Teacher of English (Ects Welcome and Encouraged to Apply) - Full-time

Sandwich Infant; Tonbridge and Malling; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking school in Tonbridge and Malling seeks an English teacher to support its expansion. The role is suitable for ECTs and offers a supportive environment to develop teaching skills. Staff wellness and professional development are prioritized, ensuring a productive workplace with competitive pay.

Benefits

Free lunches

Coffee mornings each Friday

Flexible CPD programme

Qualifications

• Experience of teaching English from KS3-5.
• Suitable for ECTs with welcome for all levels of experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an innovative and engaging curriculum.
• Develop students’ thinking skills and aspirations.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Motivation

Creativity

Education

QTS in a relevant subject area

Degree at 2:1 or above

Job description

Job Summary

Due to school expansion and increasing cohort sizes we are currently looking to appoint a suitable candidate to the position of English teacher. This role is ideal if you are looking to take the next step in your professional career in a thriving educational environment. We welcome applicants of all levels of experience.

You will be suitably qualified with QTS in a relevant subject area as well as a degree at 2:1 or above. You will have experience of teaching English from KS3-5.You will also be emotionally intelligent, highly motivated and be willing to take measured risks to deliver an innovative, creative and engaging curriculum that develops students’ thinking skills, progress and aspirations.

This post is the ideal position for someone looking to gain experience as an ECT and build their craft in the classroom. The English department is welcoming and supportive and will immediately provide both autonomy and support to anyone joining the team.

Wrotham School is a highly successful school that is proud of the good character and behavior of its students and our supportive parents. Visitors to our school always comment on the calm and purposeful atmosphere they observe in our classrooms and communal areas. Our outstanding results are testament to the strength of our staff team and the hard work of our students.

We are a comprehensive school and students make outstanding progress at all levels Please visit our website for more information on results and achievements.In our last Ofsted inspections we were judged as good overall with outstanding elements.

We offer our staff competitive pay, with the opportunity to receive additional pay progression for outstanding performance, in a school that has found success outside of the large academy chains. We are a progressive and innovative school that provides a positive and productive place to work for teachers of all experience levels. We offer a flexible action based CPD programme that offers a personalised approach to professional development. We are committed to achieving a healthy work- life balance for all of our staff and impact assess all initiatives and actively remove unnecessary paperwork/ meetings. As a result we have a very low annual staff turnover.

We take wellbeing and welfare of staff very seriously and as well as opportunities throughout the year to have your voice heard, we also provide free lunches and breakfast cereal to all members of staff at the school as well as a coffee morning each Friday.

This post is suitable for ECT’s and we welcome their application. Equally, we also welcome applications from all ranges of experience.