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Teacher of English

Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5SP

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January/Easter 2024

• Closing date

  11 December 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: English
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is a truly exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious English teaching specialist to work as part of the English department 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.

What the school offers its staff

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.

Further details about the role

The MFG Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

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 regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications and we will not keep candidate 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

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

Please complete the online application.

Skilled worker visa sponsorship is not available for this job.

Upload additional documents

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

Teacher of English Information Pack.pdf - 320 KB (opens in new tab)

About Colne Valley High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1426 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Colne Valley High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hdrummond@thecvhs.co.uk
• Phone number: 01924 483660
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colne-valley-high-school (opens in new tab)

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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