Teacher of English

TEACHER OF ENGLISH MPS T1 – T9 (£32,916 – £51,048) Actual Salary (£16,458 - £25,524) 0.5 FTE PERMANENT CONTRACT REQUIRED This is a fantastic opportunity to join our exceptional, outward looking, oversubscribed high achieving school which welcomes pupils of all abilities. St James’s is a member of the Bishop Fraser Trust, a C of E Multi Academy Trust established in 2017. This is an exciting time to join us as it provides a great opportunity to work closely with the other three schools in the MAT: Bury C of E High School, Canon Slade School and Bolton St Catherine’s Academy; sharing good practice and building on our ongoing progress. WE ARE SEEKING A PASSIONATE CANDIDATE WHO: ·        Has a sound and developed knowledge of your subject and of its examination specifications. ·        Has the ability and/or experience to teach English at KS3 and KS4. ·        Can create and maintain a disciplined and stimulating environment in which all students are well motivated and learn. ·        Promotes the appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of your subject, being passionate about teaching it well. ·        Monitors students’ progress and create opportunities for all students to reach their full potential. ·        Establishes good working relationships with students and colleagues and with the wider school community. ·        Makes excellent and inventive use of available resources to assist in teaching and learning. ·        Follows departmental schemes of work and assessments in planning work with each group. ·        Completes regular assessments of students' work, providing them with feedback which allows them to make progress. ·        Contributes to the production of resources. ·        Attends and contributes to departmental meetings and contribute to departmental policies and developments. ·        Attends evening meetings as required, including with parents. ·        Keeps up to date records. ·        Contributes to the production of examination papers and marking them when appropriate. ·        Ensures that the requirements of external examinations are met. ·         Ensures that the Teachers’ Standards are met or exceeded in all your work. YOUR MAIN DUTIES WOULD BE: ·        To provide and deliver engaging lessons at both