Teacher of English

1 month ago

Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, United Kingdom The Cottesloe School Full time

The Cottesloe School are looking for a part-time or full-time FT) Teacher of English to join their team in July or September 2024.

This post would be an excellent opportunity for more experienced teachers including KS2 teachers who would like to move into secondary teaching. You would be fully supported by a successful and well-established team.

Term time only

Salary Type: MPS/UPS

Salary details: MPS/UPS

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time - Part-time FT)

Interviews to be held: To be confirmedAbout us

The Cottesloe School is a successful and oversubscribed Foundation secondary school with Sixth Form situated in the village of Wing in rural North Buckinghamshire, located conveniently for Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.

We are a forward-looking school with a Headteacher who leads an experienced and stable senior leadership team who have a passion for creating an inclusive learning environment, which enables all students to meet high expectations. Emphasis on staff wellbeing is central to our culture and we provide a vibrant and caring working environment.

Offers of employment will be subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, and satisfactory teacher status, qualification, identity, health, online and reference checks as part of the safer recruitment process.

Please see our website for more information about us About the role

We can offer you a rewarding opportunity to work in a welcoming and supportive environment. Our students are eager to learn, work hard and achieve well. Pupils and staff treat each other with respect and courtesy. Around the building and in lessons, pupils behave very well. Senior leaders are ambitious for Cottesloe students. The Headteacher is supported by talented and committed staff. Staff feel valued because leaders consider their workload. (Ofsted - Continues to be a Good school, November 2021).

We teach English because it is at the very heart of every aspect of learning and shapes our understanding of the human experience. English empowers curiosity, imagination and expression. English engenders empathy and tolerance, enabling others to connect to the past, present and future in order to make a better world. Therefore, our intent is to instil a sense of knowledge, wisdom and power in our students to create literate, independent thinkers who are empathetic, have a strong sense of curiosity and go on to become life-long learners. We want our students to appreciate the power of language and the opportunities that it provides for success in an ever-changing society.

The English Curriculum is founded on a shared love of literature: from Charles Dickens to Angie Thomas; Shakespeare to Margaret Atwood; William Wordsworth to Maya Angelou and beyond. Within our department, we endeavour to explore a variety of themes and ideas that are universal and relevant to today.

About you

We are looking for an enthusiastic part-time or full-time teacher with excellent knowledge and relevant teaching qualification to join our team and teach English at Key Stages 3 and 4. The successful candidate will be an outstanding practitioner with a clear vision of how they can inspire students, raising their aspiration and achievement.

This is an ideal opportunity for either an ECT to undertake their induction training in a school with a proven track record of providing excellent professional support for all staff, or for an experienced teacher looking for a new challenge and great CPD opportunities in a supportive school.

Early Career Teachers will be offered a contract from July 2024 and comprehensive Induction support.

Other information

Please contact Jo Webber (Head of English Department) to discuss this role further or visit the school

Please complete an application form, providing full details of your education and employment history. CVs cannot be accepted. Your completed application form should be emailed to and we will review applications on receipt. No agencies please. Previous applicants need not apply.

The Cottesloe School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and all staff, volunteers and governors are expected to share this commitment, to follow the school's safeguarding policies and procedures and to behave appropriately towards children and young people at all times both in work and in their personal lives.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

All unspent cautions and convictions cautionsAll adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.

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