Teacher of English
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Croydon
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS (Outer London Scale)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2015
- Apply by:
- 30 September 2014
Job overview
"Outstanding in every category" Ofsted October 2009
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace was graded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted. It is the most oversubscribed comprehensive school in the country and in the top 5% for performance.
Following the re-location of the current postholder, having made a significant contribution to the English department and Academy as a whole over a number of years, we are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Teacher of English to join an innovative and successful subject area. Applicants should possess strong communication skills and be an effective classroom teacher, who can demonstrate the ability to raise the achievement of all students.
Although not essential, the successful candidate will have the opportunity teach A' Level students as well as Key Stages 3 and 4. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure by the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Services).
APPLICATION FORMS are available from our website as detailed below. Alternatively you can contact Miss A Hannah, HR Advisor on: Tel: 020 8771 2261. Please quote reference number: (09/005/14)
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 30th September 2014, 4pm
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Maberley Road, London, SE19 2JH
Tel: 020 8771 2261, Fax: 020 8771 7531
Email: info@harriscrystalpalace.org.uk
Principal: Dr Hilary Macaulay
www.harriscrystalpalace.org.uk
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About Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
- Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
- Maberley Road, Upper Norwood
- London
- SE19 2JH
- United Kingdom
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace opened as Harris CTC in 1990 and converted to an academy in September 2007. The academy is a mixed school for 1,300 students aged 11-18 recruiting students from Croydon, Bromley, Lewisham, Southwark and Lambeth. The academy has twice been judged to be outstanding by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection judging the school to be outstanding in every aspect. It is one of the most oversubscribed comprehensive schools in the country, with performance in the top 5% and student progress in the top 3% nationally.
We are an ambitious school, delivering a high quality education for each one of our students. At Harris City Academy Crystal Palace, we aim to prepare young people for an ever-changing world that values self-confident, well-educated and enterprising people.
Academy Ethos
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace has a long established, distinctive and positive ethos which guides our work and the education of our students. Preparation for adult life underpins our Academy aims and the well-developed culture which is established across all aspects and functions of the Academy. We are committed to the success of each of our students and this is reflected through the Academy's values and aims to deliver:
• Exam success - we want our students to get the best possible qualifications
• Challenge, relevance and engagement - we want our students to be fully involved in their learning
• Appropriate skills for living, for work and for happiness
• Active citizens
• Self-identity and a feeling of self-worth
• Opportunities and experiences that ignite our students
• Healthy habits that are embedded for life
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