Teacher of English & Media
GRADE: MPS / UPS
RESPONSIBLE TO: Curriculum Lead
PATTERN: Full time, Permanent
START DATE: January 2025
Key Purpose
To carry out the professional duties of an English & Media teacher, as required and in accordance with the school's policies, under the direction of the line manager. The English department is a key curriculum area in the school. The successful candidate will be a specialist in English and capable of teaching up to KS3 in another subject.
Teaching, Learning and Assessment:
- Deliver consistently high-quality lessons that reflect the school's "Features of Great Teaching."
- Share best practices within the curriculum team and beyond.
- Support a successful learning environment by following the school's procedures (rewards and behaviour system).
- Encourage positive standards in line with the school's values regarding kindness, punctuality, behaviour, work quality, and homework.
- Mark and monitor students' work, setting clear targets for progress.
- Assess and record students' progress systematically, ensuring work is understood and completed. Track strengths and weaknesses, inform planning, and monitor achievement levels.
- Provide clear and informative verbal feedback to parents during consultation evenings, offering next steps for student development.
Pastoral Duties:
- Take on the role of form tutor to an assigned group of students.
- Promote the general progress and well-being of individual students and the tutor group.
- Deliver the pastoral curriculum during form time.
- Liaise with the pastoral team to ensure the effective implementation of the school's pastoral system.
- Support student development by building strong relationships with students, parents, and supporting attendance and wellbeing.
- Deliver Life Skills curriculum (PSHE) in line with school policy.
- Recognise the importance of safeguarding in education and follow the school's Child Protection policy.
- Take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents' Evenings, and other events.
- Take responsibility for your own professional development and duties in relation to school policies and practices.
- Liaise effectively with parents and governors.
- Work within the school's Health & Safety Policy.
English Duties:
- Teach English to pupils at KS3 and KS4.
- Teaching up to GCSE level in another subject would be advantageous.
- Support pupils through the curriculum and provide additional opportunities for English, enabling excellent progress beyond expectations.
- Maintain the highest aspirations and expectations for the quality of pupils' work.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of the curriculum.
Additional Information:
These duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exhaustive nor exclusive, as the post-holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities.
