Teacher of English
Malbank School and Sixth Form College, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5HD3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
1 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher of English
Full Time, Permanent MPS/UPS
Commencing 1st September 2025
We are looking to appoint an excellent teacher of English, adding to the capacity of our growing school.
We are looking to further improve the Teaching & Learning experience of all by reducing class sizes in our core subjects. The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner with a track record of supporting students to ensure that they make excellent progress.
We are looking for a candidate who is:
- An inspirational teacher with high expectations of students and themselves, who is determined to secure good outcomes for students.
- Able to teach English across the curriculum.
- If possible, has A level experience.
- Willing to generously give their time outside of lessons to students and colleagues.
- Actively supportive of the learning culture and values of the school.
- Committed to their professional development
- Resilient, has presence, boundless energy and a good sense of humour.
The English are all highly skilled, enthusiastic and supportive, who work together as a well-established team – sharing good practice, resources and team spirit.
At the core of the English curriculum is the belief that every student has the potential to succeed. The teams review and revise the delivery of the curriculum in response to student voice, work scans, lesson observations. We are led by research and are continuously striving to improve to give our students the very best chance of achieving their best.
Year 7 to Year 11 are taught in ability groups and classes are set according to ability to support adaptive teaching and provide appropriate challenge and support for all.
The team employ the appropriate use of new technologies to support learning.
We pride ourselves on our enrichment opportunities for all students including well-established trips across both departments.
Continued professional development is strong within the English team, with a CPD period on every teacher’s timetable.
What the school offers its staff
How to apply:
We are looking to recruit a candidate who can start in SEPTEMBER 2025.
Please include, with your application form, a concise letter describing the qualities and experiences that will enable you to be an excellent teacher of English. You should include some of your experiences of gaining successes with students and staff, making it clear how you were able to have impact.
The closing date for all applications will be Tues 1st April at Noon.
I hope that this information has encouraged you to apply, and if so, I look forward to reading your application. If you have any specific questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Mr J Harrison
Headteacher
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
About Malbank School and Sixth Form College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1234 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Malbank School and Sixth Form College website
- Email address
- louise.cracknell@malbank.cheshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01270611009
School location
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