Job description
About Us: a ambitious and successful 11-19 academy with 1209 students, is situated near Colchester in Essex. Our school is on a remarkable journey, as evidenced by our outstanding outcomes at KS4 in 2022. Guided by our vision to be a school of character and excellence, our three core values are Aspire, Respect & Endeavour. Our mission is to build knowledge and grow character, ensuring that our students not only flourish as scholars but also thrive in life as the best versions of themselves.Why Join Us?
- Disruption-Free Classrooms: every minute counts, and our classrooms are disruption-free. Our warm/strict philosophy and shared routines create a centralised approach to behavior, allowing positive student-staff relationships to flourish.
- Teacher Expertise: We believe in your expertise as a teacher. We encourage teacher-led lessons grounded in brilliant subject knowledge, effective explanations, and skillful questioning. We are committed to supporting your continuous development in both subject knowledge and pedagogy.
- Quality CPD: Taking Continuous Professional Development seriously, we are one of just 8 Steplab Hub schools in England for the quality of our Instructional Coaching model, based on Rosenshine and Lemov’s Teach Like A Champion. All staff receive personalized one-to-one coaching, and our appraisal process is linked to CPD engagement rather than student grades.
- Staff Wellbeing: is committed to staff wellbeing and adopting sensible workload approaches. We recognize and appreciate the efforts of our staff on a weekly basis, ensuring that no one's work goes unnoticed.
- Be a Driving Part of Our Journey: is on an exciting journey, and you can be a driving force. Our school improvement groups, led by non-SLT members, play a crucial role in shaping change within the school. This year, they have actively contributed to our behavior policy, uniform guidelines, and staff development model.
If you are passionate about English instruction, dedicated to maintaining a disruption-free learning environment, and keen on contributing to the character and excellence of our students, we invite you to be a part of a dynamic team.
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#Important Notice: Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection. The successful applicant must satisfy all background-safe recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS on the update service.