Teacher of English
Walton Academy, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7JR4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
15 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time but part time will be considered.
Contract type
- Fixed term - 8 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
- Have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of students
- Be an excellent teacher and a committed team player
- Have a proven track record of success and raising student attainment
- Deliver innovative and creative lessons which engage and challenge students to achieve their full potential
- Be committed to the academy’s ethos of high expectations.
Essential
- Clarity of purpose and student centred vision
- Understanding of the strategies needed to establish consistently high aspirations and standards of results and behaviour
- High expectations for accountability and consistency
What the school offers its staff
We are a large secondary academy for students aged 11-18 years based in Grantham with over 900 students. In our latest Ofsted inspection, we were rated ‘good’ overall with praise of ‘Pupils enjoy coming to school and value the education they receive. They benefit from the dedication of staff and leaders. Pupils know that their teachers want them to do well and they feel well supported.’
Our employee benefits
At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.
In return you will benefit from:
- Enrolment into the Teacher Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 23.68%
- Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning
- Employee Assistance Programme
- GP helpline
- Health and wellbeing advice and support
- Eyecare vouchers
- Salary sacrifice schemes – electric car scheme, cycle to work, home and electronics
- Lifestyle savings - discounts and offers on gym memberships, holidays, days out, shopping, restaurants, etc
- Health cash plan (personal or family) – where you pay monthly and can claim money back on private treatments such as dental, optical and therapies (e.g. physiotherapy, osteopathy etc)
- Childcare – breakfast and after school provision
- Take a look at our rewards and benefits online
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Walton Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 997 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Walton Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- kbagnall@walton-ac.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01476563251
Our most recent results were phenomenal and place us in the top 10% of all schools nationally, demonstrating that we have the expertise to allow all students to fulfil their potential and achieve their dreams. We strive to be the best secondary school in the country and are committed to continually improving our offer and the quality of our provision.
We fundamentally believe that every student should achieve their full potential and all staff are committed to ensuring this happens. Our academy is underpinned by our core values of ‘Excellence, Courage, Commitment and Ownership’. We consider these to be integral to our students’ success and wellbeing. Alongside a commitment to academic excellence, students are expected and encouraged to become fully involved in Walton life.
Developing character is hugely important to us too, we want our students to be strong of mind, will and heart and we offer a wide range of enrichment opportunities to ensure this happens. All students will follow our LORIC curriculum that develops Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative and Communication skills in readiness for the world of work. At Walton our culture of kindness is of equal importance to academic success; we want our students not only to be successful but leave with a robust moral compass.
Arranging a visit to Walton Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kbagnall@walton-ac.org.uk.
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