KS4 English Lead
Kingsley School, Bideford
Devon
- £34,000 - £39,500 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary dependent on experience. Generous discounts for staff children, free lunches, mental-health support, and free family-accommodation is available in return for boarding duties.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn 2025
- Apply by:
- 25 April 2025
Job overview
This exciting role is available from September 2025 at one of the most progressive schools in Devon. Kingsley School has undergone significant change and investment in recent years with new leadership structures in place supporting an empowered and passionate staff who deliver a unique curriculum in a very special learning environment. National successes and awards in sport, STEM, the arts, outdoor education and environmentalism and sustainability complement the impressive academic outcomes for our students, whose achievements secured a place in the top 20% of schools in the UK for progress last year.
We are seeking a passionate English practitioner to join the next stage of Kingsley's exciting journey. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing a love for reading and writing, while also striving to improve academic outcomes across all key stages, with a particular focus on Key Stage 4 as KS4 Lead. If you have a proven track record of inspiring students and enhancing their understanding of both English language and English Literature, we invite you to apply for this rewarding role.
This is your opportunity to join the Kingsley Family on its journey to becoming the number one school of choice in the south-west. Kingsley is a school that likes to break the mould and is seeking someone who equally likes to think differently and do things differently as part of a community that really does embrace its location in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK on the North Devon coast.
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About Kingsley School, Bideford
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Kingsley School is located in the coastal town of Bideford, Devon, within a UNESCO Biosphere and World Surf Reserve. The school occupies 25 acres of beautiful grounds situated above the town of Bideford, just 5 minutes from the beaches at Westward Ho! and Instow, and the picturesque fishing village of Appledore. The school is co-educational and has around 420 students aged 2-18 accommodated in the Nursery, Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior Schools. Approximately 75 of our students are boarders, with the rest being day students.
An academically non-selective school, Kingsley School can boast of a wide range of facilities including a fully floodlit all-weather 3G pitch, a theatre, and further impressive sports, arts, surfing, outdoor education and environmental facilities. We are an Artsmark school and have won a number of national awards and competitions in sport, STEM, the arts, surfing and environmentalism.
Headteacher
Mr Robert Pavis
Values and Vision
When you join Kingsley School, you are joining a very special family. As a part of this family as either a staff member or a student, you will learn new skills, you will learn to give generously of your time and your service to others, you will learn to appreciate what you have, you will learn to connect with your environment and with others, and you will learn to be active in order to make the most of your time here at Kingsley. We are a family that values mindfulness and wellbeing along with academic challenge and curiosity, so that we can all reach our potential to be better global citizens to build a better world for our future.
If you too believe in a “better me – better world“, and value the importance of leading an environmentally-aware and sustainability-focused lifestyle, then please come and visit us here at Kingsley. We look forward to welcoming you!
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