Teacher of English and Media Studies

Vacancy Title: Teacher of English and Media (Fixed Term)

Location: Cornwallis Academy

Contract:  Full time or part time hours available 

Salary: Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale

Start Date: January 2022 or sooner

As a result of Cornwallis Academy’s increasing popularity and excellent reputation in the local community, we are looking to appoint a highly driven and inspirational teacher of English who would relish the opportunity to become part of our English Department. The candidate should show a real passion for the subject and will be able to inspire students of all backgrounds.  Our highly successful English Department consists of a team of skilled, outstanding and motivated teachers which makes it a desirable team to work with.  

You will be joining an incredibly well-resourced and highly successful department that has a relentless focus on raising attainment and good numbers for post 16 courses. In 2019, the department has celebrated a hugely successful set of summer results, in which 82% of GCSE students achieved a grade 4 or above and 62% achieved grade 5 or above. A-Level also shared equal success with 100% of Literature students achieving A*-C grades and 68% of Language & Literature students achieving A*-C grades. Similar success was shared in summers 2020 and 2021.

The post offers great opportunities for continuous personal and professional development for an innovative and ambitious teacher looking for career advancement. You would be managed on a day to day basis by the Director of English and would be supported by three Key Stage Managers for English. We are very excited about the future of English in our School and we are ready to invest in the right people to ensure its success. 

As well as our state-of-the-art facilities, we have an exciting programme of trips, visits, visitors and extra-curricular activities.  Cornwallis Academy values positive professional working relationships and seek individuals who will support this ethos.

The successful candidate will be a creative and inspiring Teacher of English and Media who will have:

Qualified Teacher Status

The ability to teach English up to KS3 and KS4 and the potential for development of KS5 teaching

Possess recent, relevant teaching experience

Be an outstanding classroom practitioner who can inspire students

We will offer you:

A vibrant and exciting place to work

A friendly and supportive environment

An excellent CPD programme, with opportunities for action research and nationally accredited qualifications 

The support of a Trust that currently encompasses two Secondary schools, one Primary school, and one Nursery for children aged 3 months to 4 years

An incredibly well-resourced department with schemes of work and resources available.

An opportunity to join various schemes such as the Benenden corporate healthcare scheme

If you would like to take a look around our fantastic facilities and meet the staff that you could be working alongside, please email the Head Teacher’s PA, Linda O’Connell at loconnell@cornwallisacademy.com to arrange a visit.