Literacy & English Teacher

A warm welcome to Stoke Newington School (SNS) and thank you for your interest in the
post for Literacy & English Teacher. This is an exciting time to be working with us as we
move forward to enhance our offer, so we achieve outstanding academic outcomes and
close the gaps in student achievement.
We are an oversubscribed school with a diverse and enthusiastic student intake reflecting
our local vibrant community. Our recent Ofsted inspection (July 2022) recognised us as a
“Good” school with many strengths. Our students are “proud of the diverse nature and
inclusive ethos of their school. Enthusiastic and committed teachers make lessons
interesting for pupils,” and “teachers have strong subject knowledge and are passionate
about their subjects.”
This is a key post for the school. You will be one of a strong team of teachers who are keen
to develop consistently outstanding practice in teaching our diverse student intake. We
expect you to be able and keen to teach across our full age range in Year 7 to Year 11. There
is also the strong possibility of teaching some sixth form classes and being responsible for
some small group work. Whatever age group you are teaching, we will expect you to be
planning thoroughly for the engagement and progress of every student and to be promoting
the enjoyment of English. We will expect you to be an advocate for students following
degrees in English.
You must have excellent interpersonal skills, a strong team ethic, drive, determination,
energy, and the highest expectations of every student. You must be committed to excellent
provision for our students in terms of classwork, homework and additional catch-up or
enrichment classes.