4 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2024

  • Closing date

    7 May 2024 at 12:59am

  • Date listed

    19 April 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Pay scale: MPS/UPS Full time, Permanent (full or part time considered)

English Teacher job summary

English Teacher

ECT’s welcome

Pay scale: MPS/UPS Full time, Permanent (full or part time considered)

Start date: 1st September 2024

Closing date: Monday 6th May Interviews: Wk. com 6th May

Henlow Academy is at an exciting time, growing as a new secondary school. Due to this growth, we are looking for an additional teacher, passionate about English, to join our fantastic team. Whether you are an experienced teacher, or starting out on your ECT journey, we would be interested in hearing from you. Why not come and visit our fantastic team and brand new facilities to see why Henlow should be your next career move?

The successful candidate will:

  • Be passionate and enthusiastic practitioner
  • Be dedicated to support students to progress
  • Be committed to continued professional development and exploring new teaching methodologies
  • Be dedicated to the pastoral care of all young people
  • Promote our school Christian values and ethos

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. The school is committed to safeguarding and the welfare of pupils and expects staff to share that commitment. The school operates safer recruitment practices and the successful applicant will be subject to DBS clearance.

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

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Using the application form

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

About Henlow Church of England Academy

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 9 to 16
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
569 pupils enrolled
Age range
9 to 16

Henlow Church of England Academy has students on roll across Years 5 to 10 and enjoy strong links with our feeder lower schools of All Saints, Derwent, Langford, Meppershall and Raynsford. Each year students also join us from a wider range of schools including children of military personnel and families wishing to continue their links with the church. Our vibrant sense of community and 'Henlow Values' really come alive on a daily basis.

Our staff comprises of 41 teachers and 62 support staff. The Senior Management Team is substantively the Headteacher, two Deputy Headteachers, two Assistant Headteachers, the SENDCo, the Chief Finance Officer and Operations Manager.

The school’s commitment to learning extends to staff as well as students: there is a well-developed structure for NQTs and other new members of staff, and a strong culture of ongoing professional development among our teaching and support staff. We are continually looking to develop innovative approaches to learning with an increasing focus on collaborative learning.

The school is going through an exciting period of change, transitioning from a middle to secondary school. Our first Year 11 cohort will complete their Key Stage 4 journey in the summer of 2024. To accommodate the change of age range an extensive building project has been completed. Some highlights include a large MUGA, 5 new science laboratories, a large auditorium, graphics room, textiles room, a new food technology room and computer suite. Much of the school has been altered and refurbished to provide a full GCSE curriculum.

The successful candidate should be a hardworking, energetic and motivated individual who is willing to develop their expertise, take on new challenges, embrace change and is keen to join our developing team of committed professionals.

School location

Similar jobs nearby

Head of KS3 English

Samuel Whitbread Academy

Shefford Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5QS

Teacher of English

Castle Newnham School

Polhill Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9DT

Teacher of English

Advantage Schools

Priory Business Park, Bedford, MK44 3RZ

Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)

Lealands High School

Sundon Park Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3AL

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Bedfordshire