Salary:
Main - Upper Pay Scale dependant on experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2025 or earlier
Apply by:
2 December 2024
Job overview
At Magna Academy we have a team of dedicated people who are all working together to achieve our mission of preparing our students for success. Our academy is a vibrant and exciting place to work and was rated as Good with Outstanding Personal Development and an Outstanding Sixth Form by OFSTED in April 2023. We are proud that our outcomes and progress are very strong across the academy.
We are looking to recruit an exceptional and experienced candidate to the role of Teacher of English to join our team at Magna Academy. This will provide an exciting and challenging opportunity for an experienced teacher wishing to further develop their career, to build upon the existing track record of success within English at KS3 - KS5 and make a real impact on further driving up attainment and progress within English.
The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher of English with experience and expertise, who has a passionate belief in the ability for all to succeed. They will be a conscientious and enthusiastic team player keen to join a vibrant department. The successful candidate must have strong subject knowledge and a proven track record.
We are looking for a highly motivated, outstanding classroom practitioner with a strong presence, who is ambitious for students, their colleagues and the academy. Ultimately, we are looking for a committed teacher with an uncompromising belief that all students deserve an outstanding education. They will uphold our inclusive ethos and provide opportunities for all students to progress well. There is a TLR available for a whole academy responsibility for the right candidate.
What we offer:
* Bespoke support and line management from an experienced Head of Department
* Professional progression opportunities
* Great students who conduct themselves impeccably
* Strong systems and structures meaning students feel safe and secure
* Measures to reduce staff workload such as centralised detentions and a sensible feedback policy focused on whole class feedback
* A centralised homework system at KS3
* No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ feedback
* Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
* CPD starts as soon as you are appointed and is ongoing
* State of the art facilities and a very pleasant location in beautiful Dorset
Next steps:
Magna Academy Poole offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, talented individual looking to develop their career. We would be delighted to show you around our Academy to fully appreciate our excellent learning environment.
Interview date: From 4th December 2024
About Aspirations:
Across our 16 Academies, Aspirations educate more than 9,000 pupils across the ages from 2 to 19 years, covering an area from West London to the Southwest of England. Operating since 2011, we have a consistent track record of improvement and success and offer excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and guarantee an interview for those with a declared disability should they meet the minimum criteria for the job.
The Aspirations Academies Trust (AAT) requires all prospective employees appointed to work in its academies to submit an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate prior to taking up appointment.
About Magna Academy Poole
* Magna Academy Poole
* Ashdown Close, Adastral Road, Canford Heath, Poole
* Dorset
* BH17 8RE
* United Kingdom
Magna Academy is a comprehensive secondary school situated in Poole, on the beautiful Dorset coast. We are at the heart of the community we serve and we want our staff and students to act as role models and to make a positive difference to their own lives and the lives of those around them.
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