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Teacher of English

Outwood Grange Academy, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2PF

This job expired on 3 March 2020 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  3 March 2020 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 February 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £40,490

Teacher of English job summary

We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and inspiring classroom practitioner with a real passion for English. We offer an exciting opportunity to enhance an already highly successful, supportive and motivated team. This role would be an ideal opportunity for a recently qualified or experienced teacher to work in a very successful school and access excellent professional development in the form of the extensive advice, support, resources, training and career opportunities available in the academy and across the Outwood Grange Family of Schools.

Outwood Grange Academy is an Academy of Excellence and a very high performing school. It is the founding school of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust, which operates primary and secondary academies in the region. Situated in Wakefield, close to both the M1 and M62, it is a large school with a Post-16 Centre where English A levels are a popular choice.

In 2018, 91% of students achieved a grade 4 in GCSE English and 80% of students achieved a grade 5 in GCSE English.

In our last OFSTED inspection (March 2012) we were judged outstanding in all areas including an outstanding judgment for overall effectiveness. Ofsted recognised that ‘Outstanding teaching is at the root of students’ excellent achievement’ and ‘the excellent behaviour of students contributes to an outstanding climate for learning’.

The Outwood Institute of Education, one of the first National Teaching Schools, provides world class professional development. Staff can access programmes such as the National Professional Qualification for Middle Leaders and Outstanding Teacher Programme as well as having the opportunity to engage with universal and national research projects.

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.

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About Outwood Grange Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1995 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Outwood Grange Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@grange.outwood.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwood-grange-academy (opens in new tab)

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