English Teacher

Wildern Secondary School is a large secondary school in Hedge End, Southampton and we are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic, and creative English Teacher to join our English department. We are part of the RAISE Education Trust which comprises of Wildern School, Deer Park Secondary School and Boorley Park Primary School.

The successful candidates would be given excellent career development opportunities. For interested candidates who would like to work in a great school with a strong positive and supportive culture and work with a fantastic curriculum team with excellent GCSE results we would love to hear from you. This role is also suitable for Early Career Teachers. More information about our bespoke school led ECT programme can be found at https://wildernacademytrust.org/cpd/professional-learning/early-career-teacher/ 

Applications from Early Career Teachers (ECT) due to qualify summer 2025 are welcomed for a September 2025 start and an excellent ECT package would be available if appropriate.

Wildern School is recognised as a ‘Good’ school across all four areas in our recent Ofsted 2024 inspection. 

Please see the following quotes from our report.

• "Pupils are prepared well for life beyond school".
• "They achieve well across a range of academic and vocational subjects".
• "The school sets high expectations for pupils’ academic learning. This is mirrored by an emphasis on developing character and resilience".
• "The school provides a broad range of experiences to enhance pupils’ learning".
• "Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) benefit strongly from the opportunities the school provides".

Benefits of working within our English Department:

• Very large, supportive and friendly team of over 17 English teachers of all experience levels who are keen to share their knowledge and resources with each other.
• A dedicated Core Progress assistants who works solely within the English department to support students and staff.
• A thoroughly planned and resourced curriculum across all year groups which builds a coherent and robust ‘5 year journey’ across the time students spend with us here at Wildern.
• Opportunities to shape and contribute to our curriculum which we evaluate and reflect on continually as a team.
• At KS3, all classes have a lesson a fortnight in the LRC to encourage and foster a love of reading.
• At KS4, students study ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’/A Christmas Carol, ‘An Inspector Calls’, ‘Macbeth’ and the ‘Power and Conflict’ poetry anthology.
• Continual CPD opportunities through whole school sessions, Curriculum meetings and workshops, as well as working with experienced staff within the department. 
• Opportunities to develop student cultural capital through our ever-evolving offering of trips and extra-curricular activities.

Benefits of working for our trust include:

• Helping to shape the futures of children in our community
• Welcoming, supportive, friendly and sociable colleagues
• An amazing competitive salary
• Excellent Continuing Professional Development with high quality CPD program
• Many opportunities for career progression
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice
• A amazing rate for staff membership at our modern on-site Leisure Centre
• Free large on-site car park
• Good transport links
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• Enrolment in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme

 If you currently work in a school, please ensure one of your references is from your current Headteacher. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Closing Date: Midday Monday 2nd December 2024.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

RAISE Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.