Teacher of English up to A level
| Posting date: | 26 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2025 |
| Location: | Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 7DY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e21a9386-16dc-4229-92a9-2234b1b2f07a |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
• Good Honours Degree or Equivalent
• Teaching Qualification Preferably in
English literature or Englidh language
with literature.
Experience
• Extensive, successful and varied
teaching experience in the secondary
sector up to, and including, Advanced
Level
Knowledge and Understanding
• How to improve teaching, learning and
behavior through working with middle
leaders and individual staff
• The importance of pastoral support for
students, including interventions relating
to SEMH
• How to develop and embed processes
to develop students’ oracy, literacy and
numeracy skills
• How to monitor student progress and use
value added analysis
• Effective intervention strategies to
support students to achieve well
• Curriculum developments; both current
and anticipated
• How to strategically plan and implement,
then monitor and evaluate progress
• How to use ICT and other technologies in
leadership, teaching and learning
Skills
• Ability to initiate, develop and implement
policies and/or initiatives
• Ability to lead and/or manage a large
number of staff
• Ability to motivate staff and students
• Ability to communicate effectively and
sympathetically with Governors, staff,
parents/carers, students and the local
community
• Ability to learn from experience, and to
make well-judged and well-informed
decisions
• Ability to analyse and problem solve,
having a positive “can do” attitude
Qualities
• Strong sense of moral purpose, with
commitment to the school’s vision and
ethos
• Vision, imagination and leadership
coupled with a strong work ethic and
drive for improvement
• Sensitivity to the needs of others with the
ability to work effectively in a team
• Ability to work under pressure, welcoming
both challenge and opportunity
• Ability to adapt to changing needs and
circumstances
• Sense of humour and enthusiasm
What the school offers its staff
Rewards and Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We recognise that every school and every
individual is of equal importance, we respect and have tolerance of all, and we ensure
that everyone feels known, appreciated and valued.
We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, investing in
our staff with support, coaching, mentoring and a wide range of top-quality training
programmes at every level.
You will have opportunities to learn from colleagues who are highly experienced,
knowledgeable, and committed education practitioners to support your development
and career with the trust.
You will have the autonomy to evolve your school’s vision, values, performance and
culture, but you will never be alone, you will have continuous support from the wider trust.
You will also have full access to our rewards package:
Learning and development
We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities including structured
qualifications, and you will be able to access support, coaching and mentoring by senior
members of staff from across the trust.
Competitive pension scheme
Teaching and School leadership staff are part of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS).
You receive a guaranteed pension through the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. This is a
defined benefit scheme, via a career average arrangement; benefits are accrued each
year based on 1/57th of your pensionable salary including overtime.
Employee Assistance Programme
We have partnered with Legal and General to offer free and confidential to advice to our
staff. This is available 24 hours, 7 days per week for you and your immediate family. Some
of the services include support with family, financial information, legal advice, stress and
anxiety, and bereavement. You will also have access to structured counselling sessions.
Flexible working
We offer various flexible working arrangements, and all staff are encouraged to submit
applications for flexible working to suit their individual circumstances.
Discounts on shopping, leisure, and travel
Through our Legal and General EAP our staff have access to a wide range of offers and
discounts on high street and supermarket shopping, leisure facilities such as cinema and
gym, and travel options such as holidays and hotel stays.
Reduced gym membership at ‘The Barony’ fitness centre in Nantwich and an on-site staff
gym at Brine Leas School.
Flu vaccinations
All staff have the option to access their annual
Further details about the role
The Post
The governors and Headteacher are seeking
to appoint an exceptional candidate within
the English department.
A person specification and job description
are included in this pack.
English Curriculum Area
The English department at Brine leas
is proudly built around an ethos of
collaboration; we share resources, ideas
and inspiration both formally and informally.
As a team we currently consist of 12 subject
specialists: comprised of a mix of full and
part time members as well as those who
have responsibilities in the leadership team
of the school. In addition, we have a full-time
librarian, who keeps our wonderful library
wellstocked and aids us with the running of
The Accelerated Reader programme in Years
7 and 8.
In English lessons, reading is at the heart
of everything; we aim to provide students
with the skills they need to appreciate the
beauty of language and structure through
the exploration of the writer’s craft across all
three Key Stages.
Our delivery methods and schemes of work
are under constant review to ensure students
are equipped with the knowledge and cultural
capital they need to become reflective and
lifelong learners in an ever-changing world.
At A’ level we currently run both AQA English
Language and AQA English Language
& Literature, as well as Edexcel English
Literature. For GCSE we follow the AQA
specification.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding to ensure that our students thrive in a safe and supportive environment. All staff in the School are trained in Safeguarding and Child Protection issues and are kept up to date with changes in legislation and practice. We take all allegations, suspicions and disclosures seriously and will respond to them promptly.
Qualifications
• Good Honours Degree or Equivalent
• Teaching Qualification Preferably in
English literature or Englidh language
with literature.
Experience
• Extensive, successful and varied
teaching experience in the secondary
sector up to, and including, Advanced
Level
Knowledge and Understanding
• How to improve teaching, learning and
behavior through working with middle
leaders and individual staff
• The importance of pastoral support for
students, including interventions relating
to SEMH
• How to develop and embed processes
to develop students’ oracy, literacy and
numeracy skills
• How to monitor student progress and use
value added analysis
• Effective intervention strategies to
support students to achieve well
• Curriculum developments; both current
and anticipated
• How to strategically plan and implement,
then monitor and evaluate progress
• How to use ICT and other technologies in
leadership, teaching and learning
Skills
• Ability to initiate, develop and implement
policies and/or initiatives
• Ability to lead and/or manage a large
number of staff
• Ability to motivate staff and students
• Ability to communicate effectively and
sympathetically with Governors, staff,
parents/carers, students and the local
community
• Ability to learn from experience, and to
make well-judged and well-informed
decisions
• Ability to analyse and problem solve,
having a positive “can do” attitude
Qualities
• Strong sense of moral purpose, with
commitment to the school’s vision and
ethos
• Vision, imagination and leadership
coupled with a strong work ethic and
drive for improvement
• Sensitivity to the needs of others with the
ability to work effectively in a team
• Ability to work under pressure, welcoming
both challenge and opportunity
• Ability to adapt to changing needs and
circumstances
• Sense of humour and enthusiasm
What the school offers its staff
Rewards and Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We recognise that every school and every
individual is of equal importance, we respect and have tolerance of all, and we ensure
that everyone feels known, appreciated and valued.
We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, investing in
our staff with support, coaching, mentoring and a wide range of top-quality training
programmes at every level.
You will have opportunities to learn from colleagues who are highly experienced,
knowledgeable, and committed education practitioners to support your development
and career with the trust.
You will have the autonomy to evolve your school’s vision, values, performance and
culture, but you will never be alone, you will have continuous support from the wider trust.
You will also have full access to our rewards package:
Learning and development
We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities including structured
qualifications, and you will be able to access support, coaching and mentoring by senior
members of staff from across the trust.
Competitive pension scheme
Teaching and School leadership staff are part of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS).
You receive a guaranteed pension through the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. This is a
defined benefit scheme, via a career average arrangement; benefits are accrued each
year based on 1/57th of your pensionable salary including overtime.
Employee Assistance Programme
We have partnered with Legal and General to offer free and confidential to advice to our
staff. This is available 24 hours, 7 days per week for you and your immediate family. Some
of the services include support with family, financial information, legal advice, stress and
anxiety, and bereavement. You will also have access to structured counselling sessions.
Flexible working
We offer various flexible working arrangements, and all staff are encouraged to submit
applications for flexible working to suit their individual circumstances.
Discounts on shopping, leisure, and travel
Through our Legal and General EAP our staff have access to a wide range of offers and
discounts on high street and supermarket shopping, leisure facilities such as cinema and
gym, and travel options such as holidays and hotel stays.
Reduced gym membership at ‘The Barony’ fitness centre in Nantwich and an on-site staff
gym at Brine Leas School.
Flu vaccinations
All staff have the option to access their annual
Further details about the role
The Post
The governors and Headteacher are seeking
to appoint an exceptional candidate within
the English department.
A person specification and job description
are included in this pack.
English Curriculum Area
The English department at Brine leas
is proudly built around an ethos of
collaboration; we share resources, ideas
and inspiration both formally and informally.
As a team we currently consist of 12 subject
specialists: comprised of a mix of full and
part time members as well as those who
have responsibilities in the leadership team
of the school. In addition, we have a full-time
librarian, who keeps our wonderful library
wellstocked and aids us with the running of
The Accelerated Reader programme in Years
7 and 8.
In English lessons, reading is at the heart
of everything; we aim to provide students
with the skills they need to appreciate the
beauty of language and structure through
the exploration of the writer’s craft across all
three Key Stages.
Our delivery methods and schemes of work
are under constant review to ensure students
are equipped with the knowledge and cultural
capital they need to become reflective and
lifelong learners in an ever-changing world.
At A’ level we currently run both AQA English
Language and AQA English Language
& Literature, as well as Edexcel English
Literature. For GCSE we follow the AQA
specification.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding to ensure that our students thrive in a safe and supportive environment. All staff in the School are trained in Safeguarding and Child Protection issues and are kept up to date with changes in legislation and practice. We take all allegations, suspicions and disclosures seriously and will respond to them promptly.