Teacher of English
| Posting date: | 03 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 October 2025 |
| Location: | Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 6PD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e2d23029-e3eb-425e-bb26-06dccc43a84e |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is a very exciting time to join our English department: a team who are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for every child. The carefully-curated curriculum enables students to appreciate the power and impact of both language and literature, empowering the young people of Barnsley todevelop their voice and appreciatehow this can be used to instigate change within society.
Following exceptional GCSE results in 2025, the English department are continuing their drive to secure the best outcomes for every student. In joining the English Department, you would be joining a team who are passionate about their subject, enthusiastic about innovation, collaborative in their working practices and committed to raising standards.
At Horizon, an English teacher must be someone with a fierce love of their subject, who is talented, motivated and can inspire students to achieve their full potential. A particular benefit for staff that are new to the profession is the individually tailored support they will receive within the department from English colleagues with designated mentoring responsibilities and years of expertise. As part of this dynamic and successful team, you must therefore be committed to achieving the highest standards and possess the creativity to maximise the use of our state-of-the-art resources and facilities.
What the school offers its staff
Horizon is committed to ensuring and promoting the wellbeing and professional support of all staff under its care; the College has Silver status for the Be Well@Work award. At Horizon, just like students, staff are supported to reach their highest potential.
The college offers the following benefits to its staff in addition to competitive salaries:
• A school that is the ‘cornerstone of the local area’, where ‘pupils’ behaviour in lessons is excellent’ and where ‘staff are exceptionally proud to work’ (Ofsted, Oct ‘23).
• A commitment to Family First; we believe that for our staff, their family comes first.
• A comprehensive staff wellbeing offer including Level 1 Westfield Benefits and Services for all staff and access to the School Advisory Service (SAS) app which provides a premium package of wellbeing support
• Other wellbeing offers for staff such as access to HR wellbeing guidance, Staff Workplace Health Champions and dedicated Mental Health Leads; staff workload charter; flu vaccinations, fitness suite on site and other wellbeing activities for staff
• Flexible start times (either 8:30-3.00 or 8:50 - 3:20).
• Lower than average teaching contact time per fortnight.
• A dedication to "grow our own"; we have a vast array of career progression opportunities.
• A culture of kindness communicated through our daily actions and work with the community.
• A school where Teachers Teach, Leaders Lead.
• A centralised detention system.
• Comprehensive CPD for all staff designed to RAISE standards, including 1:1 coaching and support for teachers of all career stages and 1-hour CPD every Tuesday afternoon.
• Access to state-of-art facilities: all teachers receive an iPad 10, keyboard and stylus.
• Excellent public transport and motorway links to Barnsley from Leeds, Wakefield, Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham
• Access to Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Free access to Lifetime Financial Management services
• Access to arrange of employee benefits from our health and wellbeing partner, Vivup.
• Consistent pay day; all staff are paid on the 15th of every month
• Dedicated support teams
Commitment to safeguarding
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is an offence to apply for a role in a school and/or working with children if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Online searches will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates. This includes a search on the world wide web and relevant social media sites.
This is a very exciting time to join our English department: a team who are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for every child. The carefully-curated curriculum enables students to appreciate the power and impact of both language and literature, empowering the young people of Barnsley todevelop their voice and appreciatehow this can be used to instigate change within society.
Following exceptional GCSE results in 2025, the English department are continuing their drive to secure the best outcomes for every student. In joining the English Department, you would be joining a team who are passionate about their subject, enthusiastic about innovation, collaborative in their working practices and committed to raising standards.
At Horizon, an English teacher must be someone with a fierce love of their subject, who is talented, motivated and can inspire students to achieve their full potential. A particular benefit for staff that are new to the profession is the individually tailored support they will receive within the department from English colleagues with designated mentoring responsibilities and years of expertise. As part of this dynamic and successful team, you must therefore be committed to achieving the highest standards and possess the creativity to maximise the use of our state-of-the-art resources and facilities.
What the school offers its staff
Horizon is committed to ensuring and promoting the wellbeing and professional support of all staff under its care; the College has Silver status for the Be Well@Work award. At Horizon, just like students, staff are supported to reach their highest potential.
The college offers the following benefits to its staff in addition to competitive salaries:
• A school that is the ‘cornerstone of the local area’, where ‘pupils’ behaviour in lessons is excellent’ and where ‘staff are exceptionally proud to work’ (Ofsted, Oct ‘23).
• A commitment to Family First; we believe that for our staff, their family comes first.
• A comprehensive staff wellbeing offer including Level 1 Westfield Benefits and Services for all staff and access to the School Advisory Service (SAS) app which provides a premium package of wellbeing support
• Other wellbeing offers for staff such as access to HR wellbeing guidance, Staff Workplace Health Champions and dedicated Mental Health Leads; staff workload charter; flu vaccinations, fitness suite on site and other wellbeing activities for staff
• Flexible start times (either 8:30-3.00 or 8:50 - 3:20).
• Lower than average teaching contact time per fortnight.
• A dedication to "grow our own"; we have a vast array of career progression opportunities.
• A culture of kindness communicated through our daily actions and work with the community.
• A school where Teachers Teach, Leaders Lead.
• A centralised detention system.
• Comprehensive CPD for all staff designed to RAISE standards, including 1:1 coaching and support for teachers of all career stages and 1-hour CPD every Tuesday afternoon.
• Access to state-of-art facilities: all teachers receive an iPad 10, keyboard and stylus.
• Excellent public transport and motorway links to Barnsley from Leeds, Wakefield, Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham
• Access to Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Free access to Lifetime Financial Management services
• Access to arrange of employee benefits from our health and wellbeing partner, Vivup.
• Consistent pay day; all staff are paid on the 15th of every month
• Dedicated support teams
Commitment to safeguarding
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is an offence to apply for a role in a school and/or working with children if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Online searches will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates. This includes a search on the world wide web and relevant social media sites.