Teacher of English

The Sutton Academy, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5AU

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  10 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 5
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

JOB PURPOSE:

Teach across the age and ability range, in line with the National Curriculum programmes of study, in such a way as to challenge and inspire students of all abilities

1. Plan, prepare and teach lessons to students according to the students’ educational needs with reference to prior attainment, SEN and English as an additional language as required

2. Assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of students in line with academy policies

3. Contribute to the planning and implementation of the curriculum in accordance with National Curriculum, academy and subject guidelines

4. Liaise with colleagues to ensure a coherent programme of study for the students

5. Set high expectations for students’ behaviour establishing and maintaining a good standard of discipline through well focused teaching and through positive and productive relationships

6. Be familiar with, support and reinforce the aims, ethos, policies and procedures of the academy and curriculum area with students, staff and parents where appropriate

7. Promote enrichment and extension activities related to the subject

8. Be responsible for an aspect of the Curriculum

What the school offers its staff

We recognise that teaching can be a challenging but rewarding profession at times. To support all our staff, we are always looking for ways to drive down unnecessary work load and consider work life balance. In recent years, we have refined our systems for marking, data entry, and reporting to ensure that teachers are spending time on high impact strategies that matter. We have also written an ‘Email Etiquette’ policy, introduced a Golden Ticket Scheme and Length of Service awards. Staff Development

Staff continued professional development is a key driver for us at The Sutton Academy. We strongly believe that a highly skilled workforce supports improved student outcomes.

Commitment to safeguarding

This post is subject to satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure Certificate. The Sutton Academy is committed to equal opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

JOB PACK - ENGLISH 2025.pdf - 2.16 MB (opens in new tab)

About The Sutton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1457 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Sutton Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: vacancies@thesuttonacademy.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-sutton-academy (opens in new tab)

The Sutton Academy opened in September 2010 and is on a successful improvement journey having recently received an excellent ‘good’ judgement, the first in its history, and securing its best ever results in 2022.

We have a clear vision at the academy for students to achieve in all areas of academy life whilst nurturing their talents and passions. The academy ethos is built around the highest expectations of all and we see it as our duty to ensure that students have the best life chances possible; leaving the academy well prepared to take their place in the world. We strive for the best possible levels of achievement for all our students and are committed to providing the highest standards of teaching and learning. In return we have very clear expectations of student behaviour and commitment to learning.

Our students benefit from a modern learning environment with outstanding facilities. This helps to create a vibrant and positive learning community which is friendly, caring and purposeful.

We are aspirational for our students and see it as our duty to ensure they leave the academy as confident and responsible adults who are empowered to make real choices in their lives.

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