TEACHER OF ENGLISH

Ilkley Grammar School, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8TR

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  24 March 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  11 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Flexible working may be available for the right candidate.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1-U3

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for:

*a dedicated, passionate and responsive teacher 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, including the ability to successfully teach A-level in the future

*a colleague who is inspirational to staff and students and committed to sharing best practice

*a strong commitment to inclusion and personal development, including extra-curricular and enrichment

What the school offers its staff

In return for your commitment, we can offer:

• “a culture where everyone feels valued and supported to develop” (Ofsted 2024)
• the opportunity to make a real difference
• students who “enjoy their lessons”, “behave exceptionally well” and “show respect for each other”
• personalised CPD with a strong commitment to professional growth
• an inspiring and enthusiastic team of colleagues across the teaching and associate staff
• a very calm and orderly school with high expectations and an ethos of trust and care
• a supportive leadership team who “provide strong personal and professional care”
• a location on the edge of Ilkley Moor in beautiful Wharfedale which was judged by The Sunday Times as the best place to live in the country in 2022. Ilkley continues to be listed as one of the best places to live and was recently ranked in the top 5 of the prettiest towns in the country
• excellent transport links to Leeds and Bradford

Commitment to safeguarding

Ilkley Grammar School 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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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

Additional documents

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

FINAL JD Teacher of English 0925.pdf - 618 KB (opens in new tab)

About Ilkley Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 2134 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ilkley Grammar School website
• Email address: admin@igs.mlt.co.uk
• Phone number: 01943608424
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ilkley-grammar-school

We are an outstanding 11-18 comprehensive academy and the founding school of Moorlands Learning Trust.

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