English Teacher (Hiring Immediately)

Company:  Outcomes First Group
Location: Newbury
Closing Date: 08/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
_**At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you
happy!**_

_**How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?**_

**Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so
we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s worklife balance.
We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could
be working one day less a week (or equivalent).**

**4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of
staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time
to join us #teamOFG!**

***£2500 paid once you start employment and £2500 after successful completion
of final probation – there has never been a better time to join us’* T &C;’s
apply!***

Due to expansion, we are looking for full time Classroom Assistants to join
our team at New Barn School.

**Job Title: English Teacher**

**Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum plus welcome bonus**

**Location: New Barn School, Newbury, Berkshire**

**Contract: Permanent; Term Time only**

**Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday**

**UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.**

New Barn School offers a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum to boys and
girls, aged 6–19 years who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health
complexities.

New Barn School takes full advantage of its beautiful settings and fosters a
love for using the outdoor curriculum including forest school, farm
experiences and horse riding. The School is within a commutable distance of
Swindon, Oxford, Andover, Basingstoke and Reading and other surrounding towns
and villages.

Our services offer a stable, secure and supportive environment, in which the
pupils and young people we care for can develop the skills and confidence
necessary to help them fulfil their potential.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist
education and care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes
First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new
approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially
certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

**Job Summary and Duties**

Working as an English Teacher for New Barn School, you will deliver fun
educational based learning which is tailored to each of our pupils to ensure
they will achieve positive results.

The role will be challenging but rewarding, working in a dynamic environment
where you can make a real difference. You will be expected to lead the
teaching of and co-ordinate flexible, person-centred programmes of study for
individuals and groups of pupils. You will be able to demonstrate a practical,
hands-on approach to teaching and be prepared to go above and beyond for the
young people we support.

Following a thorough induction programme, your duties will include:

* Preparing, planning and assessing teaching sessions whilst maintaining an awareness of curriculum developments
* Writing and implement individual education plans, making assessments of educational attainment, setting challenging yet achievable targets
* Build relationships with all young people, which will encourage their interest and participation in their education
* Creating an environment which is stimulating and purposeful for all pupils to promote teaching and learning outside the formal classroom settings

Key Skills Required

* QTSQTLS
* Previous experience teaching English, delivering teaching at a good or outstanding level
* Knowledge of current education issues in relation to terms of practise, process and curriculum
* Be experienced in or have an interest working within an SEN setting, supporting pupils and young people with challenging behaviour (SEMHEBD)

Not applicable for ECTNQTInstructor.

**Why join Acorn Education?**

**Benefits**

**Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional
reward package including:**

* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

**And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits
Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you,
including:**

* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the
heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your
role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young
people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful
applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

_***You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you
more time to do the things that make you happy.**_

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