Teacher of English - Reading School
Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5LWThis job expired on 2 December 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
2 December 2024 at 12:42pm
Date listed
29 November 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time - 1.0FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650 to £49,084 Per year
What skills and experience we're looking for
Starting September 2025 - Full time 1.0 FTE - Permanent
We have an exciting opportunity for an inspirational English Teacher who is passionate about their subject and ready to join our flourishing department in September 2025.
The English Department at Reading School is currently staffed by seven subject specialists (some full time, some part time) and has a collaborative and supportive ethos with each colleague taking responsibility for the short and medium-term planning of their classes’ programmes of study.
Applicants for this post should be proactive, well-organised and keen to participate as a member of a team which relies on sharing innovative ideas. The candidate should have good subject knowledge and a desire to bring their own plans and resources to bear in lively classrooms full of enthusiastic, engaged and motivated students.
Our students follow the OCR GCSE English Literature and GCSE English Language specifications, with everyone in the cohort expected to gain both qualifications. The summer 2024 cohort achieved 68% Grades 9 to 7 in GCSE English Language, and 80% Grades 9 to 7 in GCSE English Literature.
We also have an enthusiastic group of around thirty A Level (OCR) English Literature students; the summer 2024 A Level cohort achieved an 100% A* to B record.
We are closely involved with the University of Reading’s Secondary English Initial Teacher Training course, and the department has a track record of supporting new colleagues and fostering their professional interests.
We also maintain several other local and national partnerships, including projects with the BBC, the University of Aston, the English and Media Centre, The Globe Players, RABBLE Theatre, Write Path and Igniting Writing, as well as networks with English and Literacy departments at schools in Reading, Wokingham, West Berkshire and Greater London.
Department colleagues work very closely with our excellent Learning Resource Centre team to stage an annual Book Festival featuring visiting authors and workshops and support a number of thriving student-led literary clubs (including junior and senior creative writing).
The school also has its own Poet Laureate and an annual essay writing competition, both run by colleagues in the Department. We would love our new colleague to contribute to the extra-curricular provision we offer and welcome them indulging their own interests and specialities.
This is a successful department (rated as Outstanding by OFSTED in the last subject-specific visit) and has the capacity and flexibility to offer an exciting opportunity to an eager applicant.
At Reading School, we have a clear educational philosophy and a deeply rooted commitment to social mobility. In all we do we seek to nurture character and develop academic excellence, and we know that what we do really matters.
We are a short walk from central Reading and close to transport links. Reading is a diverse place to live with arts, culture and heritage at the heart of the town.
What the school offers its staff
To apply and for more information please go to: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/136449/EDV-2024-RS-62525
Visit the School website for more information -https://www.reading-school.co.uk/vacancies
If you have any queries regarding our current vacancies or the Safer Recruitment process, please contact: hr@reading-school.co.uk or by telephone: 0118 901 5600
Deadline for Applications: Tuesday 7th January 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Reading School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo an Enhanced DBS Disclosure and complete relevant pre-employment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment policy. Full details of our Safeguarding - Staff Recruitment Policy can be found on our website.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Reading School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1138 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Reading School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@reading-school.co.uk
Combining a distinguished heritage, a positive reputation for outstanding academic achievement and a commitment to high standards of pastoral care, at Reading School we aspire to be a school with excellence at the heart of everything we do. We are situated 15 minutes walk from central Reading and close to transport links. Reading is a diverse place to live with arts, culture and heritage at the heart of the town.
We offer an exceptional all-round education enabling each student to realise his academic, cultural or sporting potential. A Selective Boys’ School, Reading School takes both day and boarding students. In 2022, the school was rated the Sunday Times South East State School of the Year and awarded 'outstanding' in the Boarding Ofsted Inspection in February 2020.
Arranging a visit to Reading School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@reading-school.co.uk.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Teacher of English - Highdown School
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8LR
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed