English Teacher - Main Scale (suitable for ECT)

English Teacher - September 2025

TRUST - RESPECT - EQUITY - EXCELLENCE

The wellbeing and progress of learners is essential to the success of Honywood.  We believe that a culture of trust, respect, equity and excellence is essential to creating a learning environment in which  everybody feels safe, valued and challenged. High expectations and a mutual respect for our differences is key to enabling learners to thrive and make excellent progress.

To support our ongoing journey, a rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspirational English Teacher to add to our already impressive team. The postholder will be instrumental in creating an environment that removes barriers to learning for each and every learner and ensures they achieve their full potential.  This is an excellent opportunity for someone to begin their teaching journey and become part of an exceptionally supportive team and inclusive culture.

The school is at an exciting point in its improvement journey and is currently on an upward trajectory, with excellent results being achieved this year and a very positive recent OFSTED report.  We very much see our English Team as a key player in this journey and are looking for an exceptional early careers teacher to join the team and help shape the culture of the school and the lives of our wonderful learners.

Relationships & the development of social capital is also at the heart of everything we do at Honywood. We want our staff to not just feel like co-workers.  We want them to be proud members of Honywood; highly valued colleagues who help our community thrive.  Working at Honywood is like being a part of a family.

“Staff are positive about leaders’ efforts to ensure that they have a reasonable

workload. Staff appreciate the support provided for their well-being.” OFSTED - December 2022

We offer:

• A high achieving school producing excellent outcomes & well-rounded children ready for their next steps
• An inclusive approach based on shared responsibility & teamwork which values every member of our community  
• A challenging learning environment where you will be asked to expand your thinking about the education we offer our young people
• Excellent induction & outstanding on-going staff development
• Ongoing Employee Wellbeing support with access to Counselling services, CBT and Coaching 
• 2 Week October half term break
• Staff Discounts & Cycle to Work Scheme
• Family friendly policies that respect the importance of life outside of work

We expect: 

• An excellent understanding of safeguarding responsibilities
• Evidence of outstanding teaching & continuing professional development
• A team player who understands the unique ethos of Honywood School & is committed to inclusivity
• Passion & enthusiasm for supporting extra-curricular activities & the development of cultural capital
• Someone who is prepared to be innovative and take risks to achieve the best possible outcomes for our learners 
• Passion, confidence, resilience and creativity; someone whose vision is aligned with our school
• The ability to motivate and inspire learners and colleagues
• A thorough understanding of the impact of research based practice
• Someone who can demonstrate their personal impact upon learner outcomes
• Someone looking for a new and exciting challenge, keen to contribute significantly to the future of our school
• Someone with a growth mindset unafraid of being challenged or challenging others

Has this piqued your interest? Do you want to help us provide an education of excellence?  Are you dedicated to staff development and wellbeing? Do you want to be part of a distinctive and inclusive culture?  If this sounds like a place you would like to work and a role that you would like to make your own, we would love to hear from you. We would also encourage you to pay us a visit to experience our wonderful community first hand.

Honywood is committed to continuing to make diversity, equity, and inclusion part of everything we do and we welcome applications from all sectors of our community. If you feel you meet the above criteria and are looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you. If you have a disability, health condition or are neurodivergent and may benefit from some adjustments and support during the recruitment process, please  ask – we don’t want our hiring process to be a barrier for you.

For an application form and to find out more about what life is like at Honywood,  please visit our website at www.honywoodschool.com.  To arrange a pre-application visit or telephone call, please contact our HR Office by emailing recruitment@honywoodschool.com. Please note that only TES or SAT Application forms will be accepted.

Honywood School is committed to safeguarding children & safer recruitment processes are always robustly followed. The successful candidate’s appointment will be subject to safer recruitment checks & satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check.

Closing Date for Applications: 8th December 2024

Interviews dates to be confirmed.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.