Teacher of English

Weaverham High School, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3HT

42 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  23 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Full Time Teacher

Teacher of English job summary

TEACHER OF ENGLISH

Required from September 2025

We are seeking to appoint a Teacher of English to inspire, motivate and challenge our wonderful pupils.

Our school is on an exciting journey. We are over-subscribed and expanding, with over 40% of pupils coming from beyond the designated catchment area.

Salary: As per Pay Policy depending on candidates starting point on the pay scale (M1-UPS)

The Weaverham English Department is a successful, passionate and vibrant place to work. Students learning and experiences are prioritised and set texts and topics are chosen to offer variety, different perspectives and cultural capital to ensure students are leaving Weaverham with a rich literary foundation and understanding of the world. We are strong, dedicated and enthusiastic and require a candidate with the same ethos to continue our journey towards excellence.

Resources:

9 English teaching rooms

Digital Projector or Interactive White Board in all rooms

iPads and Chromebooks are available for each English teaching room

Visualisers in every classroom

Excellent library and access to the school’s ICT suites

About the department:

Pupils are taught English Literature and Language as a combined offer throughout Key stage 3. Pupils currently have 7 x 1 hour lessons over the two week timetable cycle which includes a fortnightly Literacy focus and access to our exceptionally well stocked library. Student engage enthusiastically with our full subscription to Accelerated Reader which is integral to our reading offer. Our library boasts an extensive collection of texts, invaluable extra-curricular opportunities and is run by enthusiastic staff: one of whom is a published children’s author. Reward and praise sit at the forefront of our reading offer, ensuring students are enthusiastic and driven to read.

In Key Stage 4, all pupils study the WJEC Eduqas English Language and English Literature specifications. Pupils in Key Stage 4 have 9 lessons of English every two weeks. We currently have subscriptions to Google Classroom and GCSE Pod and continue to develop and utilise digital learning with clear appreciation for how this can empower learning beyond the classroom at all key stages. Intervention in the department is far-reaching to ensure all students have access to the equitable provision they deserve in order to succeed. These are run by passionate English teachers and specialist LSAs and have measurable impact on the confidence, relationships and outcomes of our students.

Every pupil, from Years 7 – 11, is taught English simultaneously and all year groups are taught in mixed ability groups. Schemes of work and teaching resources are robust across key stage 3 and 4 to ensure continuity across the department and to ensure teachers are able to focus on adapting this content to the individual needs of our unique learners.

We prioritise the development of all those who work within the department including championing our staff. Departmental training and CPD is regularly offered with a clear focus on developing pedagogical and subject knowledge with the aim of inspiring aspiring teachers and leaders and supporting career growth.

Extra-curricular opportunities:

In addition to the formal curriculum we undertake a number of other activities:

Regular theatre visits and visiting theatre groups

Visiting authors – with whom we have organised reading and writing workshops

Regular magazine writing activities

Participation in national writing competitions

Participation in national reading competitions – Regional Champions and National Finalists!

We are always eager to extend this offer to ensure students are given as many opportunities and experiences to grow their cultural capital and enjoyment of their time in the English Department

Applications

This post would be suited to either a newly qualified teacher or someone with greater experience looking for a fresh challenge. You will be expected to work hard but join a thriving and dynamic department.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Weaverham High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1165 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Weaverham High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/weaverham-high-school-northwich

Our vision is clear, we want Weaverham High School to be a vibrant, thriving and successful school where every member of our community feels valued, safe and supported to ensure they surpass their potential. We celebrate uniqueness and see individuals. We understand that our pupils have hopes and dreams, challenges and barriers and it is our privilege to celebrate their worth and their potential. We want every child to enjoy their own journey of discovery, acquire a thirst for knowledge, creativity and imagination and develop a love for their learning. We want pupils to leave our school not just with qualifications showing their academic success, but also with the capacity to think clearly and deeply, a desire to act with integrity and to show kindness and empathy to others, and with the character and leadership experience they need to thrive in the world. We will work tirelessly to ensure individual barriers are overcome so pupils are challenged and supported in equal measure. Our desire is to nurture talent, ability and ambition with energy, creativity, determination, relentless kindness and high expectations. When we combine such a desire with our ethos of Safe.Ready.Respect you will thrive in our care. 

We have a clear and ambitious vision for school improvement that is woven into the 6 strands that define the Weaverham offer. This offer is underpinned by an’ Ethic Of Excellence’ 5, where the following principles guide our strategy to ensure we are the best we can be:

Study examples of excellence

Build a culture of critique (be kind, be specific, be helpful/listen, reflect, review)

Require multiple revisions

Provide opportunities for public presentation

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