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The Brooksbank School
Sports College
Candidate Information Pack
Teacher of English
(Maternity Cover)
Teacher of English – February 19March 2019 Dear Colleague Thank you for your interest in the post of Teacher of English (Maternity Cover) at The Brooksbank School. Within this application pack you will find information about the post and the school as well as an application form. If you would like to be considered please fill in the enclosed application form as fully as possible stating how you could contribute to the school and department. Please be assured that we take time to read and consider all applications we receive. However, due to the large number of applications we are currently receiving it is not possible to give feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted. The closing date is 9.00 am on Friday, 22nd March and interviews will be held on shortly afterwards. Completed applications should be returned to: jdonlon@bbs.calderdale.sch.uk I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely Kevin McCallion Headteacher Teacher of English – February 19
The Advert
The Brooksbank School Sports College
Victoria Road
Elland
West Yorkshire
HX5 0QG
Headteacher : Kevin McCallion
Tel: 01422 374791
Email: jdonlon@bbs.calderdale.sch.uk
11-18 Mixed Comprehensive N.O.R. 1735
Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)
Full time or part time considered
The Brooksbank School is a popular and successful 11-18 comprehensive school and
specialist sports college. We are looking to recruit a talented and enthusiastic teacher to
join a large, successful department from late March 2019. The successful candidate will
teach across the full age and ability range including the possibility of Post 16 work.
Application forms are available on the school website
www.bbs.calderdale.sch.uk
Closing date is 9.00 am on Friday, 22nd March
Note: applications will only be considered on the school’s application form
Teacher of English – February 19School and Local Information The Brooksbank School Sports College is one of the largest secondary schools in Calderdale with over 1700 students currently on roll including 280 in the Sixth Form. The school has a comprehensive intake and it is very popular with parents being heavily over- subscribed each year. It also has a flourishing Sixth Form with a wide choice of subjects offered. Elland is situated in Calderdale and neighboured by the towns of Halifax and Huddersfield. It is conveniently placed for access to the M62 and lies within 15 miles of Leeds and 20 miles of Manchester. Calderdale nestles within the beautiful Pennine moorlands and is a pleasant mix of urban and rural environments. Some of the most attractive countryside in Britain, the Yorkshire Dales, is but a short distance way whilst the Lakes, Peak District and North Yorkshire Moors are also easily accessible. We became an academy in October 2011 having previously been a grant-maintained and then foundation school. The Academy Trust owns the site and buildings and employs the staff. The school employs over 110 teaching staff and a further 100 support staff to enable the successful delivery of a comprehensive and differentiated curriculum to ensure that all our students aspire and achieve. Departments are well-resourced for running expenses with a further opportunity to bid for extra funds for special projects. Every classroom has access to modern teaching technology and there are over 1,000 computers of various types across the campus. Alongside a hard-wired network that covers the whole site, all areas have access to the school wi-fi. We have a large site with sufficient specialist accommodation to teach most subjects in their own dedicated areas. Recently, we have added an impressive new art facility as well as investing in dining and student social areas. In addition, we have excellent sports facilities including a four-court sports hall, fitness suite, two gyms, a dance studio and MUGA (all-weather, multi-use court) as well as a number of football and rugby pitches. We have also developed a new sports park that incorporates a closed track for cycle training and racing. This is the only such facility in the region. Our campus is used outside school hours by many community groups throughout the year. School staff have free access to the fitness suite before and after school and at weekends. Further information about Brooksbank (including main school and Sixth Form prospectus) may be found on the school website at www.bbs.calderdale.sch.uk Teacher of English – February 19
Department Information Introduction Due to the forthcoming retirement of a member of the English department we are now looking to recruit an excellent Teacher of English to join a strong and successful team. Staffing The department comprises the following: Donna Clarke Director of English Nick Shaw Deputy Curriculum Leader Sharon Smith Assistant Curriculum Leader John Baker Lead Practitioner Carole Setchfield Director of Sixth Form English Jemma Bucknall English Chris Cawthorne English Kelly Cross English/OOSH Lynn Greenwood Head of Year : English/Drama Rebecca Hynes English Mike Kennerley English/Media Anthony Lomas English Georgina Lewins English Maaria Malik English Laura Roberts English Emma Schofield English Debbie Shutter Deputy Headteacher/English Zandra Puddephatt SEN Coordinator/English Claire Chadwick English Learning Mentor Claire Washington Curriculum Support Assistant Anne Ellis LRC Manager There are close links with the adjacent Learning Resource Centre and Learning Support area. Facilities and resources The department has 13 dedicated classrooms, one a Media Suite; all are well equipped and have interactive whiteboards. They are mainly situated in one suite next to the Learning Resource Centre and the Learning Support area. The department has an English Office with three computers. The department enjoys good levels of funding and is well stocked and resourced. Teacher of English – February 19
Department Information (continued)
The Curriculum
Key Stage 3 – All students have 4 hours per week of English. Schemes of Work are
engaging and challenging. They cover a wide range of skills and topics ranging from
Shakespeare to “The Brooker Prize”. All classes are set according to ability. Under
the Intervention programme there are a number of students in Year 7 withdrawn for
particular work on spelling and for other aspects of English. There is also in-class
support from Learning Support Assistants in all year groups.
Key Stage 4 – All students study English for 5 hours per week. Students follow the
AQA specifications for GCSE English Language and English Literature. All classes are
set according to ability. Intervention includes individual mentoring and LSA support.
In the Sixth Form – English is very popular in the sixth form. We offer AQA A Level
English Language, AQA A level English Literature and Eduqas A level Media Studies.
A retake course for GCSE English is also available.
In addition, we work hard to enrich the experience of our students. We organise an
annual poetry festival, a programme of writers in residence and a number of visits, trips
and events as well as Key Stage 3 celebrations in the LRC at the end of major schemes of
work.
Teacher of English – February 19Job Description
Curriculum Responsibilities
All staff will follow school and department policies in order
To plan and deliver high quality lessons
To set and mark appropriate homework
To assess student work regularly
To monitor student progress, keep up to date records and provide relevant
information
To communicate effectively with parents through reports and parents’ evenings
To contribute to the work of the department as appropriate through such things as:
► Participation in meetings and department training
► Participation in our performance management process
► Appropriate use of “gained time” e.g. external examination time
► Production of resources/materials and reviews of schemes of work
► Promotion of the subject with students and across school
Pastoral responsibilities
All staff will follow school policy and practice in order
To act as a form tutor and carry out the work involved in that role
To promote, support and monitor the progress, welfare and behaviour of students
in their form.
To contribute to the effective delivery of our PSHCE programme.
General responsibilities
To teach an agreed timetable
To cover for absent colleagues in line with our school policy and national agreements
To promote the aims and ethos of our school by following school policies, maintaining
high professional standards and contributing to the life of our school community
To undertake appropriate professional development
To follow all our Health and Safety procedures
To undertake any other duties which might reasonably be expected by the line
manager/Headteacher.
Teacher of English – February 19Personal Specification
Essential Desirable How Identified
Physical Good health Application Form
Good mobility Reference
Interview
Qualification Qualified teacher Degree in English Application Form
status Reference
Experience Successful teaching Experience of Application Form
practice or teaching teaching A Level
Reference
experience
Special knowledge Strong Knowledge of the Interview
understanding of the changing national
content related to education
the curriculum area agenda
Understanding of
statutory
educational
frameworks,
including
Safeguarding and
the SEN Code of
Practice
Disposition/attitude Enthusiasm for Evidence of Reference
working with interest outside Interview
children the profession
Commitment to Responsiveness
equal opportunities to change
Sense of humour
Practical and Good classroom Ability to use data Application Form
intellectual skills control and and strategic Reference
management information to
raise student Interview
Ability to work as
achievement
part of a team
Readiness to
Excellent
show sensitivity
communication
and flexibility to
skills, both oral and
suit the
written
circumstances
Ability to motivate
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