Teacher of English
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Sandwell
- Expired
- Salary:
- TMS £22,023 - £32,187
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015 (an early start will be considered for Newly Qualified Teachers)
- Apply by:
- 8 June 2015
Job overview
Shireland is an oversubscribed Ofsted Outstanding Academy and the lead school in the Shireland Teaching School Alliance. We are seeking a well-qualified and enthusiastic Teacher of English to join a thriving, dynamic and successful English faculty, the ability to teach Media would be an advantage.
Amidst a national background of plummeting GCSE results, Shireland saw its English results rise by 3%, with 69% of students gaining at least a C grade. 87% of our students make expected levels of progress.
The successful candidate will:
- Have the ability to teach English and motivate students across all ability ranges and key stages
- Be a consistently good/outstanding teacher
- An exceptional classroom practitioner with high expectations
- Able to inspire and enthuse students
- Committed to raising standards for all
In return we will offer:
- Excellent career development opportunities and access to a comprehensive programme of CPD.
- An extensive support programme for Newly Qualified Teachers
- An ICT rich environment which allows staff to be innovative in harnessing technology for learning.
The Collegiate Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Applications are available from our website: www.collegiateacademy.org.uk (about us – employment opportunities) For an informal discussion please contact our HR Director Melanie Adams on 0121 565 8811.
Closing date: 8.30 am Monday 8th June 2015
Attached documents
About Shireland Collegiate Academy
- Shireland Collegiate Academy
- Waterloo Road, Smethwick
- West Midlands
- B66 4ND
- United Kingdom
Located in the town of Smethwick, West Midlands, Shireland Collegiate Academy is a large secondary school, with over 1100 pupils aged 11-19. A co-educational academy, the school first opened as an academy in 2007, having been founded a hundred years prior, and is fully managed by the Collegiate Academy Trust. The trust is only responsible for the management of Shireland Collegiate Academy. The school has a large and extremely diverse catchment area, a fact reflected in its student intake. Shireland Collegiate Academy, also has special provision for students with Special Educational Needs, as a result a higher-than-average number of these students attend the school.
Headteacher
Sir Mark Grundy
Values and Vision
The curriculum at Shireland Collegiate Academy is unusual, both in terms of structure and teaching. The school has a very strong focus on technology, with ICT playing a huge role in the education of students across all subjects. In terms of organisation, Key Stage 3 students at the school spend a great deal of time with the same teacher, and older students follow a curriculum focused on equipping students with a diverse skill-set reflective of the modern workplace.
Ofsted
“This is an exceptional academy, which has maintained and built upon the very high standards seen at the last inspection. n Students, staff and parents are, quite rightly, proud to be associated with this academy. As one student said, ‘I feel privileged to be a student here.’”
The full report into Shireland Collegiate Academy can be found here.
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