Teacher of English
Basildon Upper Academy
Essex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teacher Scale: £23,487 - £39,500 (Equivalent to M1 to UPS3) depending on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015
Job overview
Ideally September 2015, although a January start would also be considered for the right candidate.
We are looking to recruit an exceptional Teacher of English to be based at our Lower Academy (KS3 timetable).
If you can deliver outstanding teaching and learning, and have the drive and passion necessary to ensure every child achieve their potential then you are just the person we are looking for.
The Basildon Academies are two state of the art Academies based in Essex, just 35 minutes from London. The Lower Academy specialises in the teaching of our students aged 11-14 whilst the Upper Academy specialises in our 14-19 year old student populations. The Academies are approximately 1 mile apart.
We are an aspirational and ambitious Academy that is dedicated to supporting staff to build a fulfilling teaching career. As a new member of staff you will be offered a full induction and excellent support and development so that you can be ‘outstanding’ in your chosen subject.
We offer a wide range of trips, conferences and enrichment programmes and have outstanding facilities; both in terms of technological equipment and external facilities including a heated indoor pool, larger than average fields, table tennis facilities, drama and dance studios to name a few of many features available.
If you can enthuse, engage, motivate and challenge students to make exceptional progress then please download and complete at application form and return it to Bethan Tipper in the HR Department via recruitment@basildonacademies.org.uk
Closing Date: Applications welcomed as soon as possible.
We will consider applications as they are received and will invite suitable candidates to interview as soon as possible.
We invite you to look over our website for the Lower Academy at www.basildonacademies.org.uk
Tours of the Academies will be available for shortlisted candidates.
The Basildon Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to DBS and health checks.
About Basildon Upper Academy
Basildon Upper Academy is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, 14-19 academy with sixth form, situated in Basildon in Essex. Along with the Basildon Lower Academy, it forms The Basildon Academies Trust. The academies share an executive principal, but each academy has its own leadership with a head of academy. There are 576 students on the secondary school’s roll, 207 students of whom are enrolled on 16 to 19 study programmes.
Head of Upper Academy
Mr Gary Smith
Values and vision
Basildon Upper Academy aims to be an aspirational and ambitious academy that is dedicated to supporting students and staff, of all ages, to build a successful career. All staff at the academy set high expectations of students and of themselves; they lead by example to create a culture of respect and tolerance. The positive relationships between leaders, staff and students support the progress of all students at the academies.
Basildon Upper Academy also aims to provide an exceptional education in all areas, placing the achievement of its students at the heart of everything it does. It maintains a passion and commitment towards constant improvement and progression, aiming to maximise the potential of every student through a dynamic, focused curriculum and an unparalleled level of personal support.
Ofsted
“Pupils currently at the academy are making good progress across a range of subjects. The executive principal and head of the upper academy are determined to provide the very highest quality of education for the pupils at the academy. The sixth form provides a good education for pupils. The progress of pupils following academic courses is improving.”
View Basildon Upper Academy’s latest Ofsted report
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