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Paddington Teaching Staff

Teacher of English
Paddington Academy - Commencing September 2023
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This is a {Advertised Permanent / Temporary}, {Advertised Full Time / Part Time} vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Do you want to be part of a transformational team at one of the top schools in the country for student progress?  

 We are a high performing school and have a relentless focus on high standards in all that we do. We have a total belief that every student can be successful regardless of their starting point and we have a strong culture of excellence to achieve this.  Students make exceptional progress during their time at Paddington and we are consistently in the top 1% of schools in the country for student progress.  

We ensure that our classrooms are disruption-free so our teachers can focus on the main thing – teaching and learning.  We have effective behaviour systems in place which means that behaviour is well-managed and teacher time is protected. We are renowned for the positive environment and strong relationships between staff and students. We like to keep messages and systems simple and aim to reduce workload by doing so. 

Paddington Academy is a mixed Academy for 1,200 students aged 11-18. The Academy was judged to be outstanding by OFSTED in 2011 and was described by the Education Minister as a ‘jewel in the crown of state education’.  Our thriving and oversubscribed Academy also has a large Sixth Form with over 300 students. Students excel in our Sixth Form and achieve exceptional outcomes which enables them to achieve their next step which for the vast majority of students is university.  95% of students went to university, with 49% gaining a place at a Russell Group university in 2022.   

We are looking for someone who can make a significant contribution to our strong and successful English department and teach English across key stages 3, 4 and 5.  You will have access to a national network of English teachers and leaders across United Learning.

We welcome applications from qualified teachers, including ECTs. For the right candidate with the desired qualifications and experience, there is an opportunity for a leadership position and added responsibility. 

  

Paddington Academy is the lead school for United Teaching national SCITT and is a designated Teaching School Hub, so you will be able to access high-quality training at every stage of your career. We are fully committed to teacher development and training. 

 

The ideal candidate will: 

·        Be an outstanding and inspirational Teacher of English  

·        Be committed to continually improving their teaching and learning; 

·        Be committed to our ethos of high expectations  

·        Have the belief that every student can be successful; 

·        Have the desire to make a real difference to the lives of our students. 

 

Why work at Paddington Academy? 

We are a highly successful school, rated ‘outstanding’ by OFSTED with GCSE results which consistently place us in the top schools in the UK for student progress.  

Teaching and Learning is at the heart of what we do. Every decision is driven by its potential to impact on student learning. 

Our approach to teaching and learning is informed by robust research, constantly reviewed and tailored to our unique context  

We have a consistent and effective approach to behaviour which means teachers can focus on the main thing – teaching 

We are renowned for positive relationships between staff and students and serve a community of aspirational students 

 We have a large and thriving Sixth Form with high academic standards: 85% of A Level grades were A*-B 

We have been awarded a PLATINUM award for professional development. Our approach to CPD is personalised to ensure that every member of our community is provided with first class development opportunities  

We are the lead teacher training school for United Learning. Every teacher is a learner and we secure opportunities for staff to coach and mentor trainee teachers as a reciprocal learning experience 

We invest in the long-term career aspirations of our staff. We offer a well-established and successful pathway to educational leadership for teachers who aspire to lead in education 

Staff well-being is important to us and we believe in cherishing our staff. A benefit of belonging to United Learning is access to a comprehensive rewards and benefits package 

We are part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole.  We always appoint on merit. We are open to discussing flexible working options.

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