Full-time Teacher of English
The Cottesloe School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0NYThis job expired on 11 December 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
April / September 2025 or earlier
Closing date
11 December 2024 at 2:43pm
Date listed
4 December 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Permanent contract
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Pay Range 1 to Upper Pay Range 3, currently £31,650 to £49,084 per year plus recruitment payment for an exceptional candidate
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic teacher with excellent knowledge and relevant teaching qualification to join our team and teach English at all Key Stages. The successful candidate will be an outstanding practitioner with a clear vision of how they can inspire students, raising their aspiration and achievement. This is an ideal opportunity for either an ECT to undertake their induction training in a school with a proven track record of providing excellent professional support for all staff, or for an experienced teacher looking for a new challenge and great CPD opportunities in a supportive school.
Early Career Teachers will be offered a contract from July 2025 and comprehensive two-year Induction support.
What the school offers its staff
This post could be an
excellent opportunity for more experienced teachers including KS2 teachers who
would like to move into secondary teaching. You would be fully supported
by a successful and well-established team.
While our postal address is Leighton Buzzard, and our postcode is LU, our school is actually situated in the picturesque rural village of Wing, in Buckinghamshire. Situated close to the border with Bedfordshire, we offer a vibrantand inspiring learning environment in a peaceful setting.
We are a caring school with a highly qualified and exceptionally committed staff, who recognise the importance of creative and challenging teaching and high professional standards. All staff and students are greatly valued and emphasis on student and staff wellbeing is central to our culture.
Our students are eager to learn, work hard and achieve well. Pupils and staff treat each other with respect and courtesy. Around the building and in lessons, pupils behave very well. Senior leaders are ambitious for Cottesloe students. The Headteacher is supported by talented and committed staff. Staff are very proud to work at the school. They feel valued because leaders consider their workload. Students describe the school as 'a big family' (Ofsted - Continues to be a Good school, November 2021).
Further details about the role
We teach English because it is at the very heart of every aspect of learning and shapes our understanding of the human experience. English empowers curiosity, imagination and expression. English engenders empathy and tolerance, enabling others to connect to the past, present and future in order to make a better world. Therefore, our intent is to instil a sense of knowledge, wisdom and power in our students to create literate, independent thinkers who are empathetic, have a strong sense of curiosity and go on to become life-long learners. We want our students to appreciate the power of language and the opportunities that it provides for success in an ever-changing society.
The English Curriculum is founded on a shared love of literature: from Charles Dickens to Angie Thomas; Shakespeare to Margaret Atwood; William Wordsworth to Maya Angelou and beyond. Within our department, we endeavour to explore a variety of themes and ideas that are universal and relevant to today.
Please contact Jo Webber (Head of English Department) jwebber@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk to discuss this role further or visit the school.
Applications should be emailed to recruitment@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk
We will review applications on receipt and may close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
We are a forward-looking school with a Headteacher who leads an experienced and stable senior leadership team who have a passion for creating an inclusive learning environment, which enables all students to meet high expectations. Emphasis on staff wellbeing is central to our culture and we provide a vibrant and caring working environment. Please see our website for more information about us www.cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
The Cottesloe School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. and all staff, volunteers and governors are expected to share this commitment, to follow the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures and to behave appropriately towards children and young people at all times both in work and in their personal lives.
Offers of employment will be subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory teacher status, qualification, online searches, health and reference checks as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy. The school has a policy of renewing all DBS checks every five years.
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About The Cottesloe School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1118 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Cottesloe School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01296 688264
While our postal address is Leighton Buzzard, and our postcode is LU, our school is actually situated in the picturesque rural village of Wing, in Buckinghamshire. Situated close to the border with Bedfordshire, we offer a vibrant and inspiring learning environment in a peaceful setting.
Arranging a visit to The Cottesloe School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk.
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