Teacher of English

Wolfreton is seeking to appoint a full time Teacher of English to join our highly successful English department from September 2023. Wolfreton is part of The Consortium Academy Trust. We are ambitious about the future – creating learning environments and excellence in teaching and learning that provide our children and young people with the best chance at a successful future. Coupled with this is the commitment, care and investment in our people, who we believe are our greatest asset. If you are a team player who is looking for a varied and interesting new career opportunity within teaching, then we want to hear from you! 

About the Role 

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and positive teacher to join our English team on the next phase of its journey. We welcome applications from those beginning their teaching journey as ECTs and from more experienced candidates on MPS or UPS. The successful candidate will have the ability to set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students. They will have good subject and curriculum knowledge and be able to adapt and respond to the strengths and needs of all students. 

Our team are committed, supportive and ambitious for more success. We believe this is a truly exciting opportunity for the right candidate to work alongside the team, building on the work already done by them.   

If you share our ambitions and our commitment both to developing students learning and personal development, we look forward to hearing from you. 

Further details can be found in the job description and personnel specification. 

About You 

The successful candidate will possess excellent inter-personal skills and will be required to communicate effectively with members of the teaching and support staff, parents and students. The successful candidate will hold a degree or equivalent in English and will be a highly effective teacher and classroom manager with a good understanding of a range of teaching and learning strategies. They will have effective experience as a teacher or trainee teacher of KS3 and KS4 and have experience in the role of a form tutor. 

What WE can Offer YOU 

In return for your skills and experience, we provide a supportive and friendly environment to develop and thrive. We offer all staff access to an excellent pension (TPS); an excellent new staff induction programme; a commitment to high quality continued professional development; and free onsite car parking. 

For an informal discussion about this post, please do not hesitate to contact Sandra Lazenby, Operations Manager in the first instance via 01482 659356. For further information and how to apply for this position please visit the www.wolfreton.co.uk. 

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.  

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.  

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should contact our People Services team via vacancies@consortiumtrust.co.uk  

You can complete the “Additional Requirements” section of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process.  

The Consortium Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure, in line with the usual terms and conditions of employment at The Consortium Academy Trust.   

Wolfreton reserves the right to close this listing early therefore early applications are encouraged.