English and Literacy Teacher
hace 16 días
Battle
English and Literacy Teacher Job Title: English and Literacy Teacher Location: near BattleWorking Pattern: Full-time Industry: Education & Training If you're passionate about helping young people develop confidence in reading, writing, and communication, and you believe every learner deserves teaching that is fully adapted to their needs, this role could be an exceptional match. A specialist school in East Sussex is seeking a dedicated English and Literacy Teacher to deliver differentiated, dyslexia-friendly English lessons to students from Year 7 to Sixth Form. About the School This independent day and boarding school is widely respected for its inclusive ethos, warm community atmosphere, and its specialist provision for students with dyslexia and co-occurring specific learning difficulties. Staff work collaboratively, leadership is highly supportive, and the school places great importance on wellbeing, positive relationships, and providing a learning environment where every student feels understood and valued.You'll be joining a team that celebrates academic, personal, and emotional progress and believes in empowering students with the tools and confidence they need to succeed. If you thrive in a setting where no two days are the same and where your expertise truly changes lives, this will be the perfect environment for you. Your New Role As an English and Literacy Teacher, you'll play a crucial role in developing students' literacy, language, and confidence. You will use specialist strategies to support reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary development, and comprehension, ensuring high-quality teaching that truly meets students' needs. Your responsibilities will include: • Planning and delivering engaging, well-structured English and literacy lessons tailored to learners with dyslexia and related needs, • Designing and adapting teaching materials to ensure accessibility and appropriate challenge for all ability levels, • Teaching phonics, early literacy skills, and structured reading/spelling interventions, • Integrating assistive technologies, such as text-to-speech tools and word processors, • Providing targeted one-to-one and small-group literacy support, • Monitoring progress through regular assessment and using data to inform future teaching, • Maintaining accurate records and ensuring that individual support plans are followed, • Working closely with the learning support team, teaching assistants, and colleagues across the school, • Contributing to curriculum development, schemes of work, marking policies, and whole-school literacy strategy, • Encouraging independence, resilience, and positive attitudes to reading and writing, • Acting as a Form Tutor and supporting the pastoral care of your tutor group What You'll Need to Succeed • A degree in English or a related field, plus QTS, • Experience teaching English, ideally up to Key Stage 4, • Strong understanding of literacy development, including phonics, vocabulary, and structured writing skills, • Experience working with learners with dyslexia or specific learning difficulties, or a willingness to undertake specialist training, • Ability to create a supportive, inclusive, and engaging classroom environment, • Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain ideas clearly and accessibly, • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to differentiate effectively and manage individual learning programmes, • Empathy, patience, and a student-centred approach, • Competence using Microsoft 365; familiarity with assistive technologies is a bonus., • A flexible, proactive approach and the ability to work well within a collaborative team If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to submit an up-to-date CV, or contact us directly for further information.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you're exploring new opportunities, please get in touch for a confidential conversation about your next steps. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
