Unqualified Teacher of English
The Stockwood Park Academy
Luton
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Unqualified Teaching Scale - £16,626 to £26,295
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible or January 2018
- Apply by:
- 28 November 2017
Job overview
Do you have a passion for English language and literature?
Are you an English Graduate or perhaps an English/EAL Tutor or TA looking for a new position?
Have you ever thought about getting into teaching but not sure how?
If you have answered yes to these questions, Stockwood Park Academy would love to hear from you!
The Stockwood Park Academy have a great opportunity for a dynamic and passionate person who is looking to get their foot in the door and start a career in teaching English. English is at the heart of everything we do; it sustains thought, development and improvement and allows us to communicate effectively to everyone around us. Therefore, we are keen to get on board someone who is passionate about English language and literature, but also inspired to work with and teach students about the subject.
We recruit for attitude and train for skills! If you are ready and willing, we can help you do the rest. The Stockwood Park Academy are a part of our Teaching Trust which offers exceptional teacher training and high quality professional development programmes to new staff to support you in excelling in your career. Our programmes are facilitated by experienced school leaders who have exemplary records in leadership and improving outcomes for their students. Not only do we have our Teaching Trust on board to help, but you would also be joining a genuinely lovely and supportive English Department who are well equipped in training unqualified and overseas members of staff and ensuring they succeed.
Still unsure? Listen to what our teachers have to say about working for us: https://youtu.be/48wDNtQQKzU
What skills/abilities do I need to show to be successful?
- Excited by their role and by the prospect of working with young people
- Love the processes of learning and teaching and are keen to continually develop their own skills;
- Recognise that teaching can be a demanding job but react positively to those demands
- Will subscribe to the ethos of the Trust and ‘go the extra mile’ in terms of time and commitment to get the very best from our young people;
- Are quick to praise and slow to criticise; and are not afraid to admit to seeing themselves as potential leaders of the future.
- Passionate, confident and reliable
- Some experience/interest in English Language and Literature
Job specifics:
- Start date: As soon as possible or January 2018
- Salary: Unqualified Teaching Scale - £16,626 to £26,295 (Dependent on experience/skills already gained)
- Job Role: Full time, Permanent
Why work for Stockwood Park Academy:
- £30 million state of the art modern facilities with well-equipped classrooms in an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ school
- You’ll be working alongside a charismatic, supportive and genuine Principal and SLT who want to see you succeed and thrive
- Unparalleled CPD and training opportunities with cross trust and national development programs
- Brilliant opportunities to develop and grow in an expanding Trust
- Excellent opportunities to develop and grow in a successful and expanding Academy
- To be part of an 11-18 provision with opportunities to teach in the sixth form in for many subject areas
- Great support for NQT’s and Unqualified Teachers including your own dedicated mentor, reduced teaching timetable and ‘Outstanding’ teacher programmes available
- All teaching staff receive a laptop to use whilst in employment
- Local subsided gym membership and many other staff benefits
Teacher Testimonial: “ I have been at the Academy since 2000, I started as an unqualified teacher and was supported through the Graduate Teacher Programme. Very soon after I gained my QTS, opportunities arose to get into new roles. I started as Gifted and Talented Coordinator, then I became Head of Department for PE and then I wanted to develop into a pastoral role where I became a House Leader. Then came the opportunity to become an Assistant Principal and I was encouraged to go for that role so I took the leap and now I'm the Assistant Principal for Personal Development, Behaviour Management and Welfare. There is a whole range of CPD on offer with a dedicated Teaching and Learning team who will provide personalised CPD, personalised areas for development for members of staff. In addition to that, they have a number of courses they provide, I've gone on the 'Outstanding Teacher Programme' and developed my own teaching and helped me feel secure in the position I was in.“
Closing Date: Tuesday 28th November at 12pm
Interviews: As soon as possible
If you are interested in this job opportunity, please do apply today – we look forward to hearing from you!
Visits to the Academy are warmly welcomed, please contact Hannah Chandler on 01582 211 226 to arrange a convenient time.
Attached documents
About The Stockwood Park Academy
Welcome to The Stockwood Park Academy, part of The Shared Learning Trust.
Join us:
This is an exciting time to join The Stockwood Park Academy Teaching Team led by Principal, Mumin Humayun. Your colleagues are friendly, highly experienced subject experts and enjoy the teacher comradery. You will make friends and mentors for life. Join us and share the love of your subject, because you enjoy working with young people, you want to make a real difference and inspire the next generation. We strive for creativity in the classroom and above all making the whole journey fun!
· Location; right next to Junction 10 of the M1, close to Stockwood Park Golf Course, Luton Rugby Club and the Luton Hoo.
· Bus service
· Ample staff parking
· £30 million state of the art schooling facility
Staff benefits:
· Pension
· Work laptop
· Car wash service
· Once a quarter, Indian head or shoulder massage
· Amazon/Delivery drop-off service
· Dry Cleaning service
· Staff wellbeing and Counsellor
· Perkbox:
o Medical 24/7 Doctor appointments
o Private and repeat prescriptions
o Save money on everyday purchases
o Online exercise classes
o Employee Support Hub by Health Assured, giving you 24/7 access to qualified therapists
o Competitions to enter
Vision and Values:
'Strive, achieve, believe!' - We want our children to strive for their goals, achieve those goals and believe that with the right drive and motivation anything is possible. We provide opportunities for all our students and adults to be aspirational and develop a passion and excitement for learning. Working with our communities, we ensure all students are able to achieve beyond their targets to reach the success they deserve. Our students develop a strong self-belief so that they flourish and develop into well-rounded, self-respecting young people.
'We recruit people for attitude and train for skills' - We aim to recruit people who have the right attitude. If you have a love for teaching and are passionate about seeing children succeed, we can help you do the rest. We can offer custom-made support packages that focus on the quality of teaching and learning, curriculum development and all aspects of Leadership and Management. Whether you would like help with planning, preparing and delivering outstanding lessons, building your confidence within the classroom or developing your behaviour management strategies, we have all the CPD and training you need.
Our 5 academies are as follows:
The Vale Academy, Dunstable 2-11
The Rushmere Park Academy, Leighton Buzzard 2-9
The Linden Academy, Luton 4-11
The Chalk Hills Academy, Luton 11-18
The Stockwood Park Academy, Luton 11-18
We also offer a fantastic Sixth Form provision for students aged between 16-19, and this is based at both The Stockwood and The Chalk Hills Academy. Including in our Sixth Form provision is our Football Academy Pathway and brand-new Cricket Academy Pathway.
The Teaching Trust Teacher training based at The Chalk Hills Academy and is offered to all our colleagues should they be successful.
CPD and Training: Our Teaching Trust - WE INVEST IN YOU!
All of our Academies at The Shared Learning Trust are a part of our Teaching Trust. We aim to offer exception teacher training and high quality professional development programmes to new and experienced staff to support them in excelling in their career.
Our programmes are facilitated by experienced school leaders, who have exemplary records in leadership and improving outcomes for their students. We are able to cater for specific requests and can offer custom-made support packages that focus on the quality of teaching and learning, curriculum development and aspects of Leadership and Management.
We currently offer 'The National Award for Middle Leaders', 'The Outstanding Teacher Programme', 'The Improving Teacher Programme' and 'The National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership'. As Stockwood Park Academy is part of a Multi-Academy Trust, there are fantastic opportunities to climb the career ladder. The Shared Learning Trust are a firm believer in helping all staff reach their full potential and developing their career within our Academies. If you are willing and wanting, we will do all we can to put you on the relevant courses and give you the right opportunities so you can keep achieving more in your career. If there isn't a current opportunity at The Stockwood Park Academy for promotion, there will be opportunities to move to one of our partner Academies.
The Sports Zone:
· 2 Football Pitches (floodlit, FA approved, full size and 3G Astro Turf)
· Large Outdoor Hard Court
· Four Tennis Courts
· Three Netball Courts
· Full Size Basketball Court
· Full Size Netball Court
· Four Badminton Court
· Large Indoor Football Pitch
The Performance Plaza:
· Theatre (tiered seating, professional lighting and sound system, curtains and backstage changing facilities)
· Dance and Fitness Studio (sprung floors, dances barres, floor to ceiling mirrors, full PA and music systems)
Classroom Facilities:
· Projectors
· Smart Boards
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