Teacher of English

QUEENSWAY SCHOOL

English Teacher

Salary: NQT/MPS/UPR +SEN

(TLR negotiable, dependent on experience / qualifications)

Permanent positio

We are seeking to appoint an innovative and inspiring teacher of English to join our forward-thinking secondary phase from Easter ‘22 It is a fantastic opportunity to join an established English team that has excelled in so many areas. English has been a key foundation for our school with outstanding outcomes and a cross curricular drive that supports all aspects of English across our school. 

This post is suitable for both experienced and newly qualified teachers and is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, ambitious and energetic individual. You will have the opportunity to deliver in key stage 3 and 4, ensuring that learning at Queensway is exciting and our young people are engaged and motivated to strive for excellence.

Queensway was established as an academy in March 2018 when it became part of the Learning Community Trust.. It was the result of a merger of an autistic provision which had been linked to HLC Secondary and a SEMH school that required a sponsor and a new start.

Queensway is across two sites – the North site in Hadley is a school for children with a diagnosis of Autism.  The school has a PAN of 60 but due to demand for places always has additional students. It is a modern purpose, self-contained building on a lovely site with sensory and quiet rooms as well as a Sports Hall and good outdoor spaces. Queensway North has achieved Autism Accreditation from the National Autistic Society and our skills and strategies are worthy of their award.  The school itself then ‘leads’ on Autism training both with the Local Authority and some external organisations.

The south site, in Dawley, has quiet rooms, teaching spaces and an excellent purpose-built skills centre for practical work which is where our new provision for motor vehicle is to be placed. Queensway South takes about 12 Y5 and Y6 children into our primary provision, the PAN is 54 and the other students are in Y7-11.

Both sites offer an extensive curriculum which includes English, Mathematics, Science, Design Technology, Art and Physical Education, Creative iMedia and Forest Schools and we are currently developing our offer to soon include Motor Vehicle, Hair and Beauty, Duke of Edinburgh and Photography. Social skills/education permeates through the curriculum on both sites preparing our students for life as young adults.

All students are encouraged to take a range of examinations which best meet their needs from the differentiated curriculum which is individually designed by the experienced staff team. The outcomes have improved year on year and in 2019 80% of students gained five or more GCSEs at Grade 1-9 which was a significant achievement, 70% with English and Maths.

Both sites have their individual teaching teams, support staff and highly experienced Pastoral leads who also lead on safeguarding. We are fully staffed but are exploring different staffing models to support the children, the new Headteacher appointed in September 2020 will lead on this. 

Queensway prides itself on its close working relationships with parents and good communications between home and school happen on a daily basis. 

You will join a Trust steeped in a culture of wanting the very best for our children and is very ambitious for its schools. As a school, you will be joining a community that will do anything to make their children’s lives successful whilst preparing them for the next steps in their lives.

TEACHING JOB DESCRIPTION

English Teacher

Queensway School part of the Learning Community Trust

Salary Range: Dependent on experience / qualifications (UQ/MPS/UPR + SEN)

Background:

Queensway School is part of the Learning Community Trust and we are looking to appoint an outstanding English teacher to our South campus.  This is a specialist provision for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health diagnosis.  The school is situated on a very pleasant site in Dawley.

Currently we are over-subscribed and have 121 students (Y5-Y11) on roll (62 at North Campus and 59 at South), who are taught by a team of specialist teachers and support staff. Students are in small classes of 6/8 students to support their learning and the model is of a teacher plus teaching assistant in each class.

We are seeking to appoint an innovative and inspiring teacher of English to join our forward thinking secondary phase from September 2021. It is a fantastic opportunity to join an established English team that has excelled in so many areas. English has been a key foundation for our school with outstanding outcomes and a cross curricular drive that supports all aspects of English across our school. 

This post is suitable for both experienced and newly qualified teachers and is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, ambitious and energetic individual. You will have the opportunity to deliver in key stage 3 and 4, ensuring that learning at HLC is exciting and our young people are engaged and motivated to strive for excellence.

The key benefits to working within our school are the relationships with not only a highly supportive staff community as well as with the students, that will enthuse you to deliver fantastic lessons each and every day. You will also have your own dedicated large teaching room and school laptop. You will also have free use of our health and fitness centre, four-court sports hall and 25-metre indoor swimming pool. Importantly, one of our key principles is to support your welfare, and as part of this we offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme and assist our working families through an on-site nursery which several staff use to support their childcare provision.  

Next Steps

If you wish further information, visits of the school and informal discussions please contact Ms Julie Bravo, Headteacher at Queensway Special School on julie.bravo@lct.education

Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Monday 14th February

Please email your application form to: lynne.beeston@lct.education