Lead English Teacher
- Full time
- Permanent
- September start
- £24,420 - £39,300 per annum dependent on qualifications and experience
An amazing opportunity for an enthusiastic English Teacher, with extensive experience working with children with special educational needs, to join a fantastic specialist school based in Westbury. This lovely independent school provides a holistic approach to students ages 11 -16 all with individual needs, which include learning, physical and social, emotional, mental health needs.
As the lead English teacher, you will have responsibility for ongoing development of the English curriculum, developing plans, identifying clear targets and monitoring students' progression. With this being said, it is paramount that you have a strong understanding of the UK curriculum and have confidence to teach English to students with additional needs.
Your key duties and responsibilities include:
- To plan and teach clear, high quality lessons to support pupils to make good or outstanding progress and to embed key concepts in their long term memory
- To set clear targets for pupils’ learning, building on prior attainment and considering each pupil as an individual
- To have regard, and plan to meet, the special educational needs of pupils
- To have, or rapidly develop, expert knowledge in the subject/s taught
- To enable all pupils to understand key concepts, effectively checking understanding and correcting misunderstandings
- To assess pupil work and progress giving regular feedback and use this to continuously inform your teaching
- To prioritise reading in order to develop pupils’ fluency, confidence and enjoyment
- To plan and sequence learning towards cumulatively sufficient knowledge and, as appropriate, meaningful accreditation
- To build all learning towards an end point that leads into the next stage of their education, training or employment
- To report on pupil progress in line with school policy
- To maintain a stimulating, engaging and safe learning environment that allows your pupils to focus on learning
- To positively manage behaviour in line with school policy
- To undertake a pastoral and support role as required
- To attend school events as required
- To contribute to the wider life of the school, including whole-school routines, paperwork and duties
- To take responsibility for your own professional development and engage with performance management activities
This will be a full time, permanent position, where you will be directly employed by the school, there will be an opportunity to interview at the end of August, ready for a September start.
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