Teacher of English
Tanfield School, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8AYThis job expired on 7 February 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 January 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: 10 sessions
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
- You will be an outstanding practitioner with a proven track record
- have a strong focus on teaching and learning
- be experienced in managing others and supporting them to develop their teaching including coaching, mentoring and training
- demonstrate high levels of ambition and optimism regarding what the academy and its students can achieve
- have proven experience of positively impacting on student progress, raising attainment and developing excellence
- be fully committed to Tanfield School’s ethos of high expectations and no excuses
- have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of scholars
What the school offers its staff
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU?
With great students who behave impeccably, an outstanding team of staff, Tanfield School offers an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, talented individual looking to develop their career.
You would be joining a very strong and supportive staff team who are determined to drive further improvements at Tanfield School.
Very effective staff training and support and outstanding CPD.
As a rapidly improving School, you would be joining us at a very exciting time and become part of a vibrant learning community that will offer you fantastic opportunities for CPD, career development, future promotions and for you to be able to make your mark.
Our tight, robust and no-nonsense behaviour systems ensure you can really teach.
Further information about the job
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.
About Tanfield School
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 702 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Tanfield School website
- Email address
- vacancies@tanfieldschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01207 232881
You would be joining a very strong staff team who are determined to drive further improvements at Tanfield. Our school is a vibrant and exciting place to work. I feel privileged to be the Headteacher of Tanfield School. The day I started in July 2017 was the proudest day of my career so far. I’m lucky to lead such fantastic students and staff and I truly believe their potential is limitless.
We have been a rapidly improving school. In 2018 we had the lowest progress 8 score in County Durham at - 0.96. However, in the last 3 years our progress 8 score has placed us third, second and now top in Durham with +0.83. This also placed us second in the North East and in the top 5% of schools in the country. Whilst we are pleased with the results, we are striving to be in the top 1% of schools in the country within the next two years.
So, what is leading to the rapid improvements?
As Peter Drucker says, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” We believe that the main driver to success is creating an achievement-oriented culture. A culture where it is cool to be smart and where all students work hard to attend the best university or a real alternative. We do this by having a ‘no excuses’ approach. We believe this instills strong learning habits, which ultimately helps students to become better qualified, more successful and happier. We expect students to follow homework and equipment rules, wear uniform with pride and always be ‘on task’, fully engaged and ready to learn.
We aim to provide high-quality education to all children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds. It is widely recognised that pupils from deprived sectors of society are less likely to have had a knowledge-rich start to life and may already begin school at a disadvantage. Therefore, we have implemented a knowledge-based approach to address this and close any gaps in attainment. It is working - our disadvantaged students achieved +0.49 which was the highest in the north east.
We know that teaching is the most rewarding, exhilarating but exhausting profession. We are guided by a philosophy of simplicity that aims for maximum impact on pupil learning with minimal workload for staff. We reduce burnout by applying this effort-to-impact ratio to everything we do. For example, our slimmed-down marking, centralised homework and detentions minimise work. We use whole class feedback to reduce workload. We want staff to nurture a healthy, sustainable balance between their school and home lives.
As an individual, I am driven to be the best that I can be, and I expect the same from students and staff. Therefore, we are constantly looking to take the best ideas from academies, schools, the independent sector and abroad. We don’t believe in off-the-shelf strategies or practices; there is no silver bullet. It is really about being values driven, having clear vision, focusing relentlessly on results, operating strict routines, doing the simple things well every day, and building strong relationships at all levels.
If you are wholly committed to our mission, have the persistence and humility to return to it every day; to sustain our routines and live our values over and over, we would love for you to apply for this vacancy.
Arranging a visit to Tanfield School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@tanfieldschool.co.uk.
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