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Second in English

Saracens High School, London, NW9 4AS

This job expired on 19 February 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2024 or sooner

• Closing date

  19 February 2024 at 5pm

• Date listed

  31 January 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,041.00 - £56,706.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS + TLR2C (£7,847)

Second in English job summary

We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational teacher of English, to support the leadership of this growing team in delivering an outstanding curriculum in our brand new state of the art building which opened last year. In the summer our first cohort sat their GCSEs and we opened a thriving Sixth Form in September, including English Literature A Level as one of our broad range of subjects. The successful candidate will take on responsibility of part of the curriculum, which will be agreed with the Subject Lead, and depend on your strengths and the areas you would like to develop.

Saracens High School has a family ethos and is committed to supporting staff in this rewarding job, while recognising the stress it puts upon us. With generous teacher loadings, the opportunity for colleagues to take family days, and access to a staff counsellor, we do all we can to look after our staff.

With strong ties to the wider Saracens organisation, we base all we do on the values Discipline, Hard Work, Honesty, and Humility. Our family ethos focuses on character development and making memories, as much as outstanding academic attainment. Last year, KS4 progress was in the top 20% nationally, and our contextual value-added was in the top 2%.

Our aim is to develop aspirational life-long learners, who will thrive in their chosen career path, embracing our values, and demonstrating a strong moral purpose and a desire to make a positive contribution to society and their local community. (Hear Paul Dix speak about Saracens High School here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Utm3ocGeII)

Saracens High School is a secondary school which opened in September 2018 for Year 7 pupils, growing each year until the school is full in 2024 (1130 pupils). We serve a wonderfully diverse community in the Colindale area of North London, which also has exceptional transport links with the Northern Line (Colindale) and mainline trains (Mill Hill Broadway), and easy access to main commute routes (M1, A1, A41).

If you have any questions or would like a general conversation about the role with the Principal, please email the Principal directly: principal@saracenshigh.org

The closing date is Monday 8 January 2024

Salary: Outer London MPS/UPS + TLR2C (£7,847)

Start date: September 2024 or sooner

Your supporting statement must include references to the job description and person specification. In addition, please explain why you are the right person for the role, specifically in relation to Saracens High School.

Saracens Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trustees and Governors recognise their responsibility under section 175 of the Education Act 2002 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. We are committed to working with other organisations and agencies to ensure good arrangements within the school to identify assess and support those children who are suffering harm or at risk of harm.
The principles on which our policies are based apply to all trustees, governors, staff and volunteers working in or with the school.

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About Saracens High School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 985 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Saracens High School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saracens-high-school (opens in new tab)

Saracens High School is a new secondary school which opened in September 2018. This year we have our first cohort of Year 11s sitting exams in the summer and we open our Sixth Form in September 2023.



The school is located in the Colindale area of North London with easy access to the Northern Line (Colindale) and mainline rail (Mill Hill Broadway) as well as the M1 and A1.

We will moved into our brand new state of the art building in the autumn of 2021.

Learn more about the school at our website www.saracenshigh.org or here https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/saracens-high-school-1168079

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