Teacher of English (2 Year Fixed Term)
High Tunstall College of Science
Hartlepool
- £31,650 - £49,084 per year
- New
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2025 or ASAP
- Apply by:
- 20 January 2025
Job overview
HIGH TUNSTALL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Elwick Road, West Park, Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ
01429 261446
htadmin@hightunstall.hartlepool.sch.uk
11-16 Co-educational comprehensive, N.O.R. 1397 (Foundation Status)
‘A GOOD SCHOOL – OFSTED 2016 & 2021’
High Tunstall College of Science is seeking to appoint an outstanding Teacher of English for September 2025 or sooner, to ensure all of our young people are able to achieve their potential in the subject. This post would also be suitable for ECT’s.
Here at High Tunstall College, the English team is known as the Communications Faculty; we currently deliver AQA English Language/Literature; WJEC Media Studies and Eduqas GCSE Drama. The Communications Faculty is at the heart of the development of High Tunstall College of Science and is instrumental in securing future success.
As a Faculty, we strive to deliver a curriculum that engages and inspires our students with stories from a wide range of cultures, societies and eras. At the same time, we are developing and embedding reading and writing skills and knowledge essential for our pupils to live a happy and successful life. The successful applicant would be joining the team at a very exciting time as we develop our curriculum; plan adventurous new experiences for our pupils and secure their success at both KS3 and GCSE.
Supporting documents and how to apply for this post are available on the College website: www.htcs.org.uk/vacancies via the Face-Ed link.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and to equality of opportunity. An enhanced DBS will be required.
Closing date: Monday 20th January 2025, 12 noon.
About High Tunstall College of Science
- High Tunstall College of Science
- Elwick Road, West Park, Hartlepool
- Cleveland
- TS26 0LQ
- United Kingdom
Headteacher
Mark Tilling
The College
We are very proud of what we have achieved. We are the school of choice in Hartlepool, with a waiting list in all Key Stage 3 year groups and staffed by well qualified, supportive members of “Team Tunstall”.
Our new £18m, state-of-the-art College building opened in November 2019 meaning we now have the facilities to ensure we get the outcomes for young people that they desire. As a College we were first rated Good by Ofsted in June 2016, which was reconfirmed in their section 8 visit in July 2021. We are very proud to be recognised in this way.
If you wish to find out more about High Tunstall College of Science I would encourage you to visit our website www.htcs.org.uk. If choose to apply for the post then I look forward to receiving your application.
Our Ethos
At High Tunstall, our vision is that we inspire and support our learners to achieve their potential. We do this by developing our High Tunstall Learners within our community.
‘As High Tunstall Learners we INSPIRE one another by getting involved, being imaginative and enjoying challenges. As High Tunstall Learners we SUPPORT one another by showing respect, being positive and having pride in our community. Together, as High Tunstall Learners we can ACHIEVE. The High Tunstall Learner – Embrace Every Opportunity’
We develop High Tunstall Learners by instilling our Magnificent 7 character traits within all in our community. There are 3 Personal Development characteristics and 4 Learner Development characteristics.
Facilities
The facilities that we have are unbeaten within Hartlepool Secondary Schools and a visit is recommended to see just how good they really are.
The College is proud of its place in the community and under the "Tunstall Active" badge offers much in terms of facilities to all in the town. All of our facilities are accessible to the wider community which include a swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool, community gym, refurbished MUGA and new 3G football pitch.
Prospectus
Click here to view our college prospectus.
Location
The college is based in the West Park area of Hartlepool. The area has access to bus routes into the main town centre, which links to Hartlepool train station.
Hartlepool is a sea side town on the North-East coast which boasts miles of golden sand at Seaton Carew. The town also has a Marina, which is the home to the Maritime Museum and Historic Quay.
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