Teacher of English

Oakwood High School, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 2UH

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  26 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday - Friday, 32.5hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS, FTE - £31,650 - £49,084
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a well-qualified candidate who will join an enthusiastic, supportive and successful school as a Teacher of English within our Communicate Learning Zone (English, French, Spanish and German). Applications from ITT and experienced teachers are welcome.

We seek

• An excellent, creative and enthusiastic teacher with the ambition to attain the highest standards in teaching and learning throughout their role.
• A collaborative and driven practitioner who thoroughly enjoys teaching their subject and understand the importance in contributing to our pupils’ wider development.
• Applications are encouraged from candidates with experience of teaching English either on placement or as part of recent paid employment.

Candidates will be truly committed to supporting pupils to progress and achieve, have high aspirations for the pupils’ success and will contribute to ongoing planning with imaginative and dynamic ideas. To enhance pupils’ learning and create independence, all pupils and staff are provided with an electronic device.

Our school has a focus on delivering a core curriculum as a priority to support all learning; all teachers are required to deliver and support both literacy and numeracy strategies alongside their specialism/s.

Applicants must hold current and valid UK work permit

What the school offers its staff

We Offer:

• A supportive and successful school where staff work in a way that encourages a positive work environment that is solution focused and proactive for all.
• An excellent ECT induction programme.

We care about our pupils and we care about our staff, all of whom know that and appreciate that. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of this, contribute to this culture and develop it further. As a Trust we are truly community based and committed to recruiting and developing the next generation of professionals to provide for succession and stable services that supports the future and expanding needs of the Trust

Oakwood High School is a Leadership School for ITT Provision and recognised by Sheffield Hallam University as “a school of excellent practice” for NQTs. In addition, the school offers CPD routes through a Core Leadership Development Curriculum with the Learners First Schools Partnership.

Commitment to safeguarding

Inspire Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, other workers, and volunteers to share this commitment.

All candidates are expected to read the Trust’s Safeguarding Policy accessible via our website: https://www.inspiretrust.uk/page-template/statutory-documents/

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.

OHS Job Advert & JDPS - Teacher of English - February 2025.pdf - 725 KB (opens in new tab)

About Oakwood High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1061 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Oakwood High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: f.challans@inspiretrust.uk
• Phone number: 01709512222
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakwood-high-school-rotherham (opens in new tab)

Inspire Trust is a Multi Academy Trust based in Rotherham which includes Oakwood High School, Sitwell Junior School and Thomas Rotherham College.

Arranging a visit to Oakwood High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email f.challans@inspiretrust.uk.

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