Teacher of English

Thurston Community College

Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 3PB

Email: recruitment@thurstoncollege.org - Website: www.thurstoncollege.org

Principal: Maéve Taylor BA (Hons)

Current Roll: 1501; Years 7-11: 1330; Sixth Form: 171

Teacher of English

Required to start September 2024 (ECT July 2024)

MPS/UPS - Suitable for experienced or ECT teachers

The Opportunity?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspiring, ambitious, and vibrant Teacher of English to join our well established department. The successful applicant will be required to teach English at KS3 and KS4, with the opportunity to teach A-Level English available for a suitably qualified candidate. 

Our successful candidate will join an outstanding English Department who pride themselves on their innovative approach to supporting every student to achieve their full potential. You will benefit from entering a collaborative team who welcome forward thinking initiatives and are able to offer new colleagues’ advice, support and professional development opportunities in a friendly, positive and creative environment. The department is well resourced with classrooms based within the dedicated languages area of the school, modern IT projection equipment to assist the delivery of your lessons.

This post would be equally appropriate for an experienced or a newly qualified early careers Teacher. 

Future Thurston:

It was recently announced that the school will be part of the School Rebuild Programme and we have entered the feasibility phase. This will mean we will be a part of shaping a new school over the next few years. An exciting prospect and an exciting time to join Thurston Community College. In addition, and due to our growing numbers, a smaller new building project has recently been completed at the Thurston Campus which is now open to students and houses three new science classrooms.

Who are we:

A new Principal started in January 2024 and together with the Governing Body has set an exciting and aspirational vision for the College over the next three years. The person appointed for this role will be a fundamental part in building on our already Good Ofsted Status (March 2018) and realising our vision to create:

1. A stimulating, accessible and safe learning environment in which our villages and towns come together as a community which is much more than the sum of its parts.  
2. A high performing learning organisation.
3. A culture of high standards, which reinforces excellent behaviour, mutual respect, tolerance and understanding of what it is to be a citizen, not only of the school, but of local, national and international societies.
4. At the heart of a wide network of partnerships that provide opportunities for mutual improvement and benefit.

We require an English Teacher who has:

• Excellent subject knowledge.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A desire to develop their own leadership skills, whilst being a strong team player.

In return we will provide:

• An opportunity to help shape the future of the English Faculty.
• Opportunities to develop both professionally and personally.

We offer the opportunity to:

• Join a talented Team, dedicated to work effectively together to secure positive outcomes for our students.
• Benefit from ongoing Professional Development.
• Make a difference to our talented and creative students.
• Benefit from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Reduced fee gym membership.

If you are excited by this post, its challenges and opportunities; if you relish the prospect of joining our team of committed and excellent staff, we very much look forward to hearing from you.  Please visit our website for further information or if you would like to discuss this post further please do not hesitate to contact: recruitment@thurstoncollege.org. 

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt.

Thurston Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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