8 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2024

  • Closing date

    13 May 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 April 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time: Full-time 32.44 hours per week. Flexible working options may be considered

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1-M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint from 1st September 2024, a well-qualified, enthusiastic and innovative Teacher of English to teach KS3/4. There will also be a requirement to teach the reading programme. The post is suitable for ECT’s.

The candidate appointed will join a successful and supportive team of staff who regularly share good practice and provide a knowledge based approach to learning.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, please contact Jon Hall, Head of English, email jhall@jesmondparkacademy.org.uk or telephone 0191 2818486. If you would like an informal visit of the school, please email Jon Hall, Head of English jhall@jesmondparkacademy.org.uk.


What the school offers its staff

What we can offer you

  • A competitive salary
  • Generous annual leave
  • Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking.
  • An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals
  • Enthusiastic and motivated students
  • An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development
  • A school with its community at heart
  • An exciting programme of staff well-being activities, from football to surfing!
  • Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth Group

Further details about the role

To apply

Please complete an application form and email to dcoffell@jesmondparkacademy.org.uk

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 13th May 2024

Interviews will take place shortly after the closing date.

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview, will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation.

Commitment to safeguarding

Gosforth Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will normally be requested prior to interview for those candidates shortlisted. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks, including an online check.

Applying for the job

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to dcoffell@jesmondparkacademy.org.uk

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About Jesmond Park Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
2019 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

About the Trust
Gosforth Group are a dynamic and diverse Multi Academy Trust – this means we have a clear energy and purpose and all students are valued equally, regardless of their background or ability. We are a growing multi-academy trust currently comprising of 6 academies, two of which opened in September 2021. The Trust currently has approx. 6000 students and 650 staff. ‘Create your future’ encapsulates our purpose as a Multi Academy Trust: to educate, support and nurture all of our students so they can achieve their potential and fulfil their ambitious aspirations.

About the Academy
Jesmond Park Academy is a large, thriving and fully subscribed comprehensive school, which is rapidly making progress towards our vision of being outstanding. As a member of the Gosforth Group we are working in partnership to lay the foundations for what promises to be an exciting and rapid period of change and development in the school’s history. Our academy offers a positive working experience, with an enthusiastic staff firmly focused on us becoming a leading academy in the city. If you want to be part of realising our vision, play your part in helping us to build on our already significant progress and development, and have a genuine desire to do the best for our students, then come and join us on our journey to being outstanding.

Arranging a visit to Jesmond Park Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dcoffell@jesmondparkacademy.org.uk.

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