Teacher of English

FULL TIME PERMANENT TEACHER OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM KEY STAGE 3 TO GCSE, TEACHER OF DRAMA to GCSE, TEACHER OF ENGLISH LITERATURE TO A LEVEL JOB DESCRIPTION General Information The Wallace High School is a co-educational, voluntary grammar school founded in 1880. The annual intake of pupils into Year 8 is 170 and there are some 300 pupils in the Sixth Form. The school draws its pupils from Lisburn and the surrounding area. About the Department The Department consists of the Head of Department and 6 full time equivalent teachers. The school follows the CCEA specification for GCSE and A Level. Main Responsibilities The appointed teacher will a. Be responsible to the Principal through the Head of English, for the effective teaching and learning of English Language, English Literature and Drama. b. Be expected to teach English Language, English Literature and Drama in accordance with school policies and practice, and in pursuit of high standards of pupil achievement. c. Act as Class Tutor to an assigned group and carry out duties in accordance with school policies and practice. d. Lead a subject specific extra-curricular activity such as Drama, Debating, Public Speaking or Creative Writing. e. Be expected to offer Literacy support sessions to identified students. The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the statement of conditions of appointment. This job description is not ..... full job details .....