Teacher of English - Full-time

Folkestone Academy, Folkestone

• Ref:KCC886-4020-575T
• Posted:15/03/2024
• Pay:MPS/UPS depending upon experience + Potential TLR
• Start Date:September 2024
• App Close Date:14/04/2024 at 23:00
• Interviews:To Be Confirmed

Advert

We are looking to recruit an English teacher to join us for the next phase of developing our English department. This role is based at Folkestone Academy and offers a unique opportunity to collaborate across our Trust developing our curriculum and teaching to help give our pupils the best possible experience of English. We welcome applications from practitioners who are committed to our vision to create schools where all children thrive and knowledge matters. We believe in the power of reading and a knowledge-rich curriculum, and are unashamedly ambitious for what every child in our care can achieve. As such, our high standards of behaviour ensure that our teachers are free to focus on creating and delivering excellent lessons. This role provides an exciting opportunity to join our team of passionate and knowledgeable teachers to help shape an exceptional curriculum and provision across our Trust.

The ideal candidates will...

• be dedicated to improving pupil progress and raising attainment
• possess the drive and determination to overcome disadvantage
• value our high expectations of behaviour
• engage with research-informed teaching practice
• believe that a knowledge-rich curriculum levels the playing field for all pupils

Benefits of Working for Turner Schools:

We care about our staff’s personal and professional wellbeing and are pleased to
offer the following benefits:

• Fully funded access to Benenden Healthcare
• Outstanding professional development through our Turner Institute
• Membership for all ECT, teaching and leadership staff to the Chartered College of
  Teaching
• Regular wellbeing and social activities
• Counselling and mental wellbeing support
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Electric car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Innovation Awards that encourage staff to put forward innovative ideas to make a
  difference to children’s experiences
• Trust Vision and Values awards to recognise staff contribution
• Free parking on all our sites with access to E chargers

Our staff tell us that the Trust is a supportive and motivational place to work, with real attention paid to staff wellbeing, workload and professional development. Further information about our Trust can be found on our website: www.turnerschools.com

We reserve the right to close the advert early if a suitable candidate is found.

For our values and ethos, please visit our website: www.folkestoneacademy.org

Information about the school

At Folkestone Academy we foster an environment where students value their education and enjoy their learning and feel inspired to develop their true passions. We offer traditional academic subjects alongside creative arts, sports and a vibrant extra-curricular. We want our pupils to find their talents and be the best they can be.

We believe our purpose is to provide the young people we serve with a powerful education. This education will foster ambitious students who have the confidence to succeed academically and to go on to live fulfilled, successful lives.

We believe that a knowledge-led curriculum delivered by research-engaged, dedicated practitioners is the catalyst necessary to achieve this purpose. Essential to this purpose is our shared commitment to our values.

Folkestone Academy is part of Turner Schools, which is committed to giving a powerful education to local families through schools where children thrive and knowledge matters. Turner Schools is committed to ensuring success without selection for our pupils and students by teaching them the core knowledge and life skills they need to thrive in the modern world. Turner Schools is committed to leading schools where children thrive and knowledge matters. Our mission is to set a new standard in non-selective education, empowering our pupils and students with cultural capital. In this way we will contribute to the regeneration of the region; we call this mission ‘sea-change’.

Our schools include: Folkestone Academy; Folkestone Primary; Morehall Primary; Martello Primary; and Turner Free School.

Turner Schools is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and an on-line search in order to identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available on line.Two references are required prior to commencement of employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Caroline Dominguez
• Address:Academy Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5FP
• Telephone: 01303 842433
• Email: hr@turnerschools.com