Description
Being part of Outwood Academy City Fields is about bringing high-quality opportunities and experiences to our diverse school. We wish to employ someone who can provide meaningful engagement and help all children, staff and visitors thrive in the areas they work in.
City Fields is a multicultural school in the heart of the Wakefield community. Our school supports the local community and the wealth of opportunities our diverse background brings. Anyone wanting to take on this role should be prepared to challenge themselves to meet the needs of a diverse community.
Ofsted noted that putting 'students first' is something that directs and guides' actions each day. 'Because leaders set such a strong example of their high ambitions for pupils, other staff mirror these aspirations', 'Outwood Academy City Fields is a school where leaders want the very best for pupils' in whatever walk of life they engage in. We hope you can join us on our journey.
We know that the ingredients of a great school are an inclusive, broad and balanced curriculum, high quality teaching and learning, positive behaviours which promote engagement and great pastoral support which, when combined can create a great culture where we raise standards and transform lives. We champion innovation in all aspects of learning, while striving to develop a school-wide mindset based around mutual respect and tolerance.
We are looking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and inspirational teacher to join our English Department. This is a fantastic job opportunity for a teacher who really wants to make a difference to the lives of young people. Our single goal is 'Students First' and you will be joining a strong team of professionals working to this sole aim.
We have nine teachers, including an EAL specialist and a primary specialist. We also have a one-to-one tutor who specialises in The Ruth Miskin 'Fresh Start' phonics programme and an extensive Library which is at the heart of the school to support students' reading needs which is run by a full-time enthusiastic librarian. The department has recently been commended by Renaissance for their excellent use of MyOn and the library is a dynamic environment full of opportunities for reading games and challenges. The department is a combination of experienced staff and more recent entrants to the profession. Teaching takes place in the department's eight classrooms. Every classroom has a visualiser and these are used extensively by the team. All classrooms have large interactive television screens.
The department has created a rich and engaging KS3 curriculum which includes well-chosen texts such as The Hounding of David Oluwale and the free-form poem Long Way Down. The curriculum also includes three immersive reads per year (at KS3) which are designed to foster a love of reading for pleasure as well as develop comprehension skills. The curriculum is a strategic mix of multi-cultural texts to reflect the local area and the lives of the students and more traditional texts to build on cultural capital. Oracy is also a huge part of the curriculum and is embedded in all teaching and learning.
As in all OGAT secondary academies, the department prepares students for Eduqas GCSE English Language and English Literature qualifications. The programme of study is fully resourced with high-quality materials produced by staff across the trust who know this specification well. We aim to help all our teachers to become 'experts' in preparing students for GCSE examinations, using our thorough and systematic methods devised over many years. We have the benefit of support from the trust's team of expert English directors, who provide support, materials, advice, coaching and who model and team-teach in lessons alongside us to develop our expertise. As an indication of our success, each year over 70% of year 11 students achieve a pass in English, with strong positive average progress for all students.
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