Role title: KS3/KS4 English Teacher
Reports to: Head of School
Location: 237 Liscard Road, Wallasey, CH44 5TH
Salary from: £33,000

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• A degree in English or a related subject, with PGCE or equivalent
• At least 2 years’ experience in teaching English
• Strong ability to differentiate teaching methods to meet the needs of students with a range of academic and emotional challenges.
• A passion for working with students with SEN and SEMH, and a commitment to their academic, emotional, and social development.
• Experience using behaviour management strategies to support students with challenging behaviours.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage students, parents, and colleagues in a constructive and supportive manner.
• A patient, empathetic, and solutions-focused approach to teaching and supporting students.

We are seeking a dedicated English Teacher to join our team, working with KS3 and KS4 students who face SEND and SEMH challenges. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a lasting impact on the academic and personal growth of students who may have faced barriers to learning in mainstream settings. You will be teaching to small classrooms sizes of around 6-8 students. Your role will be to inspire students in English while supporting their emotional and social development.

Key responsibilities:

• To maintain a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the teaching of your subject(s) and take account of wider curriculum and pastoral developments which are relevant to your work.
• To plan tutorials, activities, lessons and sequences of lessons to meet students’ individual learning needs.
• To use a range of appropriate strategies and follow schools policies for tutoring, teaching, behaviour management and classroom management
• To do all you can, involving parents and other agencies, to ensure that as a result of your tutoring and teaching you promote the health, safety, economic wellbeing and achievement of your students.
• To assess, monitor and record the progress of students in your teaching and tutorial groups and give them clear and constructive feedback.
• To set well-grounded expectations for students in your teaching and tutorial groups using information about prior knowledge and previous attainment, making progress as good as or better than similar students nationally.
• To take responsibility for your own professional development and use the outcomes to improve your tutoring and teaching and your students’ learning.
• To make an active contribution to the policies, aspirations and plans of learners, working as part of the EdStart teaching staff