Teacher of English
Reach School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7BB4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
29 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
1 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Full-time, although part-time applications of 3 days per week or more will be considered
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our mission is to ensure that each young person leaves REACH on the correct pathway to be able to fulfil their best educational outcomes and life chances. Many students have a range of needs including social and emotional difficulties which can often impact upon their learning. Consequently, the ability to engage with challenging and vulnerable learners is an essential part of this job.
We are looking for an engaging and passionate English Teacher to join us in supporting our students with academic progress to secure positive GCSE grades. We cater for students in year 10 and 11 so strong knowledge of the subject area and quality first teaching are essential for the position.
Our perfect candidate will:
- Be a consistently good to outstanding practitioner
- Be committed to exceptional standards of teaching and learning
- Be able to motivate, challenge and inspire students to achieve their best
- Be able to establish and develop outstanding relationships with students and staff
- Help us to build on already good English results
What the school offers its staff
Together we form a friendly and dedicated community. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming team that provide an inclusive and supportive environment for our students and staff alike. All staff take an active role in supporting our students, parents and carers, developing positive relationships.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Reach School
- School type
- Free School, ages 13 to 16
- School size
- 2 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Reach School website
- Email address
- info@reachschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01216758989
REACH School is an Alternative Provision school for students in years 10 and 11 based in Kings Heath. Our students come from schools throughout the South Area Network and beyond. We provide a tailored education for up to 64 students who would benefit from a more personalised learning journey.
Together we form a happy, inclusive and dedicated community, which celebrates our students, and encourages them to be aspirational in their goals.
Arranging a visit to Reach School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@reachschool.co.uk.
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