TEACHER OF ENGLISH WITH CURRICULUM TLR
Salary: MPS/UPS
Contract Basis: Full Time Permanent role required for September 2024
This is an exciting opportunity for a permanent Teacher of English. A curriculum TLR is also available, the focus of which is dependent on the skills and experience of the applicant, but will directly link to an area of the English curriculum. It will involve aspects of curriculum design and assessment as well as working with the English team to deliver high quality lessons.
The team is dynamic and hardworking group of teachers. There is a shared commitment to high standards of teaching and learning as well as concern for each individual student they work with. The person appointed will be assured of considerable support; we are a very successful, enthusiastic, hardworking faculty who are keen to share ideas and the principle of mutual professional support is paramount.
Classes are taught in mixed-ability groupings. Our aim is to allow all students to access the curriculum in a range of ways that will develop students into effective communicators through their engagement with various practices in reading, writing and oracy. Developing students enjoyment of reading is a significant focus for us as a faculty, we believe not all reading in the classroom needs to be studied but instead enjoyed, discussed and demonstrative of how we would like students to read for pleasure at home.
A new member of the team who is willing to share ideas and contribute to exciting initiatives would be a welcome addition.
Farlingaye High School is a popular and successful school, located in Woodbridge, a pleasant market town situated on the River Deben in Suffolk and just 7 miles from Ipswich. We are a creative school with excellent resources, lovely students and great results. Our most recent Ofsted report graded us Good with Outstanding features.
We are part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School and Castle East School. The Trust have also recently welcomed Aldeburgh, Easton, Leiston, Saxmundham and Wickham Market primary schools. We are a Teaching School Hub partner, which allows us to improve teaching and learning on a continuous basis. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.
Potential candidates are encouraged to visit the school, and will be warmly welcomed. Requests for visits should be made by Thursday, 28th March at the latest as we commence our Easter holiday period on Friday, 29th March. Please contact Linda Marsh, HR Manager. In addition candidates can contact Peter Smith, Headteacher over the Easter break. Please refer to the attached job booklet for contact details.
Should you wish to discuss the job role in further detail, please contact Peter Smith, Headteacher or Alice Silvester, Head of Faculty.
Please note: only applications submitted via the school’s on-line recruitment process will be considered.
Closing Date: 9.00 am on Monday, 15th April 2024
Interview Date: Friday, 19th April 2024
Farlingaye High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.