23 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    25 February 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    31 January 2025

Job details

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1 to UP3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an outstanding and inspirational English teacher looking for a challenge?

Is it important to you to work in a school with strong and visionary leadership?

If so, then apply today to become part of a fantastic team at Cavendish School. The Headteacher is looking for a highly motivated, committed professional who is passionate and enthusiastic to join in the continued development and success of our exciting all-through status. If you have the skills, drive and enthusiasm this could be the perfect role for you.

The ideal candidate will:

  • Be an English specialist with initiativeand ambition to challenge and motivate our pupils
  • Establish and maintain high standards
  • Bring the curriculum alive through inspirational learning
  • Shape the learning of English in a school that aims to become outstanding in the near future
  • Have the ability to think outside of the box
  • Believe in creating strong, positive relationships with the children, developing them personally, socially, emotionally and academically
  • Have a commitment to personal and professional development


What the school offers its staff

This school offers:

  • A permanent Teaching role
  • An enthusiastic and committed English Department
  • A strong and visionary leadership
  • To be part of a vibrant community
  • To be part of an exciting new environment in our all-through campus
  • The school was identified by OFSTED as being potentially ‘Outstanding’ with a re-inspection 2025
  • Excellent CPD opportunities for all levels and interests
  • Staff Wellbeing: a genuine focus on staff wellbeing
  • Pupils who are motivated and keen to learn

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to personnel@cavendish.cet.uk

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About The Cavendish School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 16
Education phase
Through
School size
1375 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 16

The Cavendish School is a popular co-educational Academy, catering for the 2-16 age range, which has had a Specialist Status in the Arts since 2002. We have a planned admission number of 60 in each year group in the primary phase and 180 for each year group in the secondary phase.

Arranging a visit to The Cavendish School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email personnel@cavendish.cet.uk.

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