English Teacher & Literacy Coordinator
Alperton Community School, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 4JE4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 September 2025
Closing date
18 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £38,766.00 - £60,092.00 Annually (FTE) Salary range: Inner London Pay Scales MPS (£38,766 - £50,288) / UPS (£55,415 - £60,092) and TLR 2B
English Teacher & Literacy Coordinator job summary
Alperton Community School is a large, mixed 11–18 academy, with over 350 students in our thriving Sixth Form. Due to our growing popularity and continued success, we have recently expanded our intake to 12 forms in each year group.
We are a truly inclusive school, reflecting the wonderfully diverse and vibrant local community we serve. Our students are exceptionally well behaved, hardworking, and ambitious to succeed.
In our most recent Ofsted inspection (July 2021), the school was graded Good, with inspectors noting:
“Pupils like coming to school and they enjoy their lessons.”
“Pupils can focus because they feel safe.”
“Leaders’ expectations of all pupils are high.”
“Pupils behave well in school. They focus on their learning in lessons. Pupils follow teachers’ instructions and listen to one another.”
Student progress at both GCSE and A Level has consistently been well above national averages. Outcomes for disadvantaged students closely match those of their peers. In 2024, our Progress 8 score was 0.79 (well above average), and our A Level progress placed us in the top 1% of schools nationally. A high proportion of our students go on to study at Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities.
Attendance across the school is excellent, and the percentage of students continuing into education, employment or training is significantly above the national average.
Our achievements have been recognised with several recent accolades, including the 2022 Pearson Making a Difference Award. We were also shortlisted for the TES School of the Year and won the TES Maths Team of the Year.
This is an exceptional opportunity to join a friendly, highly supportive, and committed team within a culture of success and professional growth. The school offers outstanding support for Early Career Teachers during their induction year.
We are a split-site school, with a short walk of approximately 8 minutes between sites, and on-site parking is available.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a vibrant and forward-thinking school. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality teaching and learning, fostering a culture of high expectations, and supporting students to achieve their very best.
Whether you are applying as a classroom teacher or in a leadership capacity, you will be expected to work collaboratively, inspire excellence, and contribute to the wider life of the school. There may also be opportunities to take part in curriculum development, staff training, enrichment activities, or whole-school initiatives.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated English Teacher and Literacy Coordinator to join our team. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading and developing whole-school literacy initiatives, working closely with staff across departments to raise standards in reading, writing, and oracy. Alongside this, you will deliver high-quality English lessons, inspiring students to achieve their full potential. The ideal candidate will have a passion for literacy, strong subject knowledge, and the ability to coordinate and promote strategic interventions that support student progress and close attainment gaps, who shares our values and is eager to be part of a community that is ambitious for every student.
The Person
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual who is committed to delivering outstanding teaching and learning, and who thrives in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have:
A strong subject knowledge and passion for their area of expertise
A commitment to inclusive, student-centred education
Excellent communication and organisational skills
A reflective and proactive approach to professional development
The ability to inspire, challenge, and support young people to achieve their full potential
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is essential. For leadership roles, previous experience of curriculum planning, mentoring, or departmental leadership will be beneficial.
To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will be an inspiring and reflective practitioner with a passion for literacy and a deep understanding of its impact across the curriculum. They will have excellent subject knowledge in English and be committed to raising student achievement through high-quality teaching and innovative literacy strategies. Strong time management skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues are essential. An ability to analyse data would be desirable. The successful candidate will be highly organised, resilient, and dedicated to creating a culture of reading, oracy and language development throughout the school.
What We Offer
As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing and development, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Extensive CPD and professional growth opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme
Cashback Health Benefits
Cycle to Work Scheme
Pension Scheme
Opportunities for progression and leadership
Key Dates
Closing Date: 18 May 2025 (23:59)
Assessment & Interview Date: Shortlisting will take place as applications are received, and appointments may be made before the closing date
Supplementary Information
Applicants who have applied for this post in the last 6 months need not apply.
We are committed to safer recruitment and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The successful candidate(s) will be required to undertake an Enhanced and Barred Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and register the DBS on the Update Service.
Please note: CVs will not be considered as part of your application.
Applicants may be contacted for a brief pre-screening call as part of our interview process to assess their suitability for the role.
Only successful candidates will be notified. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
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 Alperton Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1948 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Alperton Community School website
We are a large, mixed, 11-18 academy with over 350 students in our sixth form. Due to our increased popularity as a school, we expanded our roll in 2018. Alperton Community School is an inclusive school with a student intake that reflects a wonderfully diverse and vibrant local community. Our students are very well behaved, work hard and are ambitious to succeed. Our most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2021 graded our school as Good "Pupils like coming to school and they enjoy their lessons"; "Pupils can focus because they feel safe"; "Leaders’ expectations of all pupils are high"; "Pupils behave well in school. They focus on their learning in lessons. Pupils follow teachers’ instructions and listen to one another".
Student progress at GCSE and A Level has been above national averages for many years with disadvantaged students performing well above national averages. Our progress 8 score has been consistently “above average”. We also see high numbers of our students’ progress to Oxbridge and Russell Group Universities. Student attendance and the percentage of students who remain in education, employment or training are also well above national averages.
Recent awards include the 2022 Pearson “Making a Difference” Award; the school was recently shortlisted for the TES School of the Year and won the TES Maths Team of the Year. We are also one of only four schools in the country to hold the Platinum Professional Development Mark.
This is an exceptional opportunity. It will offer the successful candidate a friendly, highly supportive and committed working environment within a culture of success and professional growth. The school offers excellent support for ECTs in their induction year.
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