Teacher of English
Astley Community High School, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, NE25 0BP21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Main / Upper Pay Ranges £31,650 to £49,084
Teacher of English job summary
Astley Community High School & Whytrig Middle School
Elsdon Avenue
Seaton Delaval
Tyne and Wear
NE25 0BP
0191 237 1505
TEACHER OF ENGLISH - 2 Posts
Main / Upper Pay Ranges £31,650 to £49,084
Permanent,
Full time and Part Time - hours flexible depending on candidate from 0.5FTE to 1.0FTE
Required From 1 September 2025
Small enough to care, big enough to make a positive impact
As a 13-18 school in south east Northumberland with good standards of teaching and behaviour and a strong commitment to improvement, we believe passionately that every student should be enabled to succeed in all aspects of school life. Building on our ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted, we continue to strive for further improvements. Our student numbers are increasing so we are looking to add to our team of teachers.
We require two enthusiastic English practitioners, we require an 1.5FTE, but are flexible on how this would be split depending on the candidates, it could be one full time and one 0.5FTE part time or split to a 0.8FTE and 0.7FTE. You will focus on delivery throughout Years 9-13 and make a positive contribution to results at both GCSE English Language and English Literature, you must also be able to teach A Level English Language. You will have a strong sense of purpose and drive to improve student attainment and progress.
This post would be suitable for an ECT or someone wishing to gain further experience. This full time role will be based across the federation, working at Astley Community High School and Whytrig Middle School, which share the same site.
At Astley Community High School you will join the English faculty, a highly focused team of six teachers. The English Faculty is a highly motivated team who work collaboratively and enthusiastically and specialise in both English Language and Literature. During the final year of Key Stage 3, we begin to prepare our students for GCSE examinations by introducing examination style texts and skills as well as promoting wider, supportive reading. In Key Stage 4, we study AQA English Language and Literature. In the Sixth Form we study AQA English Literature Specification B with a focus on Aspects of Tragedy and Elements of Crime Writing. We now also study A Level English Language (Pearson Edexcel) which we started in September 2024.
As a relatively small school at Astley Community High School there is a real sense of community. Staff are able to fully get to know the students in both an academic and pastoral sense. Behaviour across the schools is good with the vast majority of students putting into practice our behaviour expectations of being ready, respectful and safe on a daily basis. Our students across the Year groups into the Sixth Form have a focus on wanting to learn - this helps to foster an attitude of wanting to achieve the best they can.
Visits to the school are also warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Richard Goodman, Head of School ACHS on 0191 2371505 or email vacancies@svf.org.uk to make an appointment.
It is expected that interviews will take place on Tuesday 6th May
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is essential that all staff and volunteers share this commitment. An enhanced criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required for all posts.
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.
About Astley Community High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 605 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Astley Community High School website
The Seaton Valley Federation of Schools comprises Astley Community High School, Whytrig Middle School and Seaton Sluice Middle School, all located in south east Northumberland. All three schools share a Governing Body and Executive Headteacher to promote excellence in education from age 9-18 across Seaton Valley. Individually rated as 'Good' by Ofsted, we share common values and a passionate belief that every student should be enabled to succeed in all aspects of school life.
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