Part Time Teacher of English - Part-time

Bishop Challoner School, Shortlands

Ref:KCC305-6003-59T
Posted:13/05/2022
Pay:Competitive and commensurate with experience
Start Date:1st September 2022
App Close Date:23/05/2022 at 09:00
Interviews:25th May 2022

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Bishop Challoner School, founded in 1950, is in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Catholic independent day school for girls and boys from 3 to 18 years, welcoming all faiths.

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and well-qualified teacher part time teacher of English.

Early applications are encouraged and Bishop Challoner School has the right to interview earlier and subsequently offer, if the school feels they have the right candidate.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children, and child protection screening will apply to this post.

THE ROLE

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and innovative teacher. We would like you to be:

Able to uphold and promote the Catholic ethos
Committed to raising academic standards
Well qualified and an excellent teacher
An excellent communicator
Able to provide excellent Teaching and Learning
Able to use assessment to record, track and report student progress
Able to embrace change and take it forward
Able to motivate and interest students
Able to contribute to the development of the curriculum in English across all Key Stages

JOB PURPOSE

To ensure continued delivery of excellent teaching and learning. All teachers are responsible for monitoring the academic progress, behaviour and welfare of pupils. To report regularly to the Head of English and support colleagues within the department.

Core Responsibilities:

Be able to provide outstanding pastoral care
To be an excellent classroom practitioner, addressing the needs of all pupils
To ensure that the subject syllabus and related Schemes of Work are prepared and regularly revised, in response to English Department requirements
To attend meetings, where appropriate, to provide occasion for consultation and discussion of matters relating to English and its policies
To promote, develop and monitor English teaching and learning strategies in the classroom using Assessment to develop earning needs
To contribute to the Departmental Handbook and Annual Departmental Report according to an agreed format, included analysis of examination results
To implement Schemes of Work to ensure the maintenance of standards, including differentiated approaches as appropriate in meeting the full range of pupil needs
To contribute to the revision of English entries for curriculum handbooks and option booklets
To oversee and teach the work for public examinations
To monitor the setting, marking and moderation in line with school homework policy and internal exams
To ensure that the needs of children with SEN/Spld, and the needs of the most able pupils, are met
To ensure that appropriate examinations and assessment strategies are implemented
To ensure that the reporting policy of the school is implemented
To organise visits to enhance the learning of English and ensure that the School Guidelines have been consulted and followed
To liaise with parents as appropriate
Have a willingness to take part in the extra-curricular life of the school
Contribute fully to special events organised by the school

Information about the school

Bishop Challoner is a highly successful and ambitious school providing a warm and welcoming community where each member is embraced and encouraged to flourish and achieve.

We are committed to providing an environment in which all pupils are challenged to be the best they can be, and one in which pastoral care and wellbeing underpin the academic and co-curricular excellence. This rings true in the school's motto - "Dare to do your best".

We believe in providing an education for life and we seek to ensure that the learning experience at our school blends the best of tradition with the exciting opportunities provided by developing new skills and aptitude for an ever-changing world. Learning how to learn is a key facet of our education philosophy and is an essential need for the twenty-first century.

We believe that a truly excellent school is about more than academic achievement alone: it is about developing a real passion for learning; a capacity for independent and critical thinking; self-awareness and resilience; self-confidence without arrogance and genuine interests that extend beyond the classroom walls.

At Bishop Challoner we focus on developing the whole person; aiming to ensure that each pupil leaves us ready for the challenges of life at university or the world of work, and understanding their responsibilities towards others.

We want our pupils to leave Bishop Challoner well equipped to engage positively with a rapidly changing world as accomplished problem solvers and confident individuals with a clear appreciation of and respect for the views and potential of others.

Job Contact Information

Name:Carolyn Chamberlain
Address:228 Bromley Road, Shortlands, Kent, BR2 0BS
Telephone: 0208460 3546
Email: cchamberlain@bcsweb.co.uk

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