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  • Job start date

    1 September 2019

  • Closing date

    20 May 2019 at 1am

  • Date listed

    8 May 2019

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Full-time equivalent salary

Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £23,719 to £39,406

Additional allowances

Teaching and Learning Responsibility

Teacher of English with Leadership Opportunities job summary

You must be committed to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.

Denefield School is looking to appoint a dynamic, outstanding teacher of English with a commitment to academic excellence and to helping every child succeed. This role represents an excellent career opportunity for a candidate who is a well-organised team player, willing to go the extra mile.

The ideal candidate will:
• be an outstanding teacher, able to inspire and challenge learners of all abilities
• have experience of teaching across all key stages
• be a collaborative and driven individual who will support and lead on the delivery of the subject
• demonstrate a creative and imaginative approach to teaching and learning
• have a proven track record of raising attainment
• show respect and promote the school’s ethos and character values
• demonstrate the ability to fulfil all aspects of the role, with confidence, through the medium of English.

At Denefield School we can offer you excellent CPD within an environment where we all work together to achieve our shared ambitions for our students. If you want to be part of our plans for the future, please complete an application form, available from the school website, and return it, along with a covering letter of no more than two sides of A4, to recruitment@denefield.org.uk. If you would like to discuss the role or arrange to visit the school, please contact the school directly on 0118 9413458.

Denefield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is a requirement for the successful applicant to undertake a school issued enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and accept the responsibility for providing and safeguarding the welfare of all students. CVs will not be accepted.

Denefield School is an equal opportunities employer and selects staff on merit, irrespective of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Denefield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All short-listed candidates will be subject to online searches and the successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with other relevant employment checks. CVs will not be accepted.
In our school we are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity in all aspects of our activities as an employer and education provider.

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About Denefield School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1142 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Denefield is an ambitious, successful and over-subscribed school located in the western Reading suburb of Tilehurst.

At Denefield School we believe passionately that every young person should gain the qualifications and develop the character skills to have, as we say, 'success for life'. Every member of the community benefits from the strong, respectful relationships between staff, students, parents and carers.

Denefield is a happy and exciting place to work, where every member of the school team is valued. We recognise that our staff are the main reason behind our successful school. Both teaching and support staff are committed, enthusiastic and hardworking, all believing firmly that we should help students to be and do their best. We understand that the wellbeing of our staff is essential and that they need to feel supported so that they in turn can support our students and ensure that they succeed in life.

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