Teacher of English
Warwick School
Warwickshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1 September 2022
- Apply by:
- 1 February 2022
Job overview
The Post
A talented and inspirational teacher is required to join the English department from September 2022.
The Department
There are eight members of staff working in the English Department and this is a group of dedicated and enthusiastic professionals who are keen to drive creativity and academic rigour in the school. Due to increasing numbers, we have recently moved premises to a bigger space where we can share a large work room as well as allowing all teachers to have their own classrooms which are fully equipped with the latest interactive whiteboards. On the same floor there is a dedicated room for our sixth form students to work and research using appropriate academic resources. Independent learning is at the heart of what we do and as such we have an impressive array of extra-curricular activities. Book clubs, creative writing groups and debating teams are offered to every year group and we have a creative writing publication, The WordsWorth, dedicated to students’ work. We are extremely fortunate to have the RSC and the Bridge House Theatre on our doorstep, both of which enable us to offer regular theatre trips. We try to widen the cultural experiences of the boys with literary dinners, regular speakers and trips to ‘The Globe’ and other London theatre. Where possible we work with King’s High School in arranging our extra-curricular provision to encourage healthy debate between the two schools.
Currently boys take the OCR GCSE English and CIE IGCSE English Literature exam in Year 11 and the OCR Specification is taught for GCSE English and English Literature in Year 10, as well as for A level Literature. We teach the AQA A Level English Language course.
Results are consistently impressive with around half the cohort achieving A*s at Year 11 and around a third achieving A*s at A level.
Primary Function
Perform ‘the duties of a school teacher’ as outlined in the teaching staff contract.
Directly responsible to: The Head of English.
Responsibilities may be direct, joint or through devolved structures, but always in accordance with whole school policies. These details may be amended at any time by agreement, but in any case, will be reviewed during the appraisal process.
Success at GCSE and A Level is considered very important, but all pupils are encouraged to take advantage of the extracurricular activities offered by the Department. It is expected that the successful candidate will be a strong team player and contribute fully to these activities.
The candidate will visibly maintain the highest professional standards, have excellent interpersonal, communication, presentational and ICT skills, and have the ability to work flexibly within the school structure.
Further details can be seen in the attached Job Pack
To apply please send your completed application form to: hr@warwickschools.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 1 February 2022
Interview dates: Thursday 3 or Friday 4 February 2022
Attached documents
About Warwick School
The oldest boys' school in England, Warwick School has been in continuous existence at least from the days of King Edward the Confessor (reigned 1042-1066) when the fledgling town possessed a school under the tutelage of All Saints' Church. The earliest appearance of Warwick Town in history is in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle under the year 914, and this has long been taken as the date of the foundation of Warwick School.
Very little documentary evidence exists before 1545, when King Henry VIII established, i.e. presumably re-founded, the "King's New School of Warwick." The premises were then in the Guild Hall which then became part of the Lord Leycester Hospital.
Between 1697 and 1879 the school was run in the old college of the Vicars Choral in St Mary's churchyard, and was predominantly a day school. The education, typically for the time, emphasised the classics above all.
The move to the open fields site south of the River Avon eventually brought about a steady rise in numbers – in 1878 there were 44 boys in the school, and by 1906, 110. In that year a merger with the Middle School in Warwick esulted in the modern name of Warwick School being adopted, rather than The King’s School.
Numbers in the 1930s reached 350, with 18 staff and a sixth form of about 40.
By the 1960s there were over 750 pupils and 45 staff. This expansion in numbers, together with a broadening of the curriculum, produced a continuous demand for new buildings. The original Science Block of 1905 survives in its third guise as the modern music department. More modern buildings included the Memorial Gymnasium, 1957, the Guy Nelson Hall and Languages Block of the early 1970s.
Over the past 25 years significant investment has been spent on improving the facilities and accommodating an ever increasing school roll. A new sports pavilion, theatre, a state of the art science building and teaching block have provided new and spacious accommodation and a new school hall is nearing completion.
In 2014 the school celebrated its 1100th anniversary, which provided a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the history and success of the school with all of its dedicated staff and governors, pupils and parents, as well as strengthening our links with the wider community.
The reputation of Warwick School in the local area and beyond has led to the recruitment of excellent staff and pupils and this in turn has resulted in record exam results, outstanding achievements in music, drama and sport and an ever growing programme of extra-curricular activities. The school prides itself on its strong sense of identity and its ability to provide an outstanding all-round education to a wide mix of boys.
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