Teacher of Reading

Framwellgate School Durham, Durham, DH1 5BQ

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  29 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  2 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): Full time but open to applicants for part time 0.8 or job share
• Contract type: Fixed term - 2 years
• Pay scale: MPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Ability to inspire, motivate and challenge students
• Ability to plan and teach well-structured lessons which achieve outcomes which are at least good and are often outstanding
• Ability to meet targets for the students in your assigned classes
• Ability to work closely with a team of teaching colleagues in your department to prepare, resource and teach your subject
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents/carers and colleagues, showing respect for others and professionalism at all times
• Ability to adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students
• Recent and relevant experience of teaching (either primary or secondary. A recent or current ITT course is sufficient to meet this requirement)

Desirable:

• Experience of teaching reading (either primary or as an English/intervention teacher at secondary)
• Knowledge and understanding of how students learn to read and the best strategies to improve reading (e.g. phonics programmes)
• Experience of delivery a reading intervention e.g. Lexonik

What the school offers its staff

The leadership of the school is committed to trusting in the professionalism of all its staff. We offer a high level of autonomy so that curriculum areas and individual teachers are trusted to determine what they believe is the best, most enriching and challenging curriculum for our students as well as constantly reflecting on the best pedagogical approach to deliver on that ambition. We promote the fact that this should all be a collective endeavour and that it’s teams working together that achieve the best results. In return the leadership of the school will look to ensure that we all maintain a calm and orderly environment, that teachers can teach and that the training in school is designed to maximise professional development and help in the maintenance of our high standards.

At a leadership level we are all committed to the values of ethical leadership and to applying this to every aspect of school life. Every member of the school community should feel able to speak to anyone else on a professional level and that their concern or question will be listened to, acknowledged and acted upon. As a consequence of this approach, morale amongst the staff is high as we encourage them to seek professional joy and value working here. The school will benefit from a new build due to open in 2027, but the heart of any school is not its bricks and mortar but the people who work there, something we recognise and celebrate.

Commitment to safeguarding

Framwellgate School Durham is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS and barred list check will be required for this post.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@framdurham.com

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Candidate Information Pack Teacher of Reading.pdf - 1.67 MB (opens in new tab)

About Framwellgate School Durham

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1276 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Framwellgate School Durham website
• Email address: vacancies@framdurham.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/framwellgate-school-durham-durham

Framwellgate School Durham is an 11-18 non-selective secondary school and Single Academy Trust. The school roll has increased by 35% over the last five years, and we now have more than 1300 students who attend the school.

Arranging a visit to Framwellgate School Durham

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@framdurham.com.

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