Teacher of English

Full-time, Part-time will be considered 

Start date: September 2019

The Holgate Academy is looking for an excellent Teacher of English with a commitment to academic excellence and helping every learner succeed to deliver innovative and creative lessons which engage and challenge students to achieve their full potential.  We are recruiting to
meet an increase in Year 7 numbers in 2019-20.

This post would suit either a new entrant to the profession or an experienced teacher.  We would welcome a teacher returning to work after a career break and will consider part time or flexible working where possible.  

The ideal candidate will

• be an excellent teacher and a committed team player
• have a proven track record of success and raising student attainment
• have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of students
• be committed to academy’s ethos of high expectations
  

The successful candidate will benefit from:

• full support and induction
• a strong and caring ethos among staff and students
• excellent CPD opportunities
• networking opportunities across the Diverse Academies Learning Partnership
• salary sacrifice schemes
  

Visits to the academy are welcome.  Please contact Lynsey Baum at Holgate on 01159632104 or lbaum@holgate-ac.org.uk 

We are an academy on an exciting journey. Our 2020 mission is to be rated outstanding and to consistently offer the best education for the young people of Hucknall. On the road to 2020, we have adopted four cornerstones to our thinking – attainment, performance of our students, performance of our leadership, and inspiration. We have very high expectations of uniform and behaviour and crucially, we expect our students to work as hard as our staff do. We know that our staff team are our greatest resource. Therefore, we invest heavily in them and we know that this has helped us to develop our stable, supportive and high performing team. We know that we have a lot to offer someone who wants to feel respected and appreciated as an expert in their field. If you are looking to be part of an exciting journey, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please include the following on your application:

• Why this post is of interest to you, how you have prepared for this post and how it fits in with your career progression plans
• Experience relevant to the post to include teaching and learning styles and cross curricular work
• How you would make a significant contribution to the raising of attainment in English
• What you see as the most exciting challenge of the post

Link for application - https://dalp.careers.eteach.com/o/teacher-of-english-hucknall

Closing Date: 31st March 2019 

The Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment.  To this end we actively seek DBS enhanced clearance check for everybody that is employed by us.