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Teacher of English

Teacher of English

Harris Academy Sutton

Sutton

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
1 February 2022

Job overview

Inspire, transform, teach! We are currently looking to appoint a dedicated and inspiring Teacher of English. As a Teacher at Harris Academy Sutton, you will join a dedicated team of teachers and staff supporting our vibrant students. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow, inspire and develop, this may be the role for you.

About Us

We are a new Academy moving into our first year of GCSE studies situated in the centre of Sutton on the site of the London Cancer Hub. We are settling in to our £40 million state-of-the-art Passivhaus building and are looking for a committed and passionate subject specialist to join our growing community and support our students as they look to progress into an ever-more competitive workplace. As much as the experience that candidates may bring to the role it is the attitude, character and ability to read the context of our growing Academy that will set the best apart.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your purpose of your role will be:    

  • To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.    
  • To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor    
  • To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential    
  • To contribute to raising standards of student attainment    
  • To share and support the academy’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:    

  • Operational and strategic planning (including lesson planning, developing resources and syllabuses, and contributing to the departmental plan)    
  • Curriculum planning    
  • Staff development (including continuing professional development and engaging fully in the Performance Management Review process)    
  • Quality assurance (including contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluating the subject area)    
  • Management of information (including maintaining appropriate records and tracking student progress)    
  • Communications with students, parents and other stakeholders    
  • Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)    
  • Teaching, ensuring a high quality learning experience for students

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will:    

  • Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree    
  • Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice), ideally including experience in multi-ethnic urban schools and of working in an 11-18 school    
  • Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning    
  • Understand the importance of high expectations and equality of access for all students, and of being a tutor    
  • Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3 and KS4, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work    
  • Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff    
  • Have a good level of ICT skills, ideally including innovative use of interactive white boards    
  • Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students    
  • Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers and other external agencies where necessary    
  • Have good written and spoken communication skills    
  • Be able to lead and manage their own work effectively    
  • Have excellent time management skills    
  • Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mail, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. You will need this when completing your application.

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.

We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

About Harris Academy Sutton

Harris Academy Sutton is a highly successful and award-winning fully comprehensive school. Our results (Progress 8: +1.10) place us in the top ten of truly non-selective schools in the country in terms of progress from Key Stage 2. Our founding ambition remains unchanged: that our students will receive an education and experience that allows them to stand toe-to-toe with any of their peers. This ambition is particularly important to us in an area of London which is highly selective and contains many grammar and faith schools. The performance tables and associated information on our results can be found here:

School Performance_Harris Academy Sutton_22-23

Our recent Ofsted grades us as Outstanding in every area and reflects the hard work, professionalism and ambition that our staff and students bring to the table every day:

Ofsted Report_Harris Academy Sutton_Feb 23

Taken together, the above demonstrate the ambition and professionalism that is key to great outcomes. This is not the whole story. We believe that a happy and settled staff body helps drive the very best performance from our students. We are committed to a high-quality professional development programme and can drawn on expertise from across the Harris Federation. As a HASU member of staff at any level you will receive the training and support that you need to carry out your role effectively and develop at a pace that suits you.

We are committed to ensuring that our staff have the right level of balance between work and home life. Our policies and procedures are aimed at allowing our teaching staff to spend as much time as possible planning and delivering lessons.

We work in an award-winning building with excellent facilities. Our staff are happy and are respected by the leadership team.

We run a broad and diverse curriculum to a fully comprehensive intake of students.

Our focus on the core value of Integrity means that our behaviour is excellent, with staff supported by a strong and highly visible Academy Leadership Group. Detentions are run centrally, allowing teaching staff to do what they do best: plan and teach amazing lessons.

Attendance and engagement with learning is high, and centrally planned tutor time resources ensure that our tutors can engage with students whilst delivering high-quality experiences.

We are located in Sutton, with excellent public transport and road links. Central London (Clapham, Victoria) is 25 minutes away, whereas journeys from Kent, Sussex and Surrey are attainable by car with the M25 (Junction 6) just a short 12 minutes away. We have safe and secure onsite parking with electric charging points and ample bicycle storage with dedicated staff showers.

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