English Teacher

The Job: Pleckgate High School seek to English teacher to work 2 days a week. What does this job do? To successfully plan and teach the English curriculum to an excellent standard so that pupils develop a love of English and literature. To demonstrate secure subject knowledge and a clear understanding of current developments in the teaching of English. To demonstrate secure subject knowledge and a clear understanding of current developments in the teaching of Drama. To monitor and effectively support the overall progress and development of pupils, adapting teaching strategies to meet individual learning needs. To effectively assess through excellent formative and summative strategies so that all pupils are successfully acquiring and retaining the most important knowledge and skills. To facilitate and encourage engaging learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential in English To contribute to raising standards of pupil attainment in English To actively promote a culture of reading for pleasure, inspiring pupils to become enthusiastic, confident and independent readers. To make a positive contribution to the success of the department and ensure the English department is a high-profile department in school. What are the job requirements? Qualified Teacher Status Qualified to at least Degree Level Experience of teaching preferred subjects throughout the Key Stages. Ability to deliver consistently high-quality lessons to pupils of all ages and abilities. Experience of planning and delivering GCSE Drama to an excellent standard would be welcomed. Knowledge of the requirements of the new National Curriculum in the subject.   About Pleckgate High School: We are a large secondary school, part of the Education Partnership Trust (EPT), situated on the northern outskirts of Blackburn. Our school community is made up of 1350 students and 180 staff with excellent facilities to benefit both the school and local community. Pleckgate High School is a thriving multicultural community that places the best interests of young people at the heart of everything we do.   We are an ambitious school with high expectations for ourselves and our pupils. We are committed to providing excellent teaching and learning and we want all our pupils to be safe, happy and successful. In our Ofsted report in June 2024, our school was described as offering a “harmonious and supportive environment. Pupils learn the importance of being kind and respectful towards others”. Every pupil at Pleckgate is encouraged to have ambitious goals and to work hard. A copy of our full report is available from the school website.   We are proud of our achievements – our ambitious curriculum, our examination success, opportunities for pupils' personal development, our charity work and our community involvement. We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positi