English Teacher
Tiverton High School, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6SQThis job expired on 7 February 2025
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Tiverton High School is looking to appoint a hardworking and innovative teacher to fulfil this key role. The successful candidate will be well-qualified with exceptional subject knowledge and teach across the age and ability range in our 11-16 co-educational school. We would consider applications from candidates seeking a job-share.
This role requires the candidate to have high expectations for themselves and students, excellent communication skills, and a commitment for continuous development. The English department is a supportive, dedicated, and experienced team who work hard to uphold the highest of expectations and deliver stimulating lessons. The purpose of your role will be:
- To be accountable, alongside the Subject Leader, for student progress and development in your classes
- To help develop and maintain the scheme of work for all key stages while ensuring it complies with the national curriculum, is varied and personalised, and is supplemented with a range of extra-curricular activities and opportunities.
- To ensure high standards of teaching and learning are established and maintained across the department.
- To help develop appropriate assessments across the key stages that are varied for all the needs of the students.
What the school offers its staff
Tiverton High School is the only secondary school in Tiverton, a market town in mid Devon within easy reach of Exmoor, the M5 and both the north and south coasts. With a genuinely comprehensive intake, our philosophy is grounded on the belief that we are here to help children succeed.
In return, you will have access to:
- 24/7 Employee wellbeing support package
- Employee Benefits scheme
- Free parking
- Regular CPD
Flexible working opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks :
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Tiverton High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1170 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Tiverton High School website
- Email address
- HR@tiverton.devon.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01884256655
Arranging a visit to Tiverton High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@tiverton.devon.sch.uk.
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