and A-Level’s recently. Ideally we would like the successful candidate to start in the Summer term 2018.
Further details are available on the school website, www.shaftesburyschool.co.uk or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Tim Farrer, Principal at timothy.farrer@shaftesburyschool.co.uk
The School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS.
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About Shaftesbury School
- Shaftesbury School
- Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury
- Dorset
- SP7 8ER
- United Kingdom
To empower every individual who participates in our community to realise his/her aspirations.
Our aims:
We aim to inspire every individual by
• Creating a sense of belonging, where everyone feels a valued member of the community
• Developing role models whom we can admire, respect, relate to and seek out for guidance
• Promoting a sense of accomplishment through recognition for doing our best, whatever it is, on personal, social
and academic levels
• Generating fun and excitement, curiosity and creativity on the trail to learning
• Encouraging the spirit of adventure, understanding and appreciating what it means to take a risk and be
successful, or to fail and try again
• Promoting opportunities for leadership and responsibility, by expressing our ideas and accepting the
consequences of our actions
Ethos
Pervading the ethos of our school are the values of our Christian Foundation, the ideals of the Olympic movement and the spirit of internationalism.
We value the uniqueness of every human being regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, creed or sexual orientation. We teach the importance of love and respect, tolerance, forgiveness, the need to work for peace and justice, honesty, selflessness and loyalty.
Shaftesbury School is an internationally outward-looking community promoting harmony, participation, friendly competition and opportunities for recognition and celebration.
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