Teacher of English
The Duston School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6XA4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
20 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 May 2025
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 (Can be done as a job share): Full time Teaching timetable
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS (£31,650 — £43,607) (£45,646 — £49,084) plus a recruitment and retention allowance for the right candidate
Additional allowances
recruitment and retention allowance for the right
candidate
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Duston School is looking to appoint a Teacher for English. This is an exciting time to join our successful English faculty teaching all key stages including post 16. We aim to ensure that our pupils become responsible, competent, confident and build skills relevant to today’s society. We welcome applications from qualified teachers, who can demonstrate the highest standards of delivery in order to raise attainment and are committed to motivating young people. We welcome applications from ECT’s as well as experienced applicants.
What the school offers its staff
The school takes the workload of employees very seriously and offers the following support : • A flexible approach to PPA, which can be taken remotely off-site • Early finishes for parent consultation events and the opportunity to utilise the gained time as you wish if you are not involved in the event • Cycle to work scheme • Understanding approach to outside/personal matters • Performance management based on a coaching model • The opportunity to be part of the school’s wellbeing committee • A staff CPD library • A commitment to 4 days’ worth of INSET/CPD per academic year. • An opportunity to access a huge wider network that we are part of, including NITE, university based ITT providers and the Inspiring Leaders network • A two week October half term Candidates are welcome to visit the school prior to application
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Duston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1982 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Duston School website
- Email address
- jobs@thedustonschool.org
- Phone number
- 01604460004
Arranging a visit to The Duston School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@thedustonschool.org.
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