More House School
Location
Surrey | United Kingdom
Job description
Full time, permanent, non-residential position for September 2024.
The Headmaster invites applications for the influential post of English. A dynamic, innovative and experienced teacher is sought to lead our successful English department, to inspire pupils from years Seven to Thirteen to achieve extraordinary success at GCSE and A’ Level English Literature, in spite of pupils’ neuro-diverse learning profiles.
The School:
Nationally celebrated, More House School provides an exceptional, mainstream education for intelligent boys with Specific Learning Difficulties and weakness in their developmental language skills. Providing a transformative education repeatedly recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted over more than a decade, we offer a specialised learning environment for day and boarding boys from Year 4 to Year 13. Our pupils are taught to recognise their strengths and develop their self-belief so that they achieve independence and extraordinary results at GCSE, BTEC and A’ Level, above the national averages. A majority progress to university.
About the department:
The English department comprises six classrooms in the centre of the campus, with additional rooms used for the teaching of some Key Stage 2 and 5 lessons. There are nine teachers and a department assistant within the department, who share a strong sense of team-spirit, with much collaborative work and mutual support. The department supports the School’s pupils to achieve extraordinary success at GCSE, and A’ Level English Literature, in spite of pupils’ neuro-diverse learning profiles.
Recently, the School’s library and two librarians moved into a newly purpose-built, much larger space next to the main English department classrooms. This capital project supported the school-wide commitment to developing pupils’ language and literacy skills, and instilling a love of literature in a broad sense. This was recognised and celebrated in our recent Ofsted school inspection report.
Class sizes are small (up to fifteen) and there is ample opportunity for boys and teachers to get involved in the school’s extensive extra-curricular programme. The highly creative and enthusiastic teaching team is keen to support the children in accessing the curriculum and encourages the boys to recognise their academic and extra-curricular potential. A key element of the school, evident through all departments, is the offer of a strong pastoral provision, recognising that the boys may perceive their previous educational experience as a failure, and they therefore need to develop their trust in the school, teachers and themselves.
About this post:
We are looking to appoint a dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic Head of English.
An exceptional teacher, with experience of GCSE, and ideally A’ Level, delivery is sought to lead the English department and to teach at Key Stages 3 and 4, including GCSE English Language and English Literature, and possibly A’ Level English Literature.
The successful applicant will be an adaptable and self-reflective professional who is capable of working collaboratively to lead a supportive team. Teachers with a genuine wish to develop their skills in making learning opportunities successful for neuro-diverse learners thrive at More House School. The post-holder will be able to demonstrate initiative and resilience, and be adaptable. Above all, the successful candidate will love the study of English in all its many forms, and be able to communicate that passion to his or her colleagues and pupils.
In addition to the commitments of the teaching timetable, the post-holder will be a form-tutor, supported and led by the Head of Year. This role requires the post-holder to liaise with teaching staff and parents to support the emotional wellbeing of the pupils and to develop pupils’ development and organisation. Like all full-time staff, the post-holder will also be expected to lead one extra-curricular, after-school activity, on one afternoon a week from 4.30 pm until 5.30 pm during term-time. The post-holder will participate in the supervision-duty programme, responsible within a team of staff allocated to duties at lunch and break-times, and other times as is necessary. The writing of reports and completion of other records, and attendance at parent-consultation evenings are elements of the role.
The above list of duties is not exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to perform such other duties as may be, from time to time, deemed necessary by the Headmaster. This is a non-residential post.
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Closing date for applications: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Interviews expected to be held on: Thursday 21st March
Interested candidates are welcome to make an appointment to visit the school for an informal visit.
The School reserves the right to interview appropriate candidates in advance of the above-named dates, and to appoint. Interested candidates are therefore strongly urged to submit their application as soon as possible.
NB – if shortlisted you will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview at the school, at your own expense.
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