English Teacher

We are looking for a Teacher of English. This is an exciting opportunity to join GLT / Broadwater school and become an integral member of the English team. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an inspirational teacher to join Broadwater School and further contribute to the life chances of young people in the school and across our Trust. Our standards are exceptionally high. Classrooms are disruption-free, pupils are hardworking and polite, and they genuinely want to make a difference for themselves and those around them. Our outcomes are well above the national average with 38% of results graded 7-9. (Nat ave.22.6%.) Our last official Progress 8 score of +0.73 places us in the top 7% of schools nationally, and we expect standards to rise even further. To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our ‘Why you should work for GLT’ recruitment brochure on our jobs portal. Main responsibilities: secure and sustain effective teaching of the relevant subject for individuals, groups and classes. Develop the quality of teaching, assess the standards of students’ achievements and set targets for improvement.Use school policy and National Curriculum requirements to set clear targets for improvement of students’ achievement and monitor students’ progress towards those targets. Use appropriate teaching and learning strategies to communicate clear learning objectives and expectations including, where appropriate, in relation to literacy, numeracy and other school targets. Recognise the level that a student is achieving and make accurate assessments independently, against attainment targets, where applicable, and performance levels associated with other tests or qualifications relevant to the subject taught. Plan effectively to ensure that students have the opportunity to meet their potential, notwithstanding differences of race and gender and taking account of the needs of students who are underachieving, very able, not yet fluent in English, makin