Teacher of English

Based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, Wykham Park Academy is Comprehensive Secondary School committed to supporting outstanding outcomes for our students. With students who have the desire to succeed, an aspirational team of staff, supportive colleagues, both within the academy and in the wider MAT, Wykham Park Academy offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, talented individual looking to develop their career with the potential for future progression within Aspirations.

At Wykham Park Academy, you would become part of a vibrant learning community that will offer you fantastic opportunities for CPD, and opportunities for progression. In fact, appraisal at Aspirations focusses on each individual's Personal Professional Vision.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a passionate Teacher of English to join us at Wykham Park Academy. You would be joining a team who enjoy developing a real love for English in students.

We seek to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic Teacher of English with a strong commitment to securing the best possible outcomes for the students for whom we work.

We simply love English at Wykham Park Academy, would you like to join our team of established specialist English staff? 

English is thriving at Wykham Park Academy, we teach a rigorous, knowledge-based broad and balanced curriculum. With a clear focus on both the self-worth of students and excellent outcomes, you will work further drive up attainment, progress and standards at Key Stage 3 and GCSE (Level 2), as well as developing our students’ love of learning and enhancement of their ‘cultural capital’.

The Academy is recruiting for someone who shares our drive to engage and motivate every child to achieve their potential, who will play an important role in our unique and growing Academy. The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher of English, who will also play an important pastoral role in leading and Academic Mentoring (Tutor) group.

What we offer:

· CPD that starts as soon as you are appointed, with a clear induction programme and, a 1 hour a week coaching session on your timetable

· Higher than the 10% PPA allowance

· A professional progression model to enable you to make further progress in your career

· A vibrant and experienced humanities team

· Support and line management from a highly experienced Head of College

· Great students - you can make a massive difference to them

· Clear behaviour systems

· A feedback policy focused on closing the gap– we do not have onerous/impossible marking policies

· No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ feedback, helping you to continuously develop

· Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources

· A beautiful campus situated on the very edge of the Cotswolds, only half an hour from Oxford and an hour from London by train

Interviews – TBC

About Aspirations

Across our 16 Academies, Aspirations educate more than 9,000 pupils across the ages from 2 to 19 years, covering an area from West London to the Southwest of England. Operating since 2011, we have a consistent track record of improvement and success and offer excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. We are determined that children receive an excellent education that prepares them for success in adult-life and are looking for people to join us who share our ideals. 

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and guarantee an interview for those with a declared disability should they meet the minimum criteria for the job. The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as “any physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities

Banbury Aspirations Campus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

The post is subject to all pre-placement checks including obtaining references, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and an enhanced DBS check.

Please note the Trust will also carry out an online search of the shortlisted candidates which is publicly available.