TEACHER OF ENGLISH

Overview

The Farnley Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Teacher of English. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching and inspiring students across Key Stages 3 and 4 to achieve their full potential in this critically important subject. This opportunity is open to both Early Career Teachers and more experienced colleagues.

Responsibilities

Teaching and inspiring students across Key Stages 3 and 4 to achieve their full potential in English.

Potential applicants

• A trainee teacher who is successfully completing placement(s) teaching at KS3 & KS4 (applicants currently in training).
• A colleague with a successful record of teaching with strong examination results at KS3 & KS4 (applicants who have already gained Qualified Teacher Status).

Applicants should also have

• A detailed knowledge of current developments in education including the effective use of the Pupil Premium.
• The ability to put vision into practice.

What we offer you

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team - as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us

The Farnley Academy is a high performing Ofsted Outstanding (2023) school located in the West of Leeds. At TFA we are wholeheartedly dedicated to ensuring that all students in our care receive a first class education and achieve their goals in life, whatever they might be. Our staff value each of our students as individuals and work tirelessly to ensure that students achieve excellent GCSE examination outcomes, and also develop into positive members of society. It is through our valuing of the individual and our consistently high expectations that we will achieve our vision of providing 'An Exceptional Student Experience for all'.

If you are as excited about this role as we are, you can download the Job Description, Person Specification, and Application Form from from this page, request them by email at emailprotected or call us on .

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy.

CVs are not accepted.

Additional notes

We will consider any reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act (2010), to enable an applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies.