EAL Teacher

St Francis` College

EAL Teacher

Salary: 0.8 (Actual £25,387 - £34,909)

Contract terms: Permanent, Part Time

Ideal Start date: January 2025

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate Specialist EAL Teacher who will plan, prepare and deliver one to one and group lessons to pupils for whom English is an Additional Language.

Set in the midst of Letchworth Garden City, St. Francis' College has been providing a first class education for girls for over 85 years, blending traditional values and a modern vision. Our Early Years provision is co-educational allowing for our youngest pupils to be educated together. At Reception age girls will move onto the Reception class while the boys will be prepared to successfully start their school years at a range of local schools.

St. Francis’ College has been recognised for its outstanding academic results, pastoral support and the extensive range of extracurricular activities available for students. Grade 9 is the most common grade at GCSE and between 10-20% of our students gain places at Oxbridge. This is exemplified by the College’s inclusion in Best Schools’ Top Independent Schools in the UK, based on achievement of top grades at A Level.

As an EAL teacher at St Francis` College we are looking for you to work with our pupils and maximise their potential for learning and help them achieve. You will work with pupils across the college on a 1-2-1 basis and in small groups. You will be delivering high quality EAL teaching that is tailored to meet the needs of the individual pupils.

We are looking for an excellent EAL teacher who:

• Has Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), a CELTA or an equivalent qualification
• Has experience teaching individuals or small groups.
• Has experience of planning and delivering English tuition to non-native learners.
• Has experience of working with children and young people.
• Is able to carry out continuous assessment of pupil`s progress.

If you have the skills needed, we can offer you a friendly, welcoming place of work, a great team of staff and pupils who are well behaved and engaging. You will also learn from a team of highly qualified teachers developing skills that can be used in future roles.

St Francis` College also benefit from being part of the Inspired Learning Group of schools and Nurseries.

Benefits include;

• Discount on school fees for staff children, if appropriate
• Meals for staff whilst at work
• Pension scheme
• Health plan that provides significant coverage such as optical, dental, dental accident, chiropody, therapy treatments and health club concession. Access to Doctor line from anywhere in the world, scanning such as MRI, CT and PET scan
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Westfield rewards (discounts from various high street and online outlets).

Interested individuals should apply at the earliest opportunity, please follow the link to apply, https://applicant.website/i/65A755/vacancy-info/0000000646

The closing date for applications is 4th December 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the date advertised. Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, as applications are received.

St Francis’ College is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, as all new staff will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance, identity checks, qualification checks and employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps within employment, two satisfactory references and registration with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).