Teacher of English

Job purpose:

Provide outstanding teaching and learning for KS3, GCSE and A Level English and support the raising of standards in accordance with the corporate aims and strategic objectives of our school. For an immediate start.

Main duties:

• To deliver high quality and inclusive English teaching and learning.
• To prepare relevant course/subject materials.
• To use a variety of delivery methods that will stimulate learning appropriate to student needs and the demands of the syllabus/course.
• To support the curriculum management on curriculum and course development.
• Develop resources, support teaching programmes and deliver on a number of courses as required.
• To support the achievement of annual targets for learner retention and success rates.
• Provide excellent assessment feedback in accordance with examination requirements.
• To conduct teaching/learning activities appropriate to the needs of individual learners, course and the curriculum, keeping attendance records and maintaining student discipline.
• To provide accurate and timely formative assessment and feedback to learners, and maintain assessment records, including tracking and reporting of learner progress in line with college policy.
• To offer advice, support and guidance on delivery to lecturers on all aspects of the GCSE/A Level specifications.
• To provide active support to individual learners.
• To contribute to curriculum developments including the embedding of English and English into the curriculum.
• To participate in faculty meetings to ensure contributions to individual learning programmes and maximise achievement opportunities for learners.
• Maintain knowledge of new developments in the curriculum, courses and teaching practices and keep course material. To keep abreast of developments within own areas of expertise and to keep course material up to date to reflect the requirements  of the business and the examining/validating bodies.
• Work to promote and apply the organisation’s safeguarding policy and practices.
• To liaise with the Head of Faculty and Head of Academic as necessary.
• Carry out any duties at all times in accordance with the organisation’s policies including the Equality and Diversity and Health and Safety policies.
• Incorporate into the role the philosophy, values and behaviour stated in the school's mission and strategic plan.
• Undertake any other responsibilities commensurate with the grade of the post, which may reasonably be required from time to time.
• Participating in Continuous Professional Development activities.
• Maintaining awareness of, and acting in accordance with, the provisions of the Health & Safety at Work Act.
• Fulfilling other duties, as may reasonably be required from time to time, including open evenings, parents’ evenings and whole school events.

The list of duties is not exhaustive but outlines the main features of the post at appointment and may vary as the job evolves without affecting the nature of the duties or the responsibility level.

 Adcote School for Girls is a unique, vibrant, independent school.Established in 1907, the school has around 300 pupils on roll and is set in a magnificent Grade I listed building, surrounded by 30 acres of beautifully landscaped parkland. Adcote combines small class sizes and individual attention which go hand in hand with a wealth of extra-curricular opportunities. Adcote is proud to be the only ‘purely girls’ independent school, from 4-18 years in Shropshire.  Adcote allows girls to flourish in a single-sex environment where they make lifelong friendships with other girls, and where they learn to lead without unfair competition or distraction from boys. We are defined by our single-sex status, being an all girls’ school is fundamental to our identity.

• Academic excellence
• Idyllic, safe location in a Grade 1 listed building in the heart of rural Shropshire
• Small friendly classes
• Emphasis on politeness, manners and smart appearance of our pupils.
• Wide range of extra curricular Activities
• School day to 6.00pm
• Very competitive fees which are inclusive of extras, with a number of scholarships available.

The decision about which school to choose for your child is one of the most important that any parent has to make.Many parents who have chosen Adcote comment on its welcoming atmosphere and our polite, well-behaved and motivated pupils.  As a school we aim to offer an excellent academic education as well as access to a wide range of Music, Drama and Sport.We believe that Adcote offers its pupils the best possible opportunities to succeed.We hope you will come to visit Adcote on a normal working day to see the school in action when we will be very pleased to meet you. Adcote is proud to be in membership of the Girls School Association (GSA).