Teacher of English
Wollaston School
Northamptonshire
- New
- Salary:
- MPS / UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 20 September 2024
Job overview
MPS / UPS & Applications from ECT’s Welcomed
(Required For January 2025 - Permanent Position)
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious teacher who is able to teach English throughout the school at Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and A-Level. The successful candidate will be well-qualified & have a passion for teaching and for their subject. In return you will be offered a tailored CPD programme and abundance of support. This is an excellent opportunity for teachers and ECT teachers who want to excel in their field.
They will be joining an accomplished team within the faculty with a proven track record of success in developing staff and achieving great outcomes for our students.
The faculty prides itself in its engaging curriculum that leads to many students opting to continue their studies into the sixth form.
The English faculty is housed in a dedicated block with nine classrooms, including its own IT suite, staff base and a library resources centre. Through hard work and dedication, the faculty has consistently produced results that are typically above national average. In the Sixth Form, English, English Literature and Media Studies have been popular subject options and several students go on to do English related courses at university each year.
Informal visits are welcomed if you would like to see us in action and to learn more about us prior to your application.
We offer a comprehensive employee benefit package including:
- Teacher Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- An open & welcoming site
- Free Onsite Parking
- New Spin Studio
- School Counsellor
- Regular Team Building Events
Closing date for receipt of applications: Friday 20th September 2024
Interviews are likely to commence: Week beginning Monday 23rd September 2024
Please contact our HR department for an application form, further details about this role or to arrange a visit on: recruitment@wollaston-school.net Alternatively you can download details directly from the school website at: www.wollastonschool.com
Wollaston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Wollaston School rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted May 2023
DO YOU WANT TO WORK IN A SCHOOL WHERE YOU FEEL VALUED? WHERE STAFF WELLBEING IS CHAMPIONED. WHERE CPD AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ARE SUPPORTED AND ENCOURAGED? LOOK NO FURTHER AND COME AND WORK FOR US!
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About Wollaston School
- Wollaston School
- Irchester Road, Wollaston, Wellingborough
- Northamptonshire
- NN29 7PH
- United Kingdom
Wollaston School is a large, rural community school located in a village setting about 15 minutes drive from Northampton. The student intake draws on nearby villages and the towns of Earls Barton, Wellingborough, and Irchester. We have over 1400 students on roll with approximately 240 students in the Sixth Form. The school is over-subscribed. Wollaston School was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in May 2023.
We are a school that takes great pride in our central purpose - to prepare every student for success. Success in academic qualifications, success in a wide range of extra-curricular and leadership activities and success in every individual’s personal and social development. We work towards this mission through a focus on exceptional levels of pastoral support and an academic and enrichment programme designed to ensure that every individual reaches their true potential.
At Wollaston, we believe in aiming high. We target excellence with the utmost commitment, but we also remember that a truly inspiring education is one that is filled with joy, laughter and happiness. We are also a school that is led by our values. We value honesty, kindness and tolerance. We embrace individuality as well as collective responsibility, we celebrate diversity, promote equality of opportunity, and we are a community which supports every individual to achieve all that they are capable of.
For most students, Wollaston School provides an education which lasts for seven years, from age 11 to age 18. Our ambition is to ensure that at the end of that journey, every student is ready to take their place in society as positive, purposeful, ethical and well qualified individuals.
Life at Wollaston School is characterised by an ethos of warmth, respect and ambition. We value effective working relationships with parents and we believe in delivering a high quality professional service in every aspect of our work. We offer a broad and exciting curriculum, expert teaching and high standards of academic achievement. We promote impeccable standards of behaviour and we expect the very best of every individual who walks through our doors. We are a team of staff and students who are committed to ensuring that our school is a truly exceptional place of learning.
Welcome to Wollaston School. If you would like to see us at work, please book a visit; we would be proud to show you our school.
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