English Teacher

Burnley High School wishes to appoint a hardworking, enthusiastic and committed English Teacher. If you are experienced, enthusiastic, open to new ideas and have a flexible ‘can do’ approach, we would welcome an application from you .   The Job The English Teacher will:  Implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for pupils. Monitor and support the overall progress and development of pupils as a teacher/form tutor. Facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential. Contribute to raising standards of pupil attainment Share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.   What are the job requirements? Qualified Teacher Status Qualified to at least degree level in English/or adequate post degree conversion course Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and re-prioritise workload when needed A high level of self-awareness – knows strengths and weaknesses and can relate to difficult personality types well Excellent ICT skills for teaching About Burnley High School: Burnley High School was founded in 2014 in Burnley, Lancashire. It is a mainstream school for mixed pupils aged 11-16. Burnley High School is part of the Education Partnership Trust. Values and Vision Burnley High School promises to “transform lives” by empowering pupils to achieve their full potential. The school focuses on developing the “whole person”. Beyond academic expectations, young people also learn life skills, and their personal and social development is encouraged. The school’s ambition is to build a life-long love of learning and a set of moral values to help pupils make a positive contribution to society.  About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT): EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture. Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed.  “If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work