Teacher of English
Nunthorpe Academy, Middlesbrough, Teesside, TS7 0LA18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 or sooner if possible.
Closing date
10 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
20 January 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience based on MPS/UPS
Teacher of English job summary
Nunthorpe Academy requires an energetic and inspirational Teacher of English with a genuine intellect and a passion for English to teach across the whole 11-19 age and ability range.
We are a large, experienced and established faculty offering English to GCSE and A level.
This post would suit an experienced teacher looking to further develop their career.
The post would also suit an ECT who is looking to develop their skills and careers. We can offer regular whole academy career development opportunities for candidates who are keen to widen their experience.
Job Details
Hours of Work: 1.0 FTE
Position Type: Permanent
Line Manager: Head of Department
The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.
What our teachers say about working at Nunthorpe Academy:
"I love being trusted to be creative in the classroom. In my previous school I was told what to teach and how to teach it. Having the flexibility to use departmental resources to suit the students in my class and play to my strengths has rekindled my love of teaching” – Humanities teacher.
“I appreciate the belief, support and guidance I receive from my Head of Department and the Head of School” - Teacher of English.
“I really appreciate all the professional support and effort that goes into staff wellbeing and ensuring that the Academy is a pleasant place to work” - Head of Department.
What can we offer the successful candidate?
- A bespoke induction programme utilising FIKA training resources.
- A large and vibrant sixth form with increased opportunities at key stages 4 and 5.
- An extensive EEF driven CPD programme, much of which is self-directed and an ongoing commitment to professional development including promotion of NPQs.
- Opportunities to be involved in a range of academy initiatives including – Teaching & Learning Group, Behaviour Group, Literacy & Numeracy across the academy and Stem Club.
- Regular well-being activities available across every half-term.
- An organisation that listens to and values your opinions.
Additional benefits for teachers:
- Work laptop.
- National terms and conditions including access to teachers’ pensions.
- Access to wellbeing portal which includes free anonymised access to various services including counselling services, physiotherapy, financial services and legal support.
- Salary sacrifice opportunity for cycle to work.
- Salary sacrifice opportunity for technology.
- Discounts on local and national retailers.
- Discounts for local gym membership.
- Specsavers Vouchers and flu vaccinations.
Kate Kell (Nunthorpe Academy’s Head of School) is looking forward to hearing from you!
About the Trust
Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.
At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.
Our Trust is committed to promoting:
- Health, happiness and wellbeing
- A safe, disciplined and supportive environment
- A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach
- High standards and expectations
- Integrity, kindness and good manners
- Respect for individuality and difference
- Collaborative working to secure excellence
To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are ‘Striving for Excellence’.
Why work for us?
We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.
We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.
In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.
Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the ‘Employer of Choice’.
Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.
Regardless of role, we seek staff who:
- Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.
- Are committed to our Trust values.
- Show initiative and are responsive to change.
- Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
- Are creative in their approach to problem solving.
- Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.
- Are team players.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement (https://www.arete.uk/careers). If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Frances Hoy, (fhoy@nunthorpe.co.uk). If you are ready for the next step in your career and you feel that your skill set makes you a good fit for this very exciting opportunity, then we look forward to receiving your application.
Application Process
Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.
Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.
The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.
Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Nunthorpe Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1477 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Nunthorpe Academy website (opens in new tab)
School location
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