The English Faculty

Key Stage 3

English at Key Stage 3 is taught in mixed ability tutor groups. Most classes are well-supported by teaching assistants. For Year 9, we run targeting learning days, where students are grouped by attainment. Sessions are focussed on preparing for upcoming assessments. We also have a series of 'Masterclass' lessons taught after school during the year where we work with our most able students on a variety of different topics. 

Key Stage 3 is well resourced with schemes of work, a resource bank and course outlines for each year group. Lots of resources are also available for each unit in each year group and we are continually updating and adding to these. There is a strong tradition of sharing resources and collaborative planning at Key Stage 3. 

Key Stage 4

Students are still taught in mixed ability groups in Year 10, apart from two top sets and two intervention groups. All students at Key Stage 4 follow the AQA syllabus and the vast majority of students are entered for both English Language and English Literature. We have remained with AQA for the GCSEs which were first examined in September 2017. Our Literature set texts are the Power and Conflict cluster of poems, Romeo and Juliet, Jekyll and Hyde and An Inspector Calls. 

In Year 11 we create two extra groups so that all classes have fewer students and therefore more access to the time and support they need. Our results are consistently above the county and national averages. Since the arrival of the new specification at GCSE, around 87% of our students have achieved a 4+ in either Literature or Language each year. 

Key Stage 5

The English Faculty offers English Literature and English Language at Key Stage 5 and both are very popular subjects. Specifications are provided by Edexcel for Languages and Literature. 

Resources

A brand new English block opened at Upper School in September 2023. In addition to the dedicated accommodation for students and staff on both sites, the Faculty is supported by extensive library facilities. There are three libraries, for Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Sixth Form use respectively and they are managed by qualified staff throughout the school day. 

Extra Curricular Activities

We run annual theatre trips when available and visits to lectures for Sixth Form and Key Stage 4 students. The most able students take part in a number of different activities and we are always seeking new companies to come into school to widen the variety of performances offered to students. In 2019 we took one hundred Year 11 students to the Globe theatre. We take over three hundred Year 9 students to Stratford each year and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust have recently run workshops in school. At A-level, we regularly have visits from authors as well as academics from the University of Oxford. 

Job Description

A full Job Description and Person Specification are attached. 

Application

We hope you are interested and want to follow up with a firm application. Please apply through MyNewTerm. 

In your Supporting Statement, you should:

• State why you are interested in the post
• Identify and explain which aspects of the job description would match your skills and experience.
• You may also choose to include details of your particular interests.

Lord Williams’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 
All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.