English Teacher
John Madejski Academy, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 8AF258 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
31 August 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 August 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Possible TLR
English Teacher job summary
Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.
This role is for 32.50 hrs per week, this role is fixed term. January - 31st August 2025
Pay Scale: Main Teachers Scale MPS1 - MPS6
Vacancy Details
John Madejski Academy is a multi-cultural, multi-faith mixed comprehensive Secondary School in the heart of Reading where we celebrate our diversity. Years 7 to 11 are developing and rapidly expanding, and our Sixth Form has seen substantial academic success. Our students have a wide range of opportunities and PE and Performance Sport plays a significant part of school life here, with high quality sports coaching available through our performance sports programmes.
We couldn’t do what we do without our fantastic staff team, and we are looking for a proactive and self-motivated English Teacher to join our team.
Come and join us on this exciting journey and be part of helping every student reach their potential.
All About You
Do you have what it takes to join us? The Class Teacher we would like to join us will be:
- A proactive team-player, committed to collaborative working and school improvement.
- An inspirational, creative and self-motivated practitioner with a passion for teaching and learning.
- Committed to their own professional development journey.
- Skilled in planning and delivering exciting and engaging lessons.
Why Work for us?
We think you will love working with us and here are some of the reasons why:
- We are a welcoming and supportive school with strong values and a caring ethos.
- Our staff are a hardworking team dedicated to helping children succeed.
- Our children are engaged and eager to learn.
- We have a supportive leadership team and wider school community.
- As part of The White Horse Federation multi-academy trust, we benefit from their support, encouragement, shared resources and outstanding CPD opportunities.
Why not come and see for yourself? We would love to welcome you to our school and show you around so that you can better understand our school environment. Please get in touch with the school office to arrange.
The White Horse Federation is a large Multi-Academy Trust in South West and South East England, committed to providing the very best education for our students. We believe in empowering our staff to be the very best they can be, and that is why you will find a wide range of professional development opportunities available to you when you join us.
The Advantages of joining our Federation
In addition, our employees reap the rewards of a competitive benefits package, including:
- Employee Assistance programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Discounts on Gym Membership
- Menopause support network
Discounts, save money on holidays, clothing and much more:
- Discounts for Teachers - All staff within the Trust can take advantage of the discounts
- Blue Light Discount
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Tusker Car Purchase Scheme
Development
- Access to up-to-date training on safeguarding and child protection to ensure staff are fully supported in their roles, including ongoing updates on statutory safeguarding guidance and legislation.
- CPD Programme
- Supportive leadership team to help you reach your full potential
Pension / Leave and Service
- Excellent Pension Scheme*
- Employer contributions above national standards
- Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
- An additional White Horse concessionary day’s leave per year
Ready to Apply?
We hope we have done enough to give you a flavour of what it is like to work here. If you would like come and join us, then please apply today – we are looking forward to hearing from you.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About John Madejski Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 871 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- John Madejski Academy website (opens in new tab)
School location
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