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  • Job start date

    1 September 2021

  • Closing date

    18 April 2021 at 12am (midnight)

  • Date listed

    23 March 2021

Job details

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Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£25,714 - £41,603 per year (MPS / UPS)

Teacher of English job summary

Tuxford Academy are seeking to recruit a talented, dynamic and ambitious Teacher of English committed to teaching across all Key Stages. The successful applicant should be innovative and able to inspire, should set high standards of teaching and learning and demonstrate leadership qualities. If you are a team player who has high expectations and enjoy working within a creative environment this could be the opportunity for you.

The successful candidate will be welcomed into a highly supportive and collaborative team that fosters pedagogical discussion and risk taking.

We offer exceptional NQT support, where applicable, and a comprehensive induction package for all teachers joining our dynamic team. Applications are welcomed from both NQTs and more experienced teachers.

Tuxford Academy is a highly successful Teaching School and National Support School. Our oversubscribed academy is recognised for outstanding achievement and high class teaching and learning. The last two Ofsted Inspections have rated the academy as Outstanding.

We pride ourselves on the professional development opportunities that we provide for staff in developing teaching and learning. As a result of our excellent practice, in 2018 Tuxford Academy was awarded Investors In People (Platinum), an accolade that less than 1% of organisations receive globally.

Our offer includes:

Excellent CPD focused in outstanding teaching and learning
The Outstanding Teacher Programme (OTP)
Staff well-being packages
Opportunities to work within other academies within Diverse Academies
Working with Lead Practitioners

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate. Please note that an internal recruitment process is also currently taking place, and that the availability of this role may be reliant on the outcome of that process.

The Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. To this end we actively seek DBS enhanced clearance check for everybody that is employed by us.

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.

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About Tuxford Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1493 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Tuxford Academy is amongst the best in the country and has continuously held an outstanding Ofsted status since 2009.

The combination of high quality educational standards, strong values and extracurricular opportunities makes places at our academy sought after across the county.

Students, staff, parents and governors have all contributed to this success. Expectations are high, community spirit within the academy is excellent and examination results continue to exceed expectations.

‘Excellence through teamwork’

Fantastic outcomes are achieved at Tuxford by focusing on the key elements of any outstanding academy:

- high quality teaching and learning

- high standards of behaviour and uniform

- a clear focus on achievement

- building an outstanding community spirit within and beyond the academy

- high quality leadership and management in every aspect of the academy’s work

Arranging a visit to Tuxford Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rclarke@tuxford-ac.org.uk.

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