Job Description

Salary:

31,650 - 49,083 (M1 - UPS3)

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

September 2025

Apply by:

30 April 2025

Job overview

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Grace College is looking to recruit a Teacher of English who will enthuse pupils to learn with a combination of great subject knowledge, energy and dedication.


You will be responsible, through your Head of Department, for creating the very best opportunities for learning and its pursuit with a particular emphasis on:

Carrying out effective planning and instruction, ensuring that teaching and learning are differentiated and thus suitable to stretch all students in every teaching group Providing appropriate homework and classwork tasks for students that will promote effective learning and ensure rapid progress Marking work, providing honest but motivational feedback to students and ensuring that feedback is acted upon

You will strive for the achievement of every child's personal best, with a particular emphasis on:

Supporting students effectively in their preparation for internal and external examinations Communicating effectively with parents by providing clear, accurate and informative information through the College reporting system and at other times as necessary Providing timely, accurate information regarding any concerns over academic progress to the Head of Department

You will also be responsible for developing students' character, with a particular emphasis on:

Cultivating responsibility for learning and intellectual discipline Promoting exemplary standards of discipline, deportment and dress within and beyond the classroom in line with the College's discipline policy Providing students with quality opportunities for servant-hearted leadership

As an 11-19 secondary school serving nearly 1,300 students in central Gateshead, we have a clear vision for excellence in character education, the examined curriculum and in service to our community, grounded in our strong Christian ethos. We are part of the Emmanuel Schools Foundation, which opens exceptional opportunities for knowledge sharing and career development. We have a clear model for school improvement to provide an outstanding education for all students and are relentless in the pursuit of this goal. You will be central to delivering our strategy as you transform both the school and our students' futures.


Join us, and in addition to working with committed and helpful colleagues, the Trust can offer access to the following benefits:

Defined benefit pension scheme Employee Assistance Programme Daily lunch allowance Free parking Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub Employee-centred and family-friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service) Cycle scheme Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

For further information and to apply, please click

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Closing date: 9.00am on 30th April 2025.

Interview date: w/c 5th May 2025.

Grace College is committed to the safeguarding of children, and all staff are expected to ensure that the College is a safe and secure environment for our students. All applicants are referred to the Safeguarding Statement, which is to be found within the Policy section of the Grace College website.

About

Grace College

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Grace College

Saltwell Road South, Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE9 6LE
United Kingdom

+44 191 442 2000

Grace College is an 11-19 secondary school serving over 1200 students in central Gateshead. The school is committed to creating an outstanding learning community where students excel in their academic, cultural, co-curricular and personal lives. The College joined the Emmanuel Schools Foundation (ESF) in April 2019 as the fifth school providing a holistic education focused on developing character in and beyond the classroom. ESF seeks to: provide and support schools in which students and staff have the opportunity to work hard to achieve their personal best; encourage personal, moral and spiritual development within a Christian framework and create and sustain educational environments where everyone is equally valued.



Our schools are committed to assisting economic regeneration and prosperity in the north-east, and to improve the quality of community life through our work with young people. We aspire to impart wisdom to the next generation by educating young men and women in a school culture which prioritises the pursuit of knowledge and the development of character. We serve communities of students, staff and parents who hold many different religious and ideological positions who unite around our core beliefs and core values, which are underpinned by our Christian ethos.



We value academic excellence, but we hold personal best to be of far greater importance. It is our experience that by developing a strong work ethic, holding a growth rather than fixed mind-set, and being provided with outstanding tuition, students may go on to achieve considerably more than they might have imagined possible. We seek to be intentional about character education, our aim being that our students will, in the future, become servant-hearted leaders. Students starting here encounter consistent rules, role models and traditions, which help them feel part of the college community and to begin to take responsibility for others. As students grow older we expect more of them and in the Sixth Form expect our students to take on at least one formal leadership role in the college as well as beginning to serve in the wider community.



Our hope is that all students leave the college as well-rounded, qualified individuals who are able to articulate a viewpoint and back it up with substantial knowledge and understanding. Students are encouraged to achieve academic excellence to access first-rate employment opportunities or to gain access to outstanding universities across the country.



Grace College provides opportunities for colleagues to collaborate and develop professionally with others across ESF. We are committed to an extensive, high quality programme of professional development and to opportunities for career progression. Working within ESF provides an ideal opportunity for ambitious educators who aspire to future senior leadership and will benefit from input through our National Teaching School designation.



If you share our passion for excellence and would like to find out more then please contact us to make arrangements to visit the school.



We look forward to hearing from you.