Teacher of English

Moorend; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Moor End Academy seeks a passionate Teacher of English to join their 'World Class' Academy. The role involves motivating students and maintaining high educational standards in a supportive environment. The school offers excellent professional development and values a community ethos.

Benefits

Excellent professional development opportunities

Supportive community ethos

Safe and caring environment

Qualifications

• Strong sense of purpose and ambition to help students succeed.
• Ability to motivate and inspire students.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality English lessons.
• Promote a positive and ambitious school culture.

Skills

Motivation

Dedication

Passion

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our “World Class” Academy as a Teacher of English.

You'll be driven by a genuine ambition to help the academy maintain its high standards, strong sense of purpose, and the ethos that makes us ‘World Class’. At Moor End Academy, lessons are underpinned by our core principles of teaching and learning – and our teachers have the freedom to be creative and innovative, so that pupils continue to make progress significantly above their peers nationally.

About us:

Moor End Academy is an outstanding, vibrant, diverse, and inclusive school which provides a fantastic learning environment.

We have a culture of strong behaviour expectations underpinned by our three core values of Respect, Ambition, and Responsibility.

Our dedicated staff are committed to delivering an outstanding education to all our students, and as a teacher, you will benefit from our commitment to exceptional professional development, rooted in academic research.

We are part of South Pennine Academies Multi-Academy Trust, and opportunities for collaboration and peer networking are at the heart of our secondary strategy.

Why join us?

1. Relationships: Positive relationships, mutual respect, and the promotion of an ambitious school culture are at the core of what we do each day.
2. Orderly Environment: The academy is a highly orderly environment, and students conduct themselves well throughout the day, embodying our three core values.
3. High performing: We are an exceptionally high performing school with a Progress 8 score well above the national average.
4. Leadership: Senior leaders are highly visible, supportive, and have an open-door policy.
5. Morale: Our staff are buoyant in their attitudes, and morale is high.
6. High expectations: There is a tangible culture of high expectations; teachers can teach, and students can learn.
7. Attendance: Students enjoy coming to school, and attendance is well above the national average.
8. World Class: We are an accredited ‘World Class’ academy and have held this quality mark since March 2022.
9. CPD: We have achieved the ‘Gold’ CollectivED: Coaching, Mentoring, and Professional Learning in Education Award.
10. Wellbeing: We take a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing and have achieved the CollectivED ‘Gold’ accreditation in recognition of our holistic offer and strong practice.

We are looking for:

A passionate, energetic, and dedicated candidate with a strong sense of purpose who has the genuine ambition to help our students achieve their ‘passports to success’.

An excellent practitioner with the ability to motivate and inspire our students to become the leaders of tomorrow!

We can offer you:

• A warm, happy school where we value our community ethos, and we firmly believe in promoting a school culture based on mutual respect.
• Happy, enthusiastic, and well-behaved students who thrive in a safe and caring environment.
• Excellent professional development opportunities.

If you’re impressed by our work, understand our vision, and want to be part of our exceptional academy, then we would welcome your application.

The successful applicants will be required to undertake a Criminal Record Check via the DBS. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If we receive a number of high-quality candidates, interviews may take place before the closing date of this vacancy.