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Teacher of English (Literacy Lead)

Burnley High School, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 6NX

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• Job start date

  1 January 2025

• Closing date

  4 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 May 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 39928 - 57362

Teacher of English (Literacy Lead) job summary

Burnley High School wishes to appoint a hardworking, enthusiastic and committed English Teacher who will also take on the responsibility of Literacy Lead for the school. If you are experienced, enthusiastic, open to new ideas and have a flexible ‘can do’ approach, we would welcome an application from you.

 

The English Teacher will:

• Implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for pupils.
• Monitor and support the overall progress and development of pupils as a teacher/form tutor.
• Facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
• Contribute to raising standards of pupil attainment.
• Share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

 

What are the job requirements?

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Qualified to at least degree level in English/or adequate post degree conversion course
• Proven record or evidence from teaching practice of potential to help students reach high standards of learning and achievement
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and re-prioritise workload when needed
• A high level of self-awareness – knows strengths and weaknesses and can relate to difficult personality types well
• Excellent ICT skills for teaching

About Burnley High School:

Burnley High School was founded in 2014 in Burnley, Lancashire. It is a mainstream school for mixed pupils aged 11-16. Burnley High School is part of the Education Partnership Trust.

Values and Vision

Burnley High School promises to “transform lives” by empowering pupils to achieve their full potential. The school focuses on developing the “whole person”. Beyond academic expectations, young people also learn life skills, and their personal and social development is encouraged.

The school’s ambition is to build a life-long love of learning and a set of moral values to help pupils make a positive contribution to society. 

About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):

EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.

Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed. 

“If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work for Education Partnership Trust.”

 

Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:

• Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
• Employee Assistance Programme including, counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Access to government pension schemes.
• Free parking.
• Electric Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice).
• Training, mentoring and progression opportunities including our Emerging Leaders programmes.
• Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources. 

 

Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please contact the recruitment team HR@ept-uk.com

 

We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. Please contact the School Business Manager – michael.rigby@burnleyhigh.com.

Please be advised, as part of due diligence checks, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.

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 Burnley High School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 607 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Burnley High School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/burnley-high-school (opens in new tab)

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