Teacher of English
Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5SP13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
May 2025 or earlier if available
Closing date
27 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
13 November 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an ambitious English teaching specialist to work as part of the English department here at Colne Valley High School. You will be instrumental in inspiring and motivating our students. You will play a key role in helping to drive the Academy forward, raising standards and creating outstanding life chances for students.
We are looking to recruit a teaching professional who is truly passionate about teaching English. We are looking for someone who wants to inspire, who is committed to developing students; someone who is excited by learning and has a desire to develop a career within an ambitious Multi-Academy Trust. The successful candidate will be highly motivated and driven by the desire to deliver outstanding Teaching and Learning.
You will have:
- A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status.
- The ability to teach to GCSE standard.
- Experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement.
- Experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners.
What the school offers its staff
The English department at Colne Valley High School has an ambitious, bespoke curriculum that builds from Years 7 to 11, and teachers in the department are highly reflective and responsive. Staff are empowered to teach to the best of their ability with shared resources and planning. This is an exciting time for the right practitioner to add capacity to the team as soon as they are available.
In return you will work with a progressive and forward thinking Multi Academy Trust where there are opportunities for development and career progression. Great Heights Academy Trust is a growing multi-academy trust with nine schools in the West Yorkshire area with plans to further expand. In addition, we are home to a SCITT, Research School and an English Hub. As standard, we offer ongoing Continuous Professional Development covering all aspects of teaching, learning and leadership, preparing you for the next phase of your career. We are confident that new teachers joining our school will feel welcomed from the moment they start their journey with us, and we absolutely encourage prospective applicants to visit our school prior to applying if they wish.
Further details about the role
Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staffto share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out;references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks withstatutory bodies.
GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regularbasis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 workingdays of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keepcandidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Parents can feel confident that careful procedures are in place to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children within the Academy. Consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff. The Academy encourages parents and children to talk freely about any concerns or worries which may affect their wellbeing. All concerns are referred to the members of staff who are our trained designated Safeguarding Officers working as the school's Safeguarding Team.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hdrummond@thecvhs.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Colne Valley High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1436 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Colne Valley High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hdrummond@thecvhs.co.uk
Colne Valley High School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools in England; founded in 1956 and is located in the Colne Valley, an area of outstanding beauty in the east flank of the Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire.
Easily accessible from Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and surrounding areas.
With over 1350 students from September 2020, and an over-subscribed Year 7 & 8 cohort, we are a bustling, popular school with a real community feel.
In September 2019, Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all four categories. This judgement reflects the significant progress and incredible journey by the school since the previous inspection in June 2017.
‘Teachers challenge pupils to increase their knowledge across a full range of subjects.’
‘Teachers have clear expectations. They are fair and consistent in dealing with pupils’ behaviour’.
‘Teachers have good subject knowledge, which they share with pupils enthusiastically.’
Arranging a visit to Colne Valley High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hdrummond@thecvhs.co.uk.
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