Teacher of English
The Thomas Adams School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5UB9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
The following subject job description is in addition to any statutory requirements and responsibilities of a Main Scale Teacher:
The post holder is expected to:
- Promote the highest standards of teaching English within the framework of the school and share ideas to promote the best practice within the Department.
- Ensure high standards of discipline and organisation within a school environment.
- Demonstrate high standards of ICT competence in teaching and learning, and develop these as technologies change.
- Ensure the smooth running of internal and external controlled assessments
- Ensure that Departmental records and information are regularly updated, and keep informative records of students’ progress.
- In partnership with other members of the Department, assist with information and Consultation Evenings for parents and carers.
- Keep the marking of students’ work up to date and maintain a record of students’ marks.
- Attend relevant meetings
- Deal effectively with behaviour, attendance and punctuality issues
- To ensure the safeguarding of students, and support their well-being at all times, utilising the pastoral system effectively
What the school offers its staff
In addition to exclusive access to a reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, paid for enhanced DBS, we also offer:
Ø A competitive salary
Ø Access to the Trust’s Employee Assistance Programme, which includes 24 hour access for you and your family members to legal, financial, health, parenting and life advice
Ø 1:1 Counselling Service
Ø Cycle to Work Scheme
Ø Childcare Voucher Scheme or Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
Ø Access to freshly made hot meals or deli-style food on site
Ø Teachers Pensions (23.68% employer contributions)
Ø Local Government Pension Scheme (17.9% employer contribution)
Ø Generous Sickness Payment Scheme
Ø Eye Testing Scheme
Ø Flexible Working Policy
Ø Special Leave Policy
Ø Member of the Valued Worker Scheme (accredited by our recognised unions)
Ø A Disability Confident Committed Employer
Ø Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Collaborative working culture and professional development opportunities across our Trust schools
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to belinda.howells@tas.318education.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Thomas Adams School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1226 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Thomas Adams School website
- Email address
- belinda.howells@tas.318education.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01939237000
11-18 school part of the 318 Education Trust
Arranging a visit to The Thomas Adams School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email belinda.howells@tas.318education.co.uk.
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