Deadline is tomorrow

  • Start date details

    September 2024

  • Closing date

    6 May 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 April 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time, term time: 1.0 FTE

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Priory Lincoln Academy to appoint a Teacher of English from September 2024 or earlier. The academy is passionate about our students embracing a love for reading and engaging our students in a rich and ambitious English curriculum. We have a superb library and librarian which is at the heart of school life.

Priory Lincoln Academy believes in our motto of Achieving Individual Excellence Together and the successful candidate will be responsible to work with the department to develop the curriculum and teaching of English to achieve this aim.

Our academy offers an exciting working environment with remarkable staff who are supported and valued; working together on a journey of improvement and with the ambition to become the academy of choice in the city. We believe in the education of the whole child with a range of academic and enrichment opportunities so that young people at Priory Lincoln become a citizen of the world choosing the life they want to live. We hope that you want to join us on our adventure and encourage you to come and visit the academy.   

The candidate we are looking for will inspire those around them and will have the ambition to work in the Trust to develop a world class curriculum and experience for our students. They will be visible and have the ambition to develop their leadership skills. Strong interpersonal, organisational and decision-making skills are vital for this role, as is a commitment to demonstrating our Trust values of Courage, Passion, Curiosity, Generosity and Wisdom.

What the school offers its staff

Priory Lincoln Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our pupils and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff.

Visits to the academy are warmly welcomed. Please feel free to make an appointment by contacting Lisa Hodgson or Jenny Elsom on 01522 882800.

The job description and person specification can be found in the attachments. 

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.

Applying for the job

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About The Priory City of Lincoln Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
986 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

School location

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