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Teacher of English - Full-time

Towers School and Sixth Form Centre, Ashford

  • Ref:KCC886-4196-470T
  • Posted:04/11/2024
  • Pay:MPS £30,000.00 - £41,333.00
  • Start Date:January 2025
  • App Close Date:14/11/2024 at 13:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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As our popular, oversubscribed school continues to grow, we are looking for an excellent person to join our successful English team. This is your chance to be part of something amazing, part of a team making a difference in the community. The English Faculty is committed to opening worlds to students as well as supporting them to achieve the best possible grades they can in their exams. As a team, we are constantly striving to improve and develop professionally. We value the importance of research to inform the changes to our teaching and learning practice and are always striving to ensure all students receive the very best English education. 

We are looking for a teacher to deliver a knowledge based curriculum across KS3, 4 and 5. Strong knowledge and understanding of your subject is essential. It is imperative that you have the resolve to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and the determination to support students ‘become the best version of themselves’. Applications are invited from both newly qualified and experienced professionals.

Towers School is a welcoming, vibrant and genuinely inclusive establishment. We offer:

  • Excellent career progression opportunities
  • An outstanding individualised programme of professional learning
  • Professional, welcoming and supportive staff
  • A highly trained and experienced team of mentors
  • A strong learning ethos and peer support among our staff

 

Applications should only be made via Kent Teach online submission. Any queries should be sent by email to Natasha Cloke n.cloke@towers.school

This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure Procedure. The Towers School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.

We reserve the right to close the application as soon as a suitable candidate is found. 

Our School promotional video is available here https://youtu.be/2MGqmxZlKVQ

Information about the school

At Towers, we believe that, with access to a knowledge rich curriculum, unwavering high expectations of conduct and behaviour, an excellent welfare system and the very best teaching, our students can be exceptional.

As our popular, oversubscribed school continues to grow, we are looking for great people to join our team. This is your chance to be part of something amazing, part of a team making a genuine difference in the community.

Why work at Towers School?

We have the loveliest students! We believe in evidence informed approaches to teaching and assessment Teachers are seen as the subject experts delivering a highly academic curriculum Our subject teams plan their curriculum together and teach from fantastic knowledge booklets We have truly high expectations of conduct and consistent behaviour system which ensures teachers have the freedom to teach without disruption Our SLT are supportive and highly visible Staff well-being is a priority with: whole class feedback rather than marking; centrally run detentions; sensible use of data Investment in professional development leads to high quality, evidence informed CPD We stand together as one community in everything that we do Staff, students and parents are all ‘Proud to be Towers’

We are one community, both in and out of the classroom. Standing shoulder to shoulder, we celebrate successes together and, when things don’t go according to plan, we work together to find solutions. We take our jobs seriously but still find time to laugh. Our students see how much we care through our thoughts, words and deeds. We are greater than the sum of our parts and we are looking for people who want to contribute to our collective improvement, and to be part of a community which challenges the status quo.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Natasha Cloke
  • Address:Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AL
  • Telephone: (01233) 634171 256
  • Email: n.cloke@towers.school

Fax: (01233) 628326

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.