FULL-TIME PERMANENT TEACHER OF ENGLISH
(2 POSTS) (From 1st September 2018)
General Information
The Belfast Royal Academy was founded in 1785 and is the oldest school in the city. Originally situated near St. Anne’s Cathedral in what is now Academy Street, it was transferred to the Cliftonville Road in 1880, when the present building was erected. For more than a century the school was named Belfast Academy. In 1888 Queen Victoria granted permission for the school to style itself the Belfast Royal Academy.
Belfast Royal Academy is a voluntary grammar school of some 1400 pupils, with a further 140 pupils in the preparatory department. Its management is vested in a Board of Governors on which parents and teachers are represented, along with Governors elected by Members of the Academy and nominees of the Minister of Education.
Twelve members of staff, including the Head of Department, share in the teaching of English throughout the school. In addition, several members of the Department contribute to the delivery of Drama at KS3 and KS4.
Junior pupils are allocated five hour-long periods of English over a two-week timetable; Form I and II pupils are also allocated time for Library and Information Skills. Form II pupils are allocated an hour of Drama on a carrousel basis and it is a subject option for Form III.
At G.C.S.E. pupils follow the CCEA specification for English Language, English Literature and Drama.
At AS/A2 the CCEA specification is followed for English Literature. AQA is followed for AS/A-Level English Language and AS/A-Level Drama and Theatre.
English and Drama are taught in the purpose-built Louis Lord building, which houses specialist rooms and utilises the latest computing, data projection and audio-visual technology. The Drama Department also has a dedicated drama space (Wingfield).
A willingness to contribute to the extra-curricula life of the school is essential.
A completed application form should be sent to the Principal’s Secretary, Belfast Royal Academy, 3 – 17 Cliftonville Road, Belfast, BT14 6JL, by Tuesday 10th April at
12 noon. Late applications will not be accepted.
BELFAST ROYAL ACADEMY
FULL-TIME PERMANENT TEACHER OF ENGLISH
FROM 1ST September 2018
JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary of main aspects of role:
To teach English Language and English Literature at KS3 and GCSE
To teach English Literature to Advanced Level
To teach English Language to Advanced Level
To carry out the role of Class Tutor
To maintain sound levels of discipline
To work with other members of the English Department to develop the schemes of work and to ensure that the English curriculum is met.
To carry out such administrative and such other teaching tasks within the English Department timetable as are considered appropriate by the Subject Leader or the Principal.
PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION
Essential
1.1A 1st or Upper 2nd Class Honours Degree in English or Joint Honours in a degree with English as one of the major components.
1.2Recognition as a qualified teacher by the General Teaching Council (NI) or an equivalent qualification pending as part of a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education.
1.3 Relevant recent (within the past 5 years) teaching experience, (may include teaching practice) in English Language and English Literature at KS3 and GCSE.
1.4Experience of teaching English Literature at AS or A2 level (may include teaching practice).
1.5Evidence of a high standard in written communication.
1.6Evidence of ability to contribute to the extra-curricular life of the school.
1.7Energy, enthusiasm and the ability to cope effectively with the demands of the post.
Desirable
2.1A 1st class Honours Degree in English or Joint Honours in a degree with English as one of the major components.
2.2Experience of teaching English Language to Advanced Level (may include teaching practice).
In the case of a strong field of candidates, the School reserves the right to shortlist using enhanced criteria.
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