Teacher of English

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

River Learning Trust’s Meadowbrook College seeks an English teacher who can inspire and motivate students and staff. You will help improve outcomes for vulnerable learners and shape English provision across the college, with opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

The role includes safeguarding requirements and potential whole-school responsibilities for the right candidate, within a Trust that values collaboration and high standards for all pupils.

Qualifications

• Skilled classroom practitioner with proven background aiding students with varied learning needs.
• Experience with KS3/KS4 under national curriculum and accreditation.
• Relentless in engaging students in English and securing strong outcomes.
• Highly motivated with a passion for English.
• Enthusiastic, patient and persevering.
• Able to offer other subjects or curriculum activities.

Responsibilities

• Additional responsibilities for whole-school role will be offered for the right candidate.
• The River Learning Trust requires safeguarding checks as part of recruitment.

Skills

Classroom practitioner

KS3/KS4 experience

Student engagement

Passion for English

Enthusiastic and patient

Multi-subject ability

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a teacher with the ability to inspire and motivate students and staff alike. You will have a unique opportunity to make a substantial contribution to further improving outcomes for a significant group of vulnerable and challenging learners and to help to shape and develop English provision across the College.

What skills/experience are required

• be a skilled practitioner in the classroom, with a proven background in supporting students with a variety of learning difficulties and needs
• be experienced in working with KS3 and KS4 students at both a national curriculum and accreditation level
• be relentless in your approach to both engaging our students in and with English, and securing them the best academic outcomes
• be highly motivated, with a passion for your subject
• have bags of enthusiasm, patience and perseverance
• the ability to offer other subjects/curriculum activities which would inspire and engage our students

What we can offer / about our school

Meadowbrook College staff are both professional and resilient. There is a “can do” attitude that makes a real difference to the lives of our students; many of whom have become disengaged with education and lost the confidence to achieve their full potential.

We offer a variety of opportunities for ongoing professional development for all staff.

We are working in an ever-changing and expanding educational climate where the need for alternative provision solutions is increasing. Our provision is always adapting and new opportunities are always evolving.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

• Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff.

For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

Additional responsibilities for whole school responsibility will be offered for the right candidate.

The River Learning Trust and Meadowbrook College are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.