Teacher of English
Rickmansworth School, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3AQ28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 8am
Date listed
13 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary: MPS/UPS incl. Fringe
Teacher of English job summary
Teacher of English
Rickmansworth School
About the role
Location: Croxley Green, Rickmansworth
Contract type: Full-Time, Permanent (potential for a part-time opportunity)
Salary: Salary: MPS/UPS incl. Fringe
Start Date: September 2025
Rickmansworth School is seeking a passionate and dedicated English Teacher to join our vibrant and supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity to inspire and engage students in their literary journey, helping them to develop a profound understanding of the subject and reach their full potential. As an English Teacher at our school, you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality lessons across Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and a potential to teach at Key Stage 5, contributing to the overall success of the department and the School. If you are committed to fostering a love for English and creating an inspiring learning environment, we would be delighted to hear from you.
About the English Department
Our English Department is committed to delivering innovative, inspiring, and academically rigorous lessons, with a strong focus on outstanding teaching and learning. We centre our approach around the needs of the students, ensuring lessons are fast-paced, challenging, and memorable.
We continually review and adapt our curriculum, from KS3 to KS5, ensuring it aligns with the latest GCSE and A Level reforms and equips students with valuable, transferable skills. At KS3, we offer a diverse range of texts from different eras and cultures, fostering independent, curious learners who are prepared for future academic success.
Our GCSE and A Level results are consistently excellent. In 2024, 79% of students achieved grades 9-5 in English Literature and 74% in English Language, with 33% securing grades 7 and above. At A Level, 64% of Literature students achieved A*-B, while 100% of Language and Literature students reached A*-C.
In addition to English, Film Studies has flourished in recent years. Success at A Level led to the introduction of a highly successful GCSE, blending analytical skills with creative expression, showcased at our annual awards evening. Together with English Literature and Language, these subjects provide a rich and varied academic experience for students.
Applications from ECT’s are welcome.
In return, we will offer you
Outstanding CPD opportunities to support your professional growth
A school with exemplary student behaviour, where learning is valued
A collaborative working environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do
Highly skilled and supportive staff, working together to make a difference
A comprehensive wellbeing programme to ensure you feel valued and supported
Rickmansworth School is an outstanding, highly sought-after 11-18 co-educational academy, consistently achieving excellent academic results. With around 1560 students, soon to grow to 1575, we provide a nurturing and dynamic environment for ambitious young people. Our strong academic track record at both GCSE and A-Level ensures that the vast majority of our students go on to their first-choice universities.
Further information is available from our website - https://www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk
We encourage potential candidates to contact Rickmansworth School for an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit to the School, please contact the School on 01923 773296 or email applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer who has a zero tolerance to bullying and all types of harassment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Applications Process
Deadline for applications: 08:00 Tuesday 22 April 2025
Interviews: Friday 02 May 2025
Please apply as soon as possible as shortlisting/interviews will progress up until the closing date. Should a suitable candidate be appointed, we reserved the right to close the advert early.
Due to the volume of application we receive if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume we will not be progressing your application further on this occasion.
Selection Process:
We are required for only shortlisted candidates to conduct online searches about an applicant as part of our shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2024 in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. On signing the declaration on application you will be agreeing to the acknowledgement that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the school where there will be a number of related tasks, details of which will be discussed on the day. Interviews will be held with the Headteacher and possibly another member of SLT. There will also be a tour of the school estate and this may be conducted by other members of the school community.
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 Rickmansworth School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1531 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Rickmansworth School website
Rickmansworth School is an 11-18 heavily oversubscribed co-educational partially (35%) selective academy with nearly 1455 students on roll, increasing to around 1575 students over the next five years. Academic results are strong at KS4 and KS5 with the vast majority of students securing their first choice university destinations.
The School is in a very strong, stable financial position with over £4M recently spent on school expansion including a new Sixth-form centre, performing arts theatres and an Innovation & Design Centre. The School is also supported extremely well by a fantastic PTA and Foundation. Our outstanding staff well-being programme includes fortnightly well-being periods, access to our fitness suite and swimming pool, flu vaccinations and complimentary eye tests. The School’s admissions criteria gives preference to staff members’ children.
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