Teacher of English
Wilmslow High School
Wilmslow
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main or Upper Pay Range
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 12 April 2018
Job overview
Wilmslow High School
Holly Road
Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
School age range: 11-18
Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form) (11 - 18)
Salary range: Main Pay Range (£22,917 to £33,492)
Salary range: Upper Pay Range (£35,927 to £38,633)
Start date: 1st September 2018
Teacher of English
Are you an inspirational and energetic English teacher motivated by a strong moral purpose to improve the performance of students who face greater challenges with learning? If yes, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our innovative, friendly and high performing English Team.
The successful candidate will:
· Be an excellent teacher of English and be restless in the desire for further improvement
· Demonstrate commitment to developing his or her professional learning
· Demonstrate commitment to working with low-prior attaining students and ‘hard to reach’ students, and the ability to build positive working relationships with all types of student, in particular low-prior attaining and ‘hard to reach’ students.
· Have the resolve and tenacity to make a real difference to the performance of students.
Young people only get one chance at education; therefore, at Wilmslow High School we are committed to the pursuit of excellence for every student, every day. We do this through our dedication to learning, by being guided by values and in striving to serve.
We endeavour to preserve a happy and caring environment that is rooted in our core values, and in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Peak District.
Closing date: Friday, 13th April 2018 at 12 noon
Interview date: Thursday, 19th April 2018
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Application packs are available on line at www.wilmslowhigh.com/vacancies or www.tes.com
Attached documents
About Wilmslow High School
Rated as Good by Ofsted in 2019, Wilmslow High School is heavily oversubscribed in both the 11 – 16 sector and the sixth form. Student numbers have increased with more and more students from outside the town and from the independent sector of education seeking places. As the only state secondary school in the town. It enjoys good relationships with the partner primary schools in Wilmslow, Handforth and Alderley Edge, from where the majority of our students come
Headteacher
Ms R E Powley
Location
Wilmslow, a pleasant commuter town with a population of about 32,000, is situated on the southern outskirts of Manchester. It is within easy reach of attractive countryside both locally and in the nearby Peak District. The town is well served by the motorway network and by rail; Manchester Airport is nearby. A wide variety of housing is available in south Manchester, Wilmslow, Macclesfield and the surrounding Cheshire countryside. The town is mixed socially, with many areas of affluence and some communities of relative social deprivation.
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