Teacher of English
The Shoreline Academy, Roundswell, Devon, EX31 3UD33 days remaining to apply
Closing date
13 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916 - £51,047
Pay scale
- M1 - UPS3
Additional allowances
SEN
What skills and experience we're looking for
Full-Time
Start Date - January 2026 (earlier may be considered)
Small School, Big Impact – A Unique Opportunity to Transform Lives
We are looking for a skilled and committed English teacher for our English provision (as a department of one), delivering both AQA GCSE English Language and English Literature to small, well-supported classes of pupils. We are anticipating a January 2026 start, though an earlier start date could be considered.
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced teacher to join a successful Alternative Provision Academy setting (judged recently summer 25 by Ofsted as good and outstanding) where you can focus on the craft of teaching, supported every step of the way. Our classes are small, our pupils are known and valued as individuals, and you’ll be working within a structured, evidence-informed curriculum designed by our Trust, but with agency to adapt and an expectation that you personalise learning from an absolute forensic understanding of where pupils are in terms of their literacy.
A key focus of the role is supporting reading and oracy across the school. You will be trained to become an expert teacher of reading, working closely with our experienced primary colleagues and supported through the Trust-wide Read Write Inc. programme. This training will equip you to build reading fluency and comprehension for pupils who may have struggled throughout their education.
You will join a close-knit and supportive school community, while also benefiting from the strength of our Trust-wide English network and Trust Advisory Lead—11 specialist teachers working together to raise outcomes and transform life chances.
This is a chance to make a profound difference to young people who may have lost confidence in learning. You will need to be consistent, compassionate and determined—but you will be supported, developed, and part of a team that believes in doing things differently for the right reasons.
If you want to teach well, grow professionally, be part of one of the most successful Alternative Provision Multi Academy Trusts within the country and help young people rediscover success, this is your opportunity.
For an informal discussion around the role, please contact lholloway@waveedu.org Director of Education and Principal,rclarke@waveedu.org
Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and online check.
We may close this vacancy early as we review applications as they are received, to ensure you are considered for this role please do not wait for the deadline to submit your application.
What the school offers its staff
Health & Wellbeing
Pension
Training & Development
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free Parking
Further information about the job
Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy.
We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.
We Aim To
- Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
- Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
- Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
- We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
- Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
- Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.
Commitment to safeguarding
Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and online check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About The Shoreline Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 43 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Shoreline Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@waveedu.org
The Shoreline Academy is located in North Devon. There are two sites, one located in Barnstaple for secondary pupils and the other located in Bideford.
Our Bideford site hosts our Primary and Nurture pupils; we aim to focus on emotional needs and development in a whole-academy environment. We recognise that all children are different and learn at different rates. Individuals should feel supported and challenged in their learning. Sometimes children face barriers to learning; in a Nurturing environment staff provide support, guidance, and model positive relationships.
Our aim is to work closely with primary and secondary schools in North Devon and beyond to provide support to the most vulnerable pupils.
Our pupils come to us at various points throughout their schooling, usually as a result of their school placement having broken down. Our purpose is to support pupils to create an environment where everyone can grow and develop, as they become responsible citizens and lifelong learners. Our role is to help pupils get back on track, either through a transition to a more permanent education setting or, for our older pupils, by completing Year 11 with The Shoreline Academy.
We work closely with a diverse range of outside agencies both statutory and voluntary so that our pupils and their families can access the support and guidance they need. We are committed to tailoring our curriculum to meet the needs of our pupils, developing a range of skills knowledge, attitudes and understanding so all our pupils can aspire to reach their full potential.
Arranging a visit to The Shoreline Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@waveedu.org.
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