English Teacher
The Heights Burnley, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 0DU3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 5pm
Date listed
12 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 31,650 - 49,084
English Teacher job summary
The Job:
The Heights Burnley have a fantastic opportunity for a Teacher of English to join the school on a permanent contract from September 2025.
What does this job do?
- To ensure a high-quality learning experience for students which meets internal and external quality standards.
- To use creative approaches within curriculum development and design.
- To develop learning programmes within your specialist area.
- To liaise with Senior managers and others about pupils.
- To maintain an up to date knowledge of key curriculum areas linked to role.
- To plan the English curriculum across key stage 3 and 4 to ensure a well sequenced, knowledge rich curriculum that carefully engineers success.
What are the job requirements?
- Qualified teacher status
- Qualified to at least degree level in English /or adequate post degree conversion course
- Ability to deliver consistently high quality lessons in this subject to pupils of all ages and abilities
- Up to date knowledge of the English curriculum and developments for them.
About The Heights- Burnley:
We are a 5-16 Alternative Provision School. Our provision caters for those pupils who have found it difficult to achieve in a mainstream school. Our staff are dedicated and committed to providing the best educational experiences including vocational studies, learning outside of the classroom, personal and social development programmes, as well as the core curriculum: developing successful learners who can make a positive contribution to, and are prepared for, their future working lives.
We are passionate about making a difference, having a positive impact, delivering high quality teaching and learning, and achievement for all. Pupils are taught in small groups, which allows us to provide bespoke support packages and interventions for everyone. We pride ourselves in knowing each pupil, therefore, tailoring our approach and support appropriately. We thrive off helping our pupils achieve their goals and celebrate their success.
With the highest of expectations, our dedicated and skilled team create an environment where pupils are happy, challenged and successful.
About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):
EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.
Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed.
“If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work for Education Partnership Trust.”
Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:
- Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
- Employee Assistance Programme including, counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Access to government/Teacher pension schemes.
- Free parking.
- Electric Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice).
- Training, mentoring and progression opportunities including our Emerging Leaders programmes.
- Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources.
Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please contact the recruitment team HR@ept-uk.com.
We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. Please contact the School Business Manager – dbury@theheightsburnley.com
Please be advised, as part of due diligence checks, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.
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 The Heights Burnley
- School type
- Free School, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 4 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Heights Burnley website
School location
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