20 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1st September 2025

  • Closing date

    25 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    4 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

English

Working pattern

Part time, full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

M1 - M6/UPS

Teacher of English job summary

Teacher of English

Start: 1st September 2025

M1-6 and UPS. Permanent. Flexible working applications will be considered.

This is an exciting opportunity for an aspirational and inspirational English teacher to join our team here at The Dean Academy.

The successful candidate will work closely with the other members of the English faculty to plan and implement our ambitious curriculum, supporting our students to make good progress. The successful applicant must be willing to work hard and work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure we sustain the trajectory of rapidly improving GCSE outcomes and destinations for the young people we serve, whilst simultaneously supporting their personal development and providing a high quality of experience during their time as a Dean Academy student.

The Dean Academy is an 11-16 school with approximately 750 students on roll in Lydney, in the beautiful Forest of Dean. The number of students is expected to increase to 850 from 2025. As a local and fully comprehensive school, The Dean Academy is part of the highly successful Athelstan Trust. We are a school that has been on an incredible journey of rapid improvement and were judged as “good in all areas” in September 2021. Our academic outcomes have improved significantly in the last 3 years, with students now achieving above national progress for the past 2 years. The successful candidate will share the drive and ambition of our dedicated staff in continuing this community of transformation and will be keen to deliver exceptional education in a “school where students thrive” (Ofsted, 2021).

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the post this can be arranged. A visit to our school and an opportunity to meet our children and staff is the best way to find out more about us and whether this could be the post for you. If you would like a visit to school, please contact Theresa Whatley, Headteacher’s PA, directly.

Closing Date: Friday 25th April 12 Noon.

Applications will be considered as they are received; we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If successful in being called for interview, all candidates are expected to apply for an enhanced DBS before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your
interview.

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About The Dean Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
690 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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The Dean Academy is an 11-16 school with approximately 700 students on roll in Lydney, in the beautiful Forest of Dean. As a small, local and fully comprehensive school, The Dean Academy is part of the highly successful Athelstan Trust. We are a school who have been on an incredible journey of rapid improvement and were judged as “good in all areas” in September 2021 leading to the school growing quickly. The successful candidate will share the drive and ambition of our dedicated staff and will be keen to deliver exceptional education in a “school where students thrive” (Ofsted, 2021).

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