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Teacher of English

The Cottesloe School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0NY

This job expired on 26 February 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  April / September 2025 or earlier

• Closing date

  26 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS plus recruitment payment for an exceptional candidate

Teacher of English job summary

We can offer you a rewarding opportunity to work in a welcoming and supportive environment. 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).

We are looking for an enthusiastic full-time teacher with excellent knowledge and relevant teaching qualification to join our team and teach English at all Key Stages.

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.

Early Career Teachers will be offered a contract from July 2025 and comprehensive two-year Induction support.

Please contact Jo Webber (Head of English) jwebber@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk to discuss this role further or visit the school.

Please complete an application form, providing full details of your education and employment history. CVs cannot be accepted. Use the advert and the job description/person specification to explain why you are applying and why you are the best person for this role, giving specific examples where possible to demonstrate how you match the requirements and detail your experience of delivering teaching and learning and what impact your contribution would make in terms of raising standards at The Cottesloe School.

We will review applications on receipt and may close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

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: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Cottesloe School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cottesloe-school

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.

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