Teacher of English
Harrow High School, Harrow, HA1 2JG9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
9 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
28 May 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
- MPS/UPS
Teacher of English job summary
If you are successful, you will be joining a highly successful, dedicated, and supportive English Faculty. Progress 8 for English Literature was in the top 1 percentile in the country in 2024. High expectations through excellent Teaching and Learning is at the heart of the English Team. We are, however, mindful of a healthy work-life balance for our English colleagues so all get a 1 period additional allowance per week. To further help reduce the marking workload, Sparx Reader is used as homework in KS3 to develop the reading ages of our learners and Whole Class Feedback is utilised throughout all Key Stages.
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 Harrow High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1006 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harrow High School website
Would you want to work in a school where ‘100% of staff would recommend working here to a friend’ and where all our Early Career Teachers told Ofsted ‘they never feel overwhelmed by the job’?
We offer a supportive environment in which professional and pedagogical development is at the heart of what we do and in which teacher workload is managed very effectively through sensible loadings, centralised planning and whole class feedback. At the same time we expect the highest standards from everyone and as a result, outcomes for young people are excellent and continue to improve (Progress 8 in 2024 was +0.62)
“The school is a positive environment for learning. Pupils’ behaviour is sensible in lessons and around the school” OFSTED 2023
We have the highest aspirations and expectations for young people. This means that university progression rates are excellent, there are lots of extra curricular activities and a full programme of school excursions. At the same time, behaviour in lessons and around the school is consistently excellent. Teachers can look forward to working with engaged, motivated, sensible classes and doing what they do best.
“Pupils with SEND and those who speak English as an additional language are well-supported." OFSTED 2023
Harrow High is a diverse and inclusive school; our learners come from a wide range of backgrounds and have a wide range of prior ability. We have the highest aspirations for them all and when working here, staff make a difference every day.
If this sounds like the kind of place you want to work then make an application or simply an appointment to come and visit us. If you are talented, highly motivated, committed to your own personal development and determined to make a difference, we would love to talk to you
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