Teacher of English (p/t 0.5) (Temporary position)

The Cherwell School wishes to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated Teacher of English to join our team. The English faculty is a team of talented and supportive teachers whose passion and enthusiasm for both English and Teaching and Learning has helped secure a history of success for our students. This is an excellent opportunity for professional development in a very supportive and caring school with a strong team of like-minded individuals who have vulnerable students at the heart of everything we do. We are a high performing and oversubscribed comprehensive school in Oxford with approximately 2,000 students on roll, including 680 in the Sixth Form. We are delighted that we were judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (October 2022), as we feel this is a fair reflection of the school, not least as we recognize that we have the capacity to develop and improve further. We consider ourselves to be a school which has at its heart “opportunity, responsibility, excellence” and we aim to make this a deeper reality for all of our students and staff in the years to come. Our aims are supported by our designation as a National Teaching School and as a School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider. We are committed to the professional learning and career development of our staff and work in conjunction with the River Learning Trust to continue to raise standards. We value the wellbeing of our staff and aim to support colleagues throughout their working lives. Staff report high levels of wellbeing and attribute this to factors such as: Well designed, sequenced and resourced curricula which are centralised Feedback and marking approaches which are carefully considered for impact and workload Clear, centralised Behaviour for Learning System; pastoral teams supported by non-teaching deputy year leaders Lower than typical contact hours for classroom teachers and middle leaders Excellent in-house and external CPD opportunities and regular opportunities for career development within the school and trust Professional support for ECTs provided by experienced teams of staff Applications will be considered as and when they are received. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date should there be a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application at your earliest convenience. If you would like to have a confidential conversation about the role, prior to application, please email Louise Scott (lscott@cherwellschool.org) or phone 01865 558719. 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