Teacher of English - Full-time

Ebbsfleet Academy, Swanscombe

• Ref:KCC886-4001-393T
• Posted:01/06/2023
• Pay:MPS/UPS commensurate with experience
• Start Date:September 2023
• App Close Date:19/06/2023 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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We know that exceptional teachers are in high demand which is why we are offering a recruitment and retention bonus of £2,000 for the right candidate (£1,000 payable upon joining, and £1,000 payable after 1 year's service).​​​​​​​

Ebbsfleet Academy has a great opportunity to appoint a talented and inspiring Teacher of English who will join us from September 2023, strengthening our already successful department even further. Our successful candidate will be passionate about their subject, committed to academic excellence and have the ability to motivate, support and enthuse students. You will join a well-established department that works closely together to ensure a high-quality curriculum is delivered to our students. You will also have access to our fantastic library facilities to support any curriculum-related research and the reading needs of both students and staff alike.

The successful candidate will be a committed and passionate English specialist who believes in the power of their subject to transform the lives of young people. We are looking for a dynamic, emotionally intelligent and innovative teacher to join a supportive team that is committed to improving the life chances of young people. Joining Ebbsfleet Academy will enable you to work with like-minded colleagues who share your goals and ambitions. 

This is an excellent opportunity for a teacher to join an academy which is committed to providing high-quality professional development opportunities and supporting the English Department in its mission to shape and transform lives. This position is suitable for either an experienced teacher or an Early Career Teacher (ECT).

​​​​​​​This is a permanent, full-time opportunity offering MPS/UPS commensurate with experience and the possibility of offering a TLR for the right candidate, starting in September 2023.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Information about the school

Welcome to Ebbsfleet Academy, where we are committed to doing whatever it takes to make sure all our students receive an outstanding education and achieve exceptional things. We are an extremely ambitious school community and believe there are no excuses for not achieving your absolute potential.

Ebbsfleet Academy opened in September 2013; we are on a journey to become an over-subscribed school that children walk to, with their friends, where they enjoy coming and a school of which they feel proud. We are building an ethos that creates a belief that we can all achieve our goals and better our futures. We are developing independent, resilient and respectful individuals, who are ready to learn for themselves. We want all our students to achieve the highest qualifications they can, but also to fulfil all their potential, academic and personal, sporting, creative and artistic. We want our pupils to leave school as well-rounded, confident young people, with an awareness of the wider world, and a desire and ambition to play an active part in it, all of which is encapsulated in Ebbsfleet Academy’s motto - Aspire and Excel!

We are a dynamic and successful 11-18 academy serving the local community. We have students of all abilities and from a wide variety of backgrounds, all of whom contribute to the richness of our school population. Our curriculum is based around the needs of our students and consists of a rich blend of academic and vocational qualifications, all supported by fantastic learning resources. We are extremely proud of our record to date, of our constantly improving results and of our 'Good' Ofsted outcome (October 2019). We have a clear commitment to the highest of expectations and achievement for all, with an excellent team of committed staff and outstanding facilities.

Values and vision - To be an outstanding community academy, whose focus is on learning, as well as on personal and social development, and to be ambitious for all regardless of circumstance. At Ebbsfleet Academy our aim is to get the best out of every student; excellence in teaching and learning is therefore at the heart of our work. - Our ambition is to ensure that all of our students achieve their potential, develop as courteous, confident and capable young people and leave with an education that has fully equipped them to go on to university or the career of their choice.

Our vision is based on three core values: - ‘Be Ready, Work Hard, Be Nice’. In working towards instilling these values in our students, we strive to provide a safe, healthy and stimulating environment for all.

Ofsted report “The principal leads Ebbsfleet Academy with passion and energy. She is committed to improving outcomes for all pupils. Her leadership, through insistence upon a ‘no excuses’ culture, has led to significant improvements across the school’s work. She and other senior leaders have a shared sense of responsibility to continually improve the school and this is inspiring staff and pupils alike.”

'We are an extremely ambitious school community and believe there are no excuses for not achieving your absolute potential.' Gurjit Kaur Shergill, Principal

Job Contact Information

• Name:Talent Team, Leigh Acadamies Trust
• Address:Carnation Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412200
• Email: talent@latrust.org.uk

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