Teacher of English (Maternity Cover)

Ilkley Grammar School, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8TR

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  30 September 2024 at 8am

• Date listed

  12 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - January 2025 - July 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M1 - U3

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for:

• a dedicated and passionate teacher of English who has resilience and a strong, positive work ethic

• a strong commitment to extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities

• an individual with the ability to teach English at GCSE (the ability to deliver A-Level English Language would be desirable)

• a colleague who is inspirational to colleagues and students and committed to sharing best practice

• a commitment to providing high quality lessons to engage, challenge and inspire our students

What the school offers its staff

In return for your commitment we can offer:

• the opportunity to make a real difference
• students with ‘highly positive attitudes to learning’
• A strong commitment to professional growth and staff wellbeing
• a commitment to mobile technologies
• a very calm and orderly school with high expectations and an ethos of trust and care
• a committed and established staff and a supportive leadership team, parents and Governors
• a location on the edge of Ilkley Moor in beautiful Wharfedale which was judged by The Sunday Times to be the best place to live in the country in 2022 and continues to be listed as one of the best places to live
• good transport links to Leeds and Bradford

Commitment to safeguarding

Ilkley Grammar School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people in our recruitment procedures and in all our work across and beyond school. The school adheres to statutory guidelines in respect to safe recruitment. All persons employed by the school, in any capacity, will undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and confirmation of employment is subject to a successful outcome. All teaching staff members recruited by the school have their eligibility to teach checked with the DfE.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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

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About Ilkley Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 2134 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ilkley Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: admin@igs.mlt.co.uk
• Phone number: 01943608424
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ilkley-grammar-school (opens in new tab)

We are an outstanding 11-18 comprehensive academy and the founding school of Moorlands Learning Trust.

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