Teacher of English

Stopsley High School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 7UX

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2024 or sooner if available

• Closing date

  20 October 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 June 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Subject: English
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

Teacher of English job summary

Required for either a January 2024, or sooner, start. Stopsley High School is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, high quality teacher of English. The role would be suitable for an Early Careers Teacher (ECT). 

Stopsley High School has been on a rapid improvement journey which included academising in September 2021 and joining the Middlesex Learning Trust. The School has benefitted from collaborative networking across the three schools, opportunities to showcase best practice and access to innovative training opportunities.  All of this hard work culminated in an incredibly positive Ofsted in September 2022, in which the school was graded as “Good” in all five areas. It is an exciting time to join us and be part of our journey from good to outstanding!

The successful candidate will be joining an energetic, forward thinking and highly ambitious team. They will demonstrate real enthusiasm for teaching English, underpinned by strong subject pedagogy and a willingness to work to make an already established department even stronger with a full programme of CPD and ECT support available.  

There are a multitude of benefits to working at Stopsley High School, with Middlesex Learning Trust to support. Benefits include but is not limited to:

• Access to fantastic facilities at Stopsley High School in our state of the art school built in 2016, including access to our fitness suite which is free for staff

• A comprehensive New Staff Induction programme including a range of personalised CPD opportunities 

• A supportive staff body who enjoy working collaboratively

• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing

• Access to excellent teacher training provision via the SCITT within the Trust, based at The Compton School. SCITT has been graded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in June 2022.

• Career pathways and a strong history of promotion across the Trust

• Opportunity to take part in our Talent Management Programme which has well-developed tiers to develop the skills of staff and prepare them for promotion within the Trust

• Excellent public transport and road links to the rest of the UK and Europe

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About Stopsley High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1048 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Stopsley High School website (opens in new tab)
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