Teacher of English 0.6-1.0FTE
Dawlish College, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0BY9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
3 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 0.6-1.0FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Dawlish College
Teacher of English 0.6 – 1.0FTE
Permanent - Required from 1st September 2025
We are seeking a passionate, creative, and driven individual to join our English department. You’ll be part of a team that strives to deliver dynamic, interactive lessons across various topics, ensuring that every student progresses and thrives.
Working with us at Dawlish College you will join our mission to eliminate educational disadvantage to give every student the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background.
Our approach is grounded in our core values: We Work Hard, We Work Together, and We Make Things Better. Every single day, we bring these values to life by welcoming each pupil with warmth and care, while creating a supportive, collaborative atmosphere among our staff.
One of our newest team members, who joined us last September, shared this with us:
"From the moment I arrived, I felt welcomed. Within a week, it felt like I had been here forever. It really does feel like being part of a family!"
We will provide you with the right environment to build strong, trusting relationships with pupils and colleagues and the entitlement to become a better practitioner – every lesson, every day. You will have access to our bespoke CPD programme that features in-house deliberate practice and coaching with Steplab, alongside participation in recognised national programmes such as Dylan William’s Embedding Formative Assessment.
Does this sound like the environment you’re looking for?
If you are, an inspiring, forward-thinking classroom practitioner who’s dedicated your craft; committed to raising standards and pushing boundaries; creative, enthusiastic, and passionate about active learning; and able to teach engaging lessons up to and including GCSE level, we would like to hear from you,
Ideally, you’ll have a background in primary or SEND education, though this is not essential. We can offer flexibility over whether the role is full or part time (minimum 0.6FTE).
In this role, you will:
- motivate and inspire students to achieve their best
- set high expectations and provide support to ensure every student succeeds
- be an excellent team player
- believe that all students are capable of success
- demonstrate excellent planning and organizational skills
If you’re excited by this role and want to make a real difference to our students to our students and relish the idea of joining our successful, supportive and highly motivated team in the delivery of an excellent education, we would love to hear from you.
We encourage applications from ECTs as well as experienced teachers.
Please do look through the application pack and job description to learn more about the role.
If you have any questions about this post or would like to arrange a visit, please contact recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk
Application forms and further information are available from our website, www.ivyeducationtrust.co.uk or via email to recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk
Completed application forms should be sent to recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk before the closing date stated below.
Closing date for applications is Monday 3 March at 9.00am.
Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 10 March (precise date to be confirmed after shortlisting).
What the school offers its staff
Dawlish College is a vibrant and exciting place to be. As a relatively small school we have the luxury of knowing every young person as an individual whilst also being able to offer a wider variety of opportunities. Workingcollaboratively, having fun and enjoying what we do is at the heart of what it means to work with us and webelieve that this is why students thrive, our outcomes are strong and we are growing year on year.
Dawlish College is part of Ivy Education Trust. At Ivy Education Trust, we have exceptional expectations of our students and staff and we welcome applicants who share our commitment to place student learning at the center of everything we do. Our induction programme is excellent, and all staff are involved in an innovative CPD programme. Ivy Education Trust is an inspiring place to work, with staff who are dedicated to increasing opportunities, improving outcomes and improving the life chances of all pupils and families that we serve and to nurture, develop and grow the talent of staff.
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 recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Dawlish College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 748 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Dawlish College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk
Dawlish College is a vibrant and exciting place to be where we have the highest expectations of staff and students alike and seek to provide challenge at every available opportunity.
As a small secondary school for pupils aged 11-16, we have a very proud record of holistic support, care and individual attention: the happiness and wellbeing of our students is of paramount importance and is a vital foundation for their growth and development.
Arranging a visit to Dawlish College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk.
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