Teacher of English
The Willink
West Berkshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR/UPR (full or part-time, permanent/temporary)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2017
- Apply by:
- 16 October 2016
Job overview
We require a committed colleague with a real interest in the provision of quality and imaginative teaching to join an experienced, supportive and high achieving English Department. This post would suit a newly qualified teacher or more experienced colleague. The post arises through a combination of maternity leave and the replacement of retiring staff later in the year.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach English language and literature throughout the school across the age and ability range.
The Willink is a heavily oversubscribed and successful school. Standards are high with 80% of the year 11 cohort in 2016 achieving an A*-C GCSE pass in English; student progress is well above national averages. The school was judged to be good with outstanding features by Ofsted in 2014. The Willink is the lead school in the Two Counties Teaching Partnership. It has 1030 students on roll including 170 in the Sixth Form, and is situated in a pleasant semi-rural setting south west of Reading.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk
For further information please visit the school website or contact Mrs Lin Bailey, PA to the Headteacher, lbailey@willink.w-berks.sch.uk, Tel 0118 983 2030. Candidates for this post are required to complete an application form and write an accompanying letter in support of their submission. No CVs.
The closing date is 9am on Monday 17th October 2016.
The Willink School
www.Willinkschool.org.uk
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About The Willink
The Willink is a mixed 11-18 community school with almost 1200 students on roll. We are the state school of choice for the local area and draw students from a wider region including Hampshire, Reading and Wokingham. Our curriculum is broad and balanced, but with a strong international flavour reflecting the school’s heritage as a Language College. Outcomes are strong; most recent examination results put the school in the top ten non-selective schools in Berkshire. We have experience and expertise in Initial Teacher Training and professional development and are a strategic partner to the Teaching School Hub Berkshire. The Willink is also the lead school for the Mobius Maths Hub – a national centre for excellence in the teaching and leadership of mathematics education, that covers much of Berkshire and Wiltshire. We are, in the round, a friendly, busy, vibrant school with high expectations and aspirations for all members of our learning community.
Our success is based on an approach which combines the highest expectations with sensitivity to learners’ individual needs, concentrates on developing and maintaining the very best standards of learning and teaching, and takes every opportunity to recognise and reward achievement. We desire all our students to “ Engage, Respect and Achieve” . We are very proud of the confident, skilled and ambitious students who leave us. These qualities are the result of the opportunities that derive from our broad curriculum and innovative approach.
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