English and RS teacher

The King’s School is a warm and friendly environment, with small class sizes, offering you the opportunity to enjoy teaching and develop your skills, all in beautiful, rural setting. We have a passionate staff team, who work together to create a learning spacefor our pupils that challenges and inspires, whilst providing outstanding pastoral care. As teachers in a Christian school, we are able to encourage our pupils in their journey of faith and model a relationship with Jesus that is real and relevant. It is this all encompassing approach – academic progress, character, faith – that makes our school such a special place to work in.There is the option for part-time English teaching or to take on a full-time role, which would include some RS teaching as well. As teacher of English, you will have the opportunity to inspire our pupils as they study texts and develop their comprehension and creative writing skills. There is some flexibility to shape the workload to the skills and experience of the successful candidate, but the job will involve teaching Year 9-11, with the scope to add in Year 7 & 8 if availability permits. We follow the AQA course for both Language & Literature and RS. A scheme of work is in place, and you will have the opportunity to shape the English curriculum as you grow into the role, ensuring that our pupils continue to have a broad and dynamic learning experience. Please contact us to discuss more about the likely workload and days/hours involved, as there is some flexibility with this.The King’s School has its own pay scale, with contributions to an employer’s pension scheme and healthcare cover available to all staff. Further details, along with an application pack, including job description, are available from the school:Call 01582 767566 or request by email to: Applications open until May 10thInterviews to be arranged upon receipt of applicationA clear commitment to the Christian ethos of the school is essential.There is a Genuine DfE registered Occupational Requirement (GOR) that the post-holder is a Christian.Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010 applies.The King’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of childrenand young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Candidates will have 2 years referencing taken up, be required to complete a Disclosure Application Formand have a full enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
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