Teacher of English with £6k recruitment incentive!

West Coventry Academy, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 9PW

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  23 September 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,000 - £46,525 per annum

Teacher of English with £6k recruitment incentive! job summary

Are you an experienced English Teacher looking to work for a reputable Multi Academy Trust with state of the art facilities and generous staff benefits? Then this role could be for you!

West Coventry Academy is seeking to appoint an experienced, ambitious Teacher of English on a full time, permanent basis from January 2025. Experience of teaching KS4 and 5 would be an advantage.

West Coventry Academy is vibrant, all-inclusive comprehensive school, located on the outskirts of Warwickshire. Having recently undergone an exciting development, the new school build boasts a net carbon zero, landscaped building, which is modern, up to date and student focussed. There are a whole host of facilities built with the needs of the 21^st century curriculum in mind including extensive sports facilities, a new swimming pool, state of the art Theatre, Music and Performance studios, spectacular Art rooms, an expansive Library, new Sixth Form Wing and updated ICT infrastructure with interactive classrooms. 

The successful candidate must be able to inspire and develop students through their teaching and knowledge of the curriculum, hold a creative approach to their lesson delivery as well as being confident in strategies to enable all students to make or exceed their levels of progress. We welcome applications from teachers who are committed to developing their own pedagogy and who are keen to work in a vibrant and inspiring faculty.

West Coventry Academy Teacher Open Day – Tuesday 17^th September 9.30am – 4.30am

We are recruiting experienced, qualified teachers in our Maths, English, Science and Design Technology departments, for January 2025. Come along to our Teacher open day to look around our brand new facilities and speak to staff and pupils. See attached poster for more details and to register your interest.

Salary:                MPS/UPS plus a recruitment incentive of £2,000 per annum, for 3 years.

 

Location:            The role will be based at West Coventry Academy, Tile Hill Lane, Coventry, CV4 9PW

 

Start Date:        January 2025

What you will need to succeed

·       An experienced, qualified Teacher of English

·       To share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and schools

·       To be committed to keeping our students safe

·       Be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people with the natural ability to inspire and motivate

·       Be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders

·       The passion and commitment to work in a fast paced, challenging yet always rewarding role

What you will get in return

·       Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we invest in your development through training, mentoring and progression opportunities.

·       The opportunity to join our team of leading education experts and propel your career to the next level

·       A competitive salary

·       An Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits package

·       Competitive pension scheme (Teachers’ Pension Scheme)

·       Professional Development & Wellbeing Days

 

 

What you need to do now

To apply, please complete an online application form. To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact Samantha Tasker, via email staffsjt@westcoventryacademy.org.

 

Closing date:                   Monday 23rd September at 9.00am

Interview date:               To be confirmed

 

Interviews will take place as soon as suitable applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy early, once a successful appointment has been made.

 

Please note we do not accept CV’s, application will only be considered if received on an ATLP application form.

 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

 

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS, prohibition check, qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references which will be sought prior to interview. The ATLP is an equal opportunities employer.

We will carry out an online search about you for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation ATLP Safeguarding policy 2023/2024

Commitment to safeguarding

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS, prohibition check, qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work.

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 West Coventry Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1236 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: West Coventry Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-coventry-academy (opens in new tab)

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