4 days remaining to apply

  • Earliest start date

    13 March 2025

  • Latest start date

    22 April 2025

  • Closing date

    28 February 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    14 February 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time, part time: 0.8 or Full Time

Contract type

Fixed term - TBC - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

MPR/UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a talented teacher with a passion for English who has the skills to help students excel?

Do you want to work in a successful expanding and academically successful school that achieves outstanding results?

Do you want to join an innovative and supportive department that achieves outstanding results?

Do you want to work in a school that offers high quality professional development to teachers of all experiences including ECTs?

What the school offers its staff

This is a rare and outstanding opportunity to join a thriving and successful, 11-16, mixed, comprehensive school, set in an enviable location at the foot of the beautiful South Downs just north of Brighton.

The post is suitable for a newly qualified teacher or a more experienced teacher wishing to further their career.

This school and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

Closing date for applications: 09:00hrs on Friday 28th February 2025 though we reserve the right to bring this date forward. Visits prior to application by appointment only.

An application form and further details can be downloaded from our website http://www.downlands.w-sussex.sch.uk under “Vacancies” or from our Cover and Recruitment Officer, email: sjohnson@downlands.org

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 are 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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Downlands Community School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1255 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

Downlands Community School is a thriving, 11-16, mixed, Local Authority, comprehensive school, set in a beautiful location at the foot of the South Downs and only 6 miles north of Brighton with an enviable reputation for success with pupils of all abilities and from all social backgrounds.

Downlands is a very inclusive school and we are proud of the pastoral support and guidance we are able to offer our young people.

Arranging a visit to Downlands Community School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sjohnson@downlands.org.

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