Teacher of English
Catmose College, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6RP11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
14 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 May 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: Full time Full or part time applications received. Part time Full or part time applications received
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS plus Federation benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
A teacher’s career is demanding, but when you teach at the College, you will find students that want to learn, a supportive team of staff, first-class facilities and a leadership team that actively supports a positive work-life balance. We offer all staff the opportunity to work flexibly so that they can balance work around life.
English is a highly valued subject at the College delivered by an experienced team of 15 colleagueswithwide ranging literary enthusiasms and skills in a number of different fields.Aprogress 8 score of 0.29 in the subject was achieved in the summer 2025 series. Alongside high standards of academic progress, the team have a strong commitment to providing a wide range of enrichment opportunities for students across the years which include regular theatre trips both locally and to London; author visits; book club; poetry club and encouragement for students to enter writing and poetry competitions as well as an academic scholarship programme for the subject.
Applications are welcomed from either ECTs, who will be well supported by experienced mentors, or from more experienced candidates where there are exceptional opportunities for further professional development.We also offer the opportunity to teach A level English through our partner school Harington, which is an outstanding high performing academic post-16 provider. We have a track record of supporting staff to further promotion, often within the Federation.
There are outstanding facilities throughout the College with purpose-built classrooms offering excellent teaching resources and access to laptops and computers. We are proud of our students who are mature, polite and keen to learn. Catmose College and Harington School are part ofthe Rutland and District Schools’ Federation, both of which have been graded outstanding by Ofsted.
The person appointed will be a strong, dynamic character with excellent subject knowledge, a good degree, classroom management skills and an appropriate rapport with students. The abilities to communicate well and work as part of a team are essential. The successful candidate will have high personal and professional standards, with well-developed pastoral instincts.The appointed candidate will be joining a strong and supportive team of specialist teachers who take pride in achieving the best outcomes for all students.
What the school offers its staff
The appointed candidate will be joining a strong and supportive team of specialist teachers who take pride in achieving the best outcomes for all students.
Teachers are able to enjoy many additional benefits that come as part of working within the Federation. These include, amongst others:
- Relocation package available up to £5000.
- Vast range of staff training including a funded Master’s scheme.
- Primary, secondary and sixth-form teaching opportunities.
- Staff laptops.
- Priority admission for children of staff to the College and Primary.
- Flexible working; part-time and a job share considered.
- A broad range of opportunities to engage in extracurricular trips and activities.
- A subsidised restaurant, refectory and orangery.
- Complimentary lunch on staff training days.
- Cycleshare scheme salary sacrifice for bike purchases.
- Free parking.
- Holidays
outside of the usual term-time pattern, including a two-week autumn break and
an early summer.
- Free access to staff gym
Commitment to safeguarding
The Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students in our care and expects all staff to share this commitment. We provide safeguarding training to all staff on an annual basis, and all staff are responsible for ensuring safeguarding, health and safety policies are implemented in line with Federation policy and current legislation.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@rutlandfederation.com
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Catmose College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1097 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Catmose College website
- Email address
- office@rutlandfederation.com
- Phone number
- 01572770066
Catmose College is an oversubscribed secondary academy school on Huntsmans Drive in Oakham, Rutland. The majority of students are drawn from the county town of Oakham and surrounding villages, although many are attracted from a wider area including Leicestershire and Melton through parental choice.
The College is one of the highest achieving in Rutland and Leicestershire. Our Ofsted report in March 2024 rated the College ‘Outstanding’ in all categories. We offer a broad range of experiences beyond the classroom to build independence, resilience and leadership skills that are critical for success in adult life.
We believe in the traditional values of education; that students do best when they are happy, behave well and are engaged in purposeful activity. Our approach blends high expectations with innovative practice to ensure that all students are able to achieve their potential. The College is about much more than just academic success, our ethos is one that embraces the whole person, not just what they accomplish in lessons but everything else that ensures they are ready for the challenges of the adult world. For example, students partake weekly in the ever-popular Electives programme, where lessons finish early to allow time for students to participate in a vast array of over 90 activities and learning, from Caribbean Cooking to Cricket, and Pottery Throw Down to Trampolining.
Students also benefit from an extremely wide array of trips and visits; in previous years these have included a performing arts trip to Liverpool, a photography trip to Iceland, cultural visits to Italy and Spain, a German exchange, a visit to the WWI battlefields and much more.
We pride ourselves on offering a bespoke approach to students’ needs, whether they are more able or need some extra support. Music, Sport and Academic Scholarships are awarded annually to students who can demonstrate excellent ability in their chosen area. The scholarships are designed to recognise exceptional talent and to provide the facilities, resources and staffing to allow high-ability students to achieve their potential.
When making decisions at the College, our guiding principle is simple, ‘Would it be good enough for our own children?’ By ensuring that the standards of everything we do meets this benchmark, we ensure that the quality of services we offer are exceptional.
Arranging a visit to Catmose College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@rutlandfederation.com.
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