Teacher of English

Wood Green School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1DX

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  30 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Dependent on experience and FTE

Teacher of English job summary

Teacher of English

Required September 2025

Suitable for an experienced teacher or ECT

MPS/UPS

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic teacher to join our successful English Department. The Department works collaboratively across all Key Stages and opportunities for career development and progression are made available whenever possible. This is a full-time position.

We are looking for staff who:

• Want to be excellent practitioners in their subjects
• Want to inspire students to learn and grow, both in and out of the classroom
• Are keen to collaborate to achieve our shared aims and to develop best practice, and to find solutions to our challenges together
• Want to keep learning and growing throughout their career
• Are committed to helping all our young people to be exceptional, well-qualified and well-rounded people who make a positive contribution to our school, our community and the world

What we will offer:

• A school where staff ‘value the care and consideration that the school takes regarding their workload’ (Ofsted October 2024)
• Committed department teams with the autonomy to innovate, within an effective aligned approach to teaching
• Access to high quality CPD
• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing – wellbeing is a core value and staff wellbeing is one of our strategic priorities. We care about our staff as teachers and as people.

The closing date is 12pm Wednesday 30th April 2025

Applications will be considered on receipt and may result in this advert closing early.

To apply: Please complete the application form via the mynewterm website. Please include why you are interested in this post and how you meet the person specification.

Wood Green School and the Acer Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/last employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. Wood Green School is an equal opportunities employer.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wood Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment for whom they are responsible or with whom they come into contact in the course of their duties. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Wood Green School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1291 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wood Green School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wood-green-school

Wood Green is an over subscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. Our strong reputation and results improving year on year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, and everything is underpinned by our LEARNWell values.

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