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Teacher of English and More Able Lead
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 15 Mai 2025 |
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| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 20 Mai 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6XA |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 33212567-cde4-40d3-9e6c-b40abfc89dbd |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
The Duston School is looking to appoint a Teacher for English and More Able Lead. This is an exciting time to join our successful English faculty teaching all key stages including post 16. We aim to ensure that our pupils become responsible, competent, confident and build skills relevant to today’s society. We welcome applications from qualified teachers, who can demonstrate the highest standards of delivery in order to raise attainment and are committed to motivating young people. We welcome applications from ECT’s as well as experienced applicants. More Able Lead Job Responsibilities include: • To identify and track the progress of the most able pupils across key stages three and four • To work with departments to ensure that the most able pupils make excellent progress across the curriculum. • To report on the progress of the most able cohort at termly key stage achievement board meetings. • To deliver CPD to ensure that teachers are fully equipped to meet the needs of the most able cohort. • To work with the Oxbridge coordinator to co-ordinate students, year 7-13, to inspire them to have high aspirations and apply to Oxbridge/Russell group universities. • To develop and lead a programme of support to stretch and challenge the most able pupils in year 7-13 inclusive • To take students, year 7-13 to Oxbridge and other leading universities • To work alongside faculty leads and the careers lead to organise talks, master classes and seminars which will inspire the most able year 7-13 Requirements: Essential Experience of teaching key stages 3, 4 and 5 Understanding of pedagogical and curricular strategies to enable the most able pupils to succeed. Experience of successfully teaching more able pupils Experience of planning and monitoring interventions or programmes of support Desirable: NPQLT or equivalent
What the school offers its staff
The school takes the workload of employees very seriously and offers the following support : • A flexible approach to PPA, which can be taken remotely off-site • Early finishes for parent consultation events and the opportunity to utilise the gained time as you wish if you are not involved in the event • Cycle to work scheme • Understanding approach to outside/personal matters • Performance management based on a coaching model • The opportunity to be part of the school’s wellbeing committee • A staff CPD library • A commitment to 4 days’ worth of INSET/CPD per academic year. • An opportunity to access a huge wider network that we are part of, including NITE, university based ITT providers and the Inspiring Leaders network • A two week October half term Candidates are welcome to visit the school prior to application
Applying: Please complete an application form (we do not accept a CV alone) along with a letter of application to the Principal. Please email the application form and letter to: jobs@thedustonschool.org If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. The Duston School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and all appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS checks. In addition references will be requested for short listed applicants prior to interview and will form part of the interview process. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies. Online searches will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
The Duston School is looking to appoint a Teacher for English and More Able Lead. This is an exciting time to join our successful English faculty teaching all key stages including post 16. We aim to ensure that our pupils become responsible, competent, confident and build skills relevant to today’s society. We welcome applications from qualified teachers, who can demonstrate the highest standards of delivery in order to raise attainment and are committed to motivating young people. We welcome applications from ECT’s as well as experienced applicants. More Able Lead Job Responsibilities include: • To identify and track the progress of the most able pupils across key stages three and four • To work with departments to ensure that the most able pupils make excellent progress across the curriculum. • To report on the progress of the most able cohort at termly key stage achievement board meetings. • To deliver CPD to ensure that teachers are fully equipped to meet the needs of the most able cohort. • To work with the Oxbridge coordinator to co-ordinate students, year 7-13, to inspire them to have high aspirations and apply to Oxbridge/Russell group universities. • To develop and lead a programme of support to stretch and challenge the most able pupils in year 7-13 inclusive • To take students, year 7-13 to Oxbridge and other leading universities • To work alongside faculty leads and the careers lead to organise talks, master classes and seminars which will inspire the most able year 7-13 Requirements: Essential Experience of teaching key stages 3, 4 and 5 Understanding of pedagogical and curricular strategies to enable the most able pupils to succeed. Experience of successfully teaching more able pupils Experience of planning and monitoring interventions or programmes of support Desirable: NPQLT or equivalent
What the school offers its staff
The school takes the workload of employees very seriously and offers the following support : • A flexible approach to PPA, which can be taken remotely off-site • Early finishes for parent consultation events and the opportunity to utilise the gained time as you wish if you are not involved in the event • Cycle to work scheme • Understanding approach to outside/personal matters • Performance management based on a coaching model • The opportunity to be part of the school’s wellbeing committee • A staff CPD library • A commitment to 4 days’ worth of INSET/CPD per academic year. • An opportunity to access a huge wider network that we are part of, including NITE, university based ITT providers and the Inspiring Leaders network • A two week October half term Candidates are welcome to visit the school prior to application
Applying: Please complete an application form (we do not accept a CV alone) along with a letter of application to the Principal. Please email the application form and letter to: jobs@thedustonschool.org If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. The Duston School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and all appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS checks. In addition references will be requested for short listed applicants prior to interview and will form part of the interview process. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies. Online searches will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.