33 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025.

  • Closing date

    23 January 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    11 December 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Qualified Teacher Pay Scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

At Stanchester Academy we aim to provide a rich and varied education for all of our students. We believe that ensuring students realise their full potential depends upon a continuous drive for excellence by our staff.

We are looking for an outstanding English teacher to teach ages from Y7-Y11.

You will also need to have good behaviour management skills and the ability to inspire and motivate students in order to raise standards and maximise their potential.

We welcome potential candidates to get in touch with us at the Academy and we will endeavour to share some of the ways we support and value our staff here at Stanchester and more widely within the Bridgwater and Taunton College Trust.

Anticipated start: September 2025.

What we offer:

  • A Trust wide leadership competencies framework
  • A professional leadership development coach
  • Personalised professional development supported by an exceptional team within the Academy and driven through The Continual Professional Growth Policy which replaces appraisal and pay progression
  • Employee Rewards scheme – High Street discounts, Staff Wellbeing centre

Please note, although we are ideally looking for a full-time colleague, we are open to discussing flexible working options

Closing date for applications: Midnight, Thursday 23rd January 2025.


What the school offers its staff

We believe in hiring for potential and this means that we value individuals for the knowledge skills and experience that they have developed in every aspect of their lives. If you don’t feel that you meet all of the criteria listed in the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply.

We care about our staff and provide a number of benefits in addition to salary including a positive and supportive working environment, employer pension contribution of at least 23%, generous annual leave entitlement for all-year round staff, on-site gyms, free parking, access to a retail discounts platform and Employee Assistance Programme. Helping you achieve a good work life balance is important to us. Lots of our colleagues work flexibly including part time hours and/or job shares and we are happy to discuss these opportunities with you.

We truly believe that diversity of thought, culture, background and perspective secure the best outcomes for our students. We strive to build teams that represent our local communities and welcome applications from individuals who identify as members of an under-represented group and in particular individuals who identify as BAME, disabled or LGBT. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment. Our mission is that all children achieve. A criminal disclosure check will be requested for any applicant who is offered a position.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Stanchester Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
791 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

Arranging a visit to Stanchester Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@btc-trust.org.

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