Woodcote High School
Location
Croydon, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Woodcote High School is looking for an enthusiastic and committed Teacher of English to join our team.
Woodcote High School is a fantastic place to work and learn. We have recently joined The Collegiate Trust whose vision of an exceptional education for all accurately describes the ambitions we hold for our students. They are bright, well-motivated and a pleasure to work with, whilst our staff are talented, hard-working and ambitious for themselves and others.
The main aim of this role is to teach English across the school, enabling students to develop their ability to use and understand the English language in a broad range of contexts.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and skilled teacher to teach a full timetable across the age and ability range of the school, delivering agreed Schemes of Work and contributing fully to the English Department. Additionally, the and person specification shown in the application pack will give you a good indication of who we are looking for, including the skills and experience that would make for our ideal candidate.
At Woodcote High School, our purpose is excellence. We are robust in the delivery of lessons, ensuring that we enthuse a thirst for knowledge and develop confident, critical thinkers who embrace challenge. In creating an exceptional learning environment, we will meet the needs of all our students, supporting them in their journey to reach their full potential. We want to ensure that our students live by our ASPIRE values of High Ambition, Self-reliance, Perseverance, Inquisitiveness, Respect and Enthusiasm for life. We have developed our curriculum to be not only academically rigorous, but to foster a culture of success in our students.
Additionally, we provide a positive learning environment, where all students work with confidence and motivation to reach their full potential. We feel that students gain enormously from feeling that their work is valued and that extra effort on their part deserves both praise and reward. We have high aspirations for all our students in our care, both pastorally and academically. We are committed to ensuring that every child who joins us will have every opportunity to reach their full potential and leave us well equipped for integration into society as well-rounded citizens who will be able to make a positive contribution to the wider community.
The Collegiate Trust is a family of 8 schools, primary and secondary, located in the Croydon and Crawley areas, educating children and young people from 3-19 years of age with a clear vision to deliver exceptional education for all.
The Central Team is mainly based at Riddlesdown Collegiate, a large, outstanding (OFSTED, March 2023) secondary school in Croydon with a longstanding reputation for high standards and an exceptional education.
We care about our staff's health and wellbeing and offer an number of benefits that can be found in more on our website at Benefits of Working with TCT | The Collegiate Trust (tct-academies.org) . We continually strive to improve our employee experience, ensuring staff wellbeing is at the forefront of our decision making. We offer generous holiday and salary opportunities, and are dedicated to ensuring professional development opportunities for all our staff.
For more information on what you will be doing, who we are looking for, the school and the Trust, please see download the Applicant Information Pack.
To apply, please use the Application form on the TES website.
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