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English Teacher


Outwood Academy Hemsworth


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Wakefield, West Yorkshire | United Kingdom


Job description

Outwood Academy Hemsworth is looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and inspiring classroom practitioner with a real passion for English. We offer an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and motivated team. An excellent knowledge and understanding of the subject is essential. You must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of ‘students first’. Applications are invited from both newly qualified and experienced professionals.

The English Department at Outwood Academy Hemsworth is a large team made up of 13 teachers, 2 one-to-one tutors and 2 Specialist Teaching Assistants delivering phonics at KS3. The department is very welcoming and staff work collaboratively to put students first. They are a combination of ECTs, teachers who have recently completed their ECT years and more experienced staff, and all work hard to create an environment where everyone is supported. Some of the recent ECTs are already taking steps to becoming leaders; others are honing their craft in the classroom and supporting newer staff. There are many opportunities for staff to develop. 

There are enough classrooms for English staff to teach entirely or almost entirely in one building. Although Outwood Academy Hemsworth has recently undergone a transformation with the building of a large new block, English is housed in a Grade II listed building, which is full of character. Classrooms have large television screens and visualiser lecterns are currently being piloted. 

The curriculum has been redesigned for knowledge to be developed almost fully through the study of texts, and there has been great investment in new books. Chosen novels, poetry and plays are culturally interesting, ambitious and engaging, including those less often chosen like  Asha and the Spirit Bird , which is taught in Year 7. We prepare students for GCSE and A-Level study with the range of reading but also with units such as Language Change in Year 8. We run a weekly ‘Immersive Read’ lesson for KS3 and we have a well-stocked library and knowledgeable librarian.

There is a strong whole-school literacy strategy which aims to ensure that all students can gain the educational and personal benefits of reading. This includes reading in form time, Accelerated Reader and a variety of reading interventions for readers who are not yet proficient. The specialist literacy teaching assistants use the Ruth Miskin phonics programme to support emergent readers. 

As in all OGAT secondary academies, the department prepares students for Eduqas GCSE English Language and English Literature qualifications. The programme of study is fully resourced with high-quality materials produced by staff across the trust who know this specification well. We aim to make all our teachers ‘experts’ in preparing students for GCSE examinations, using our thorough and systematic methods devised over many years. We have the benefit of support from the trust’s team of expert English directors, who provide support, materials, advice, coaching and who model and team-teach in lessons alongside us to develop our expertise. Since becoming an OGAT school, students have made positive progress in English Language every year.

The academy has a sixth form and the English department is currently preparing students for A level English Language (AQA) and A level English Literature (AQA B).

If you are interested in joining this team, please contact Rupert Burgess, Regional Director of English via email ( [email protected] ) who would be pleased to tell you more and we would be delighted to welcome you on a visit if you would like to see us in person.

This is a permanent, part time would be considered, Outwood Academy Hemsworth contract. Subject to curriculum demand, if necessary, we reserve the right to place the appointee at a neighbouring Outwood academy for a short time, until a suitable position becomes available at Outwood Academy Hemsworth.

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Closing date: Midday on 18 March 2024.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.


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