Teacher of English
The John of Gaunt School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EH20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
3 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE)
Teacher of English job summary
John of Gaunt School is a proud member of EQUA Mead Learning Trust. Our family of like-minded schools collaborate to provide mutual support, share best practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing each school’s distinctive character. We believe all children and young people have the right to a great education and we seek to improve the life chances of all those we serve; it is our mission to give Every Child, Every Chance of success.
Across our Trust, we want our children and young people to be inspired by their learning, and to instil in them a motivation and aspiration to succeed in all they do. Our schools are highly inclusive and we are proud to have high expectations of our children and young people, encouraging and preparing them to do their very best in their learning both within the curriculum and beyond.
High quality teaching is a priority, coupled with strong nurturing support, where adults genuinely care about the wellbeing of the children and young people in their care. It’s our aim to meet the needs of each child individually and we provide the resources and staff to achieve this. Our dedicated team is committed to providing a wonderfully creative learning environment to fascinate every child. Aspirations for excellence underpin all that we do; our schools are highly inclusive and we are proud to have high expectations of our children and young people.
Children and young people in our schools are happy and safe, motivated to reach their full potential and equipped to become resilient, independent learners. They are prepared to live responsibly and peacefully in the spirit of understanding, and opportunities to develop their creativity, confidence and communication skills are woven into all aspects of school life.
Inclusion is the beating heart of our organisation, and we cherish it in our staff just like we do in our children. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our communities and welcome applications from anyone with the skills and experience to do the role they are applying to, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, disability or any other protected characteristic. We recognise the value and contribution every member of our staff makes to our schools, and in return for their dedication and commitment we provide:
A clear vision with purpose and values that are supported by all our staff
An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic staff and children in all of our schools
A highly organised and very supportive team
A clear, comprehensive induction process
Generous employer contributions to the Local Authority Pension Scheme
Our mission is to make sure that all our students, regardless of their circumstances, discover their personal best and thrive academically, individually and socially. We are relentless in driving high expectations and make no apology for ensuring high standards across the school. We will continually ensure every student achieves excellent results, with high-quality teaching and a first-class curriculum, underpinned by outstanding cultural capital experiences and exceptional pastoral care.
About the role:
We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational English teacher who has the expertise and flexibility to deliver English to students across the age and ability range. You will need to bring a sense of energy to the role and a desire to continually improve and share our commitment to raising the achievement of every student. You will have the skills and drive to inspire our students, coupled with high expectations and strong interpersonal skills. You will be joining a team of enthusiastic and dedicated teachers who care passionately about their students and are committed to raising standards and enjoyment in the subject.
About the Faculty:
The English Faculty occupies a central place in the work of the school and, we are happy to say, was recently shortlisted for English Team of the Year with the Times Educational Supplement. The faculty has 18 specialist teachers of English and media, 7 of whom are part-time, and some of whom have additional areas of expertise and responsibility around the school – including strong links with our individual learning department. The Faculty is managed by the Director of Learning; she is assisted by a Director of KS4, Director of KS3, Lead Practitioner, and a full-time HLTA who undertakes intervention work focused on pupil premium students. The hallmarks of the English Faculty’s work are the extremely high quality of classroom teaching and a sharp focus on assessment and monitoring. The English Faculty team pride themselves on being innovative and forwardlooking, enthusiastic and caring. All full-time English specialists currently have their own classrooms; most of these are situated in the same area of the school. All are equipped with data projectors, speakers and document cameras; all members of staff have their own laptop computers and access to the internet. The English Faculty has its own small computer room which is particularly useful for teaching smaller classes of lower ability students, sixth form classes or intervention groups. In addition, media teaching takes place in a computer suite, with access to equipment such as cameras, lighting and sound recorders. We also have a technician who regularly works in the faculty to support media lessons. A particular strength of the faculty is our resource-base, which includes a wide selection of literature and course books, as well as fully-resourced schemes of work across the key stages, written by our team. We participate in the ‘Talk for Writing’ secondary programme, with the aim of improving student literacy in all subjects. We participate fully in the school’s CPD programme to ensure that our resources, skills and professional practice are of the highest order, with members of our team regularly delivering CPD for other colleagues in the school.
About the school:
The John of Gaunt School is a unique, vibrant and highly successful school. The School has a strong reputation for both academic and pastoral excellence. Whilst we are first and foremost a place of learning, we strive to ensure that students are academically nurtured and cared for in a safe environment in which they can be happy, grow, gain in confidence and be challenged to achieve in all aspects of school life.
Our Mission is to make sure that all our students, discover their personal best and thrive academically, individually and socially regardless of their circumstances. We are relentless in driving high expectations and make no apology for ensuring high standards across the school.
Our Values:
Kindness: At The John of Gaunt School we nurture, recognise and celebrate the important quality of being generous, helpful, and caring towards other people that is essential in our society today.
Positivity: Being optimistic in attitude is crucial for any person to be successful at any stage of their life. We believe that positivity breeds positivity, and so we foster this trait in all members of our school.
Belonging: All our staff and students must be happy and comfortable within our community at The John of Gaunt School. We want every member to feel welcome and accepted so that they can flourish.
We are a highly inclusive school that blends nurturing individual care with high standards and expectations. Our students are proud of their school and are happy, ambitious inquisitive learners. They thrive on a curriculum and character education programme that takes place in classrooms, and includes clubs, trips and activities. Our ethos is underpinned by strong relationships between students, parents, carers, staff and governors, who all work tirelessly together to ensure students develop their individual characteristics to be successful at school and beyond.
The John of Gaunt School is for students from the ages of 11 – 18, with approximately 1250 students on roll. The School joined Equa Multi Academy Trust in April 2023. We are a school for our community and strongly believe in collaboration. We actively promote this with our local secondary and primary schools through Collaborative Schools Ltd - a social enterprise incorporating all Trowbridge schools; and the West Wiltshire Alliance. Our strong partnerships with local primaries mean that most students join us already knowing the school and key staff.
For further information about the role, please see the attached documents below:
This role will involve contact with children and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.
This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures and all interviews, regardless of role, will include questions about approaches to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and follows all guidance in the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. A copy of the school’s Safeguarding Children in Our School Policy and our Policy and Code of Conduct for Safe Practice are available on our website. An online profile search will be conducted and references will be sought on all shortlisted candidates prior to interview.
The post is subject to receipt of an enhanced DBS to include children's barred list checks. Disclosure will contain details of formal cautions, reprimands and final warnings, as well as convictions.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The John of Gaunt School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1260 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The John of Gaunt School website (opens in new tab)
The John of Gaunt School is large and dynamic school with approximately 1270 students on roll. We are currently a single Academy and actively promote collaboration with our feeder primary schools through the Trowbridge Schools’ Social Enterprise - Collaborative Schools Ltd and the West Wiltshire Alliance; a partnership of 8 secondary schools and Wiltshire College. Our school roll is rising significantly each year and our reputation has accelerated over the last two years. We are now at the forefront educational practice and we are delighted that our recent changes are accelerating the progress of our students. We are part Equa Multi Academy Trust. Details about Equa MAT can be found on their website https://equa.org.uk .
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