Teacher of English
Teacher of English
Teacher of English
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Teacher of English to join our growing
Academy
Bolingbroke Academy, a secondary school for 11-18 year olds, welcomed its first Year 7 pupils in September
2012, with another 120 pupils joining every year until the school is fully subscribed in 2018. Bolingbroke
Academy provides a first class learning environment based on outstanding teaching, great relationships and
excellent facilities. Our staff are pivotal to our success and as part of the Bolingbroke and wider Ark schools
team, you will have the opportunity to work with great colleagues and develop your career through our
professional development programme.
We are looking to recruit a motivated and inspiring Teacher of English to join our successful English
department from January 2018. The successful applicant will be a strong and engaging teacher who will join a
team of teachers committed to delivering outstanding teaching and learning that supports all pupils to achieve
their full potential. This role would equally suit an NQT or an experienced practitioner.
Please apply at https://goo.gl/3DHomJ, and submit your application no later than 11am on Monday 9th October
2017.
For further information please contact the recruitment team on [email protected] or 0203 116 6345.
Ark value diversity and are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. The successful candidate will be
subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant employment checks.
Job Description: Teacher of English
Reports to: Head of English / English Key Stage Coordinator
Salary: Ark MPS or UPS (Inner London)
The Role
To deliver outstanding teaching and learning of English thereby enabling pupils to achieve excellent results.
To help design an engaging and challenging curriculum that inspires pupils to appreciate English and its
application.
Key Responsibilities
Plan, resource and deliver lessons to a high standard that ensure real learning takes place and pupils make
good progress.
Provide a nurturing classroom and academy environment that helps pupils to develop as learners.
Help maintain/establish discipline across the whole Academy.
Contribute to the effective working of the Academy.
Academy Culture
Support the Academy’s values and ethos by contributing to the development and implementation of policies
practices and procedures.
Help create a strong academy community, characterised by consistent, orderly behaviour and caring,
respectful relationships.
Help develop a school/department culture and ethos that is utterly committed to achievement.
Be active in issues of pupil welfare and support.
Run at least one extra-curricular activity weekly.
Be committed to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.
Other
Undertake, and when required deliver or be part of, appraisals and relevant professional development.
Perform additional duties and tasks required for the effective operation of the Academy and as directed by
the Head of Department or Principal.
Person Specification: Teacher of English
Qualification Criteria
Appropriate degree.
Qualified to teach and work in the UK.
Other
Commitment to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.
Willingness to undertake training.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our academies. In order
to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process. This process is outlined here, but can be provided in
more detail if requested. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.