Teacher of English
The Skipton Academy, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UQ33 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
10 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
5 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time teaching post
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
TEACHER OF ENGLISH
Thank you for requesting details for the position of teacher of English at The Skipton Academy, which would particularly suit early career teachers wishing to start or develop their career in a growing school and multi-academy trust. The post offers an exciting opportunity to teach English and make a positive difference in our school, which is part of Moorlands Learning Trust (MLT). We very much welcome your interest and hope the accompanying information will encourage you to apply.
At Moorlands Learning Trust (MLT) we are aspirational for every student within our Trust and are committed to achieving success for all and inspiring others to do so too. We believe in investing in the professional and career development of our staff to keep ourselves at the cutting edge of educational developments, where staff wellbeing is also a key priority for us and our schools.
The successful candidate will join an ambitious curriculum area where standards and levels of student engagement are high. They will have high expectations, expert subject knowledge, a strong and positive work ethic and an unwavering commitment to all students achieving their full potential in English through consistently excellent teaching. Working collaboratively as part of a dedicated and talented team, they will be inspirational to both students and colleagues, and will be committed to sharing best practice and contributing to enrichment, intervention and the development of the department.
Our goal at TSA is to make a positive difference to our wider community and this role provides an exciting opportunity for a colleague to make a demonstrable impact to our English delivery.
TSA share a vision and ethos to ensure that all MLT students are equipped with the confidence and skills to make a positive difference to their own lives and to the lives of others. The successful candidate will be fully committed to maximising students potential through outstanding learning, teaching and support.
Our overriding aim at TSA is to ensure that our students achieve everything that they are capable of from Year 7 through to Year 11 and beyond. We recognise every student as an individual, with different needs and talents, and we work hard together to make sure we support and nurture successful, happy and confident learners who achieve in the widest sense of the word, and not just academically.
We are looking for:
- a dedicated and passionate teacher of English who has resilience and a strong, positive work ethic
- a commitment to providing high quality lessons to engage, challenge and inspire our students
- an individual with the ability to teach English across the full ability range
- a colleague who is inspirational to colleagues and students and committed to sharing best practice
- a strong commitment to extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities
What the school offers its staff
In return for your commitment we can offer:
- the opportunity to make a real difference
- personalised CPD with a strong commitment to professional growth
- a very calm and orderly school with high expectations and an ethos of trust and care
- a committed and enthusiastic staff
- a very supportive Senior Leadership Team and Trust Executive team
- a location in beautiful Skipton with good transport links to the rest of Craven, Leeds and Bradford
Commitment to safeguarding
Moorlands Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people in our recruitment procedures and in all our work across and beyond school. The school adheres to statutory guidelines in respect to safe recruitment. All persons employed by the school, in any capacity, will undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and confirmation of employment is subject to a successful outcome. All teaching staff members recruited by the school have their eligibility to teach checked with the DfE.
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About The Skipton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 590 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Skipton Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- v.okeefe@theskiptonacademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01756 792965
The Skipton Academy is a vibrant 11-16 comprehensive school which is rapidly growing and expanding in size; pupil numbers have increased recently to such a degree that we now need to expand our staffing across a range of subject areas.
We are committed to our ethos of “Belong Challenge Inspire” and this has been key to the improvements in every aspect of the school. Our dedicated staff are fully committed to this ethos and have bought into a common goal and support each other to make The Skipton Academy a vibrant and positive place to work.
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