Teacher of English
Holy Trinity Academy, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9SQ5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
21 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time 1.0 FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - M6, UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualified Teacher Status (PGCE or equivalent qualification)
- Good Honours degree
- Excellent teaching skills, including effective communication skills, ability to motivate students and the capacity to create good learning environments.
- Knowledge of current issues and recent developments in the curriculum area.
- Capacity to use ICT as integral part of teaching.
- Knowledge and understanding of the value added agenda, including levels of progress.
- Ability to support the process of change and work effectively in a team.
- Ability to prioritise, plan and organise.
- Understanding of safeguarding and promoting of welfare of children issues.
- Understanding of equal opportunities issues and their application to work.
- Experience of teaching students across the whole ability and age range
- Ability to analyse and interpret data, and use it to identify underachievement
- Successful experience of teaching in the subject across the full age range of a secondary school
- Commitment to raising achievement through enabling all young people to achieve their potential.
- Ability to use pupil assessment data to raise standards
- Resilience under pressure
- Patience, flexibility, approachability and a positive and energetic approach to work
- Ability to develop good relationships with all members of the school community
- Enthusiasm for the subject
- A commitment to the vision of the school
- High standards and expectations
- Outstanding communication skills
- Reliability and integrity
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
- A commitment to personal and professional development
What the school offers its staff
- Employee assistance programme
- Modern classrooms and ICT
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At HTA, we are committed to keeping children safe both in and outside of school. We have staff who are trained, in each area of HTA, to deal with Safeguarding and Child Protection. The students and staff are aware of these trained people and know how to report any concerns as soon as possible. In addition, all of our staff receive regular training on Safeguarding.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Apply for this jobAbout Holy Trinity Academy
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic/Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 994 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Holy Trinity Academy website
- Email address
- john.griffiths2@holytrinity.academy
Holy Trinity Academy is a voluntary aided school.
The mission of Holy Trinity Academy is ‘to create and sustain an inclusive and outstanding learning community for all, rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ, in which all will aspire to excellence in learning, teaching and care for one another, and all will achieve and grow as unique individuals made in the image of God’.
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