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Teacher of English

Teacher of English

Wardle Academy

Rochdale

  • £28,000 - £43,685 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
MPS/UPS
Job type:
Full Time, Maternity Cover
Start date:
January 2023
Apply by:
6 January 2023

Job overview

Maternity Cover

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed English teacher to join the English faculty at Wardle Academy. We wish to appoint a well-qualified and enthusiastic teacher (s) of English, who has a passion for developing students’ love of reading and understands the importance of supporting young people to communicate, both verbally and with the written word. You will maximise the potential of our students by raising their aspirations as well as their attainment.

The successful candidate will have the ability to deliver a curriculum experience and have high expectations of students. 

This post would be suitable for both experienced and newly qualified teachers.

Wardle Academy was inspected by Ofsted in December 2017 and judged to be good in all aspects. We are determined to carry on improving.

Wardle Academy is a member of the Watergrove Trust, an academy trust with an established reputation for ‘providing more’, offering excellent professional development, within a culture of learning and innovation and focussed on an outstanding curriculum experience. By joining the Watergrove Trust family, the successful candidate will enjoy exceptional self-development from our Early Careers Framework offer or wider CPD programme. 

You will be: 

  • A passionate advocate and role model of the Wardle Way
  • An excellent teacher 
  • Passionate about the quality of education our young people experience
  • Somebody who thrives on responsibility and hard work, and wants to develop themselves
  • Able to use your own initiative 
  • Willing to go the ‘extra mile’ for our young people

If you would like to flourish as a member of our positive and supportive school community, then please visit our school website: https://www.wardleacademy.co.uk 

In line with employment law, fixed-term employees would be considered for any permanent vacancies arising.

To apply for this position please download the application form and supporting documentation and send completed applications to the HR team at: hr@wardleacademy.co.uk

Closing date for applications is Friday 06 January 2023 at 9am

Interviews will be held W/C 09 January 2023

Please be aware that if you are shortlisted for interview that references and online search checks will be sought.

‘At Watergrove Trust we believe that every child has great potential and we want to work together, as a team, to ensure that every child has the opportunity to fulfil that potential. If you share this belief and would like to play a key role in enhancing the lives of our students, then we want to hear from you.

Watergrove Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to pre-employment clearances including enhanced Disclosure & Barring and Childcare Disqualification Check.

The Watergrove Trust values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. 

 

Thank you in advance for your application. Please note we will only contact shortlisted candidates. If you haven’t heard from us by the interview date please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.’

 

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About Wardle Academy

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  • Wardle Academy
  • Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale
  • Lancashire
  • OL12 9RD
  • United Kingdom
+44 1706 373911

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About Wardle Academy

Ethos and Values

At Wardle Academy, we have a commitment to providing a transformational educational experience for our students. We have very high expectations of our community in everything that we do, and firmly believe that personal development and academic success are complimentary. We empower our students to make a positive impact on our academy, our community and the wider world.

As a community, we all follow The Wardle Way, regardless of our role or position within the academy and wider community. This is the foundation of excellent relationships between colleagues and students and acts as our guide throughout each and every day.

Staff development is at the heart of all we do

Joining the Wardle Academy team is an exciting step in your career. You will be supported throughout your induction and provided with excellent professional development opportunities throughout your career to help all colleagues progress professionally and ensure we offer the best possible provision to our students. We are ambitious in our drive for continual improvement, and innovate to provide the best development programme possible for our colleagues. A significant proportion of our staff have been with us for a number of years so regardless of what stage you are at in your career your development will be supported.

Our PPA allocation is also higher than the national average to give our staff time to reflect and develop their pedagogy.

Staff Feedback:

I started as an NQT and I’m now a Director of Faculty for Humanities. The culture at Wardle is simple… we are a close knit community who support each other, we’re very much a family here at Wardle” - Dave Baugh, Director of Humanities

“In my third year of teaching I have been given the opportunity and support to act as a Head of Year, this role coupled with my teaching allows me to support our community both academically and pastorally” - Joe Howarth - Head of Year 7

Make a wider contribution to our Academy

Ensuring every colleague has an opportunity to contribute to the wider academy is of imperative importance to us. We have extensive opportunities for colleagues to support the students’ personal development, through our music and sporting provision, our excellent Academy performances, and a range of other co-curricular opportunities.

If you’re searching for your next post, why not contact us now?

It’s an exciting time to join our community, and we cannot wait to hear from you.

www.wardleacademy.co.uk

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