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English Teacher

Frederick Bremer School

Waltham Forest

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
8 May 2015

Job overview

Are you passionate about providing every child with the opportunity to succeed? Are you committed to the vision and values of community education? Would you like to be part of our exciting journey of educational transformation?

We are looking for a subject specialist who is passionate about their subject and who is able to engage and inspire our diverse community of students through the study of English. We are committed to narrowing the gap and ensuring all students make progress regardless of their starting point. The successful candidate will join an experienced and successful team which is committed to collaborative working.  Frederick Bremer is a popular and over-subscribed school which enjoys excellent state of the art facilities in a new building.

Applications from NQTs are welcomed.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS Check

A job description and application form can be found on the school website as below or for more information about the school and an application pack please contact Andrea Jennings, HR Manager on 0208 498 3337 or a.jennings@bremer.waltham.sch.uk  

Completed application forms should be returned or e-mailed to Andrea Jennings by Friday 8th May at 12pm and interviews will take place on  Friday 15th May.

Frederick Bremer School
Siddeley Road
Walthamstow                                                                   
London                                                                     
E17 4EY                                                                            
Headteacher: Ms Jenny Smith
Website: www.bremer.org.uk

Roll: 900
Age range: 11-16 yrs
Co-educational

About Frederick Bremer School

Frederick Bremer School is a mainstream, non-selective, co-educational secondary school for children aged 11-16, situated in Walthamstow, East London. There are 860 students on its roll.

The school has specialist provision for children who have autism spectrum conditions. It also has a large and highly specialist special educational needs team, which supports a large number of pupils with needs ranging from visual impairments to cognitive learning needs.

Frederick Bremer School was named after a local entrepreneur who invented the first petrol-driven car in 1894, which he drove around the local streets of Walthamstow.

Headteacher

Mrs Jenny Smith

Values and ethos

Frederick Bremer School’s motto is “The very best they can be”. The secondary school promotes the shared values of respect, responsibility and integrity. Its broad, balanced and inclusive curriculum places great emphasis on critical thinking. Teachers engage in ongoing debate about teaching practices, in order to ensure the best possible learning experiences for children. There is a pupil leadership programme, including an active school council.

Ofsted report

"The headteacher has been relentless in driving improvement over the last three years. As a result, the quality of teaching is increasingly strong and pupils are making rapid progress. Pupils’ personal development, behaviour and welfare are good. They enjoy being a part of the strong inclusive school community and have confidence in each other. The attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in the school is closing quickly. Safeguarding provision is strong. Pupils are well informed about keeping safe; they feel safe in the school."

View Frederick Bremer School’s latest Ofsted report

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