English Teacher - Fixed Term

Job Title: English Teacher

Closing date: 31st January 2025

Location:  Hylands School

Interview date: February 2025

Salary / salary range: MPS/UPS  

Start date: 22nd April 2025

Fixed Term to: 31st August 2025

A career at Hylands School will without doubt provide you with the progression, challenge and job satisfaction we all seek when we become teachers.

Joining Hylands English department provides a wonderful opportunity to learn from a talented team and contribute to the development of curriculum and the school.

Being a member of the Hylands family is so much more than curriculum delivery. The strong supportive relationships you build with our young people is the core of what will enable them to thrive. With the support of our extensive pastoral team, all of our staff are instrumental in driving forwards Hylands rapid school improvement journey supporting our young people to succeed personally and academically. 

We are relentless in our mission to ensure that our school is the outstanding school our students deserve.

In return for your commitment we offer:

• A strong wellbeing package
• Access to outstanding CPD within the school and across the Trust
• Clear career progression routes

Hylands School is looking to appoint an exceptional professional who will join a successful enthusiastic and talented English faculty and be a key driver in our teaching and learning team. The role will involve teaching English at key stages 3, 4 and A level. Longer term, there are opportunities within the trust for exceptional teachers to become lead practitioners, and have the chance to challenge and support other schools.

Working for TKAT:

• In return, as an employee of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT), you will benefit from:
• A wide variety of opportunities for professional development, including the potential to develop your career at more than one TKAT academy;
• Opportunities to work flexibly, where possible;
• Our support for your wellbeing at work; and
• The rewards of working to improve the life chances of our pupils.

Safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

Flexible working

TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work life balance.

Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse

TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic.

Access to interview 

Be Who You Are at TKAT - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the recruitment process to enable you to participate as your authentic self.  We want applicants to be able to engage with us in ways that support who they are and we are committed to making adjustments within the recruitment process and within the workplace.

If you would like to arrange a visit to the school or an informal discussion with Mr Chris White, Head of School, please contact 01245 266766.  Closing date for applications: 31st January 2025 at 12:00 Interviews held: Early February.

 We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications.

 If you have not had any communication within 10 days of the closing date please take this as confirmation that on this occasion your application has not been successful.