Teacher of English with additional responsibility for whole-school reading and vocabulary development

MPS/UPS plus Outer London Allowance plus TLR 2b

The school is happy to consider both full-time and part-time applications.

Required for September 2024

Are you passionate about teaching and learning? Do you want to develop your career in an outstanding school, working closely with colleagues who share that passion? Do you care deeply about improving students’ experiences through developing their literacy skills and love of reading?

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly effective individual who has the drive and determination to contribute significantly to this already successful department.  All students study English Language and English Literature GCSE and English Literature is also a popular choice at A Level.  The school has a successful track record of students progressing to Oxbridge and Russell Group universities. 

The role also includes additional responsibility for whole-school reading and vocabulary development. The successful candidate will be responsible for building upon the already successful embedding of disciplinary literacy across the school and planning the whole-school tutorial programme to ensure students regularly read a wide range of high-quality texts. Working closely with the Director of English and manager of the Learning Resource Centre (LRC), this will include: preparing material for tutorial; leading training for teachers to improve literacy in all subject areas; working with Heads of Year to embed reading and vocabulary teaching in the tutorial programme.

The successful applicant will:

• be an excellent and ambitious classroom teacher;
• have the highest expectations of students;
• have teaching experience of Key Stage 3, 4 and ideally A Level;
• have a good understanding of research-based practice;
• have a passion for English, curriculum and pedagogy;
• have a passion to instil a love of literature in students
• have a good understanding of the importance of literacy
• have an enthusiastic and positive approach within and beyond the classroom.

Ruislip High School is an outstanding, oversubscribed, 11-18, mixed comprehensive school with over 1200 students on roll. The school opened in 2006 due to the demand for secondary school places in the local community and our brand new sixth form centre opened in September 2020.  We obtain excellent results. In the summer of 2023, 55% of students attained a grade 5 or above in English and Maths and students, on average, made over half a grade more progress than students from similar starting points nationally. At A Level, 26% of all grades were A* to A, with 25% of Year 13 students securing places at Russell Groups universities and two students securing places at Oxford.

Why work at Ruislip High School?

• Students and staff treat each other with respect. They share high aspirations which are realised through high expectations of everyone.  
• The school has a comprehensive professional development programme tailored to individual needs, from ECT to middle and senior leadership; new staff are supported and guided by highly skilled and experienced colleagues, and by partners in external organisations. 
• Staff have a range of opportunities to collaborate and develop their career within the Vanguard Learning Trust.
• Staff are afforded many benefits and rewards as part of the Vanguard Learning Trust’s entitlement package for staff.
• There are excellent transport links with central London, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Berkshire. 

In joining Ruislip High School you can expect to work in an environment that focuses on teachers improving, rather than proving, their practice; where teaching and learning is at the heart of everything we do; and where all staff work as a community to support our students to fulfil their potential in line with our school’s motto: from grassroots to reaching for the sky. 

An application form can be downloaded from the school’s website https://www.ruisliphigh.com/staff-opportunities-2/  where all information about this post and the school can be obtained. Please note that we do not accept CVs.  

Applications should be returned to: Justine O’Driscoll, HR Manager, Ruislip High School, Sidmouth Drive, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 0BY or via email to jodriscoll@ruisliphigh.org.uk

Closing date: 10:00am, Tuesday 16th April 2024

Interview date: Tuesday 30th April 2024

This academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts. 

Ruislip High School is an equal opportunities employer