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**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.
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be working one day less a week (or equivalent).**
**If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group –
so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!**
**Job title: English Teacher**
**Location: Longdon Hall School, Lichfield**
**Salary: Up to £40,900.00 per annum dependant on experiencequalifications**
**Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday**
**Contract: Permanent, Term Time only**
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an
English Teacher to join our close-knit team at Longdon Hall School, part of
Acorn Education.
**The role**
As a dynamic and motivated English Teacher, you already have a passion for
making a difference in the lives of pupils and young people. In this role, you
will have every opportunity to live up to this ambition, responding to the
needs of each individual as you help them flourish and thrive.
You will plan and deliver engaging learning on a daily basis, developing
exciting and innovative methods that stimulate interest and excitement in the
classroom. Working as a Teacher with us is not your average teaching role. At
Acorn Education, you are able to work creatively, making the most of all the
extensive resources and expert support we have available.
Our class sizes are small, so you are able to create a nurturing learning
environment designed around each individual’s needs, spending quality time
with each pupil. You will observe, monitor and assess them, making sure their
personal development and wellbeing are as important as the academic
curriculum.
**Who we are looking for**
You will be a passionate teacher and a great communicator, as comfortable
talking to pupils and young people as you are with contributing to the
school’s vision and direction.
Our schools are unique environments, each one having its own special
atmosphere and range of opportunities and resources. Our Teachers enjoy
becoming part of their school’s ‘family’, exploring the potential of the
building and environment and getting to know the brilliant pupils in our care.
You will enjoy building these caring relationships as well as liaising with
fellow professionals, whether they are colleagues in the same school or they
work in the pupils previous educational establishments.
You will have excellent written English skills too, along with a passion for
working in collaboration with other members of our multidisciplinary team,
sharing information in both formal and informal situations.
**Essential:**
* UK QTS
* Experience of work within an education setting
* Experience of planning, delivering and teaching lessons
**About us**
Longdon Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls
aged from 7 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of social, emotional,
and mental health needs. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful
outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of
education and life.
This opportunity is in Lichfield which is within commutable distance of
Cannock, Burton upon Trent and surrounding areas.
Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist
education 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.
**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
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
**And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young
adults 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.**
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