Teacher of English

Winchester College seeks to appoint a well-qualified, able and inspiring teacher of English. The successful candidate, who will teach throughout the school, will be enthusiastic about promoting literacy, literature and culture, and will join a thriving 10-strong department. Recent results in Pre-U English have been outstanding: in summer 2016, of 30 pupils taking the course, 27 obtained Distinctions.

As well as academic success, the English department contributes to the rich co-curricular offering of the school, especially through its English society and the school’s magazine for the creative arts. Teachers give talks and workshops to foster enjoyment and appreciation of literature for its own sake; they direct and write plays for the boys, as well as organise theatre trips; they foster strong links with the school’s extensive library, as well as with partner schools in the maintained sector and institutions such as The Globe, Jane Austen’s House and Museum, and the Winchester Poetry Festival.

The College, which was founded in 1382, is a boys’ boarding school of 700 pupils. Every boy is a full boarder in one of eleven boarding houses. Our admissions system, in which prior to admission all applicants are interviewed at length, is unique. We are committed to the highest standards of academic excellence, first class pastoral care and the maintenance of a broad and balanced liberal education for all our pupils. Through our non-examined general cultural studies programme (known as Division) we offer an approach to education which develops an intelligent and critical awareness of the world, strong communication skills and a confident ability to think independently and with originality. Our pupils enjoy living in a community in which academic engagement is regarded as a priority; we aim to foster in them an enthusiastic appetite for university study, an unaffected modesty of manner, a strong sense of social responsibility and a lifelong love of learning. In addition to teaching English, applicants may be required to teach Division.

This post will suit teachers of the highest calibre who will relish the challenge of working with able and articulate pupils in a historic site of unparalleled architectural beauty in the heart of Winchester. Although a PGCE will be an advantage, applications from innovative and enthusiastic teachers with an excellent degree who do not hold a teaching qualification will be considered. We have an extensive programme of support for those who wish to train to become qualified teachers when in post. All our full-time teachers are expected to act as tutors in one of the boarding houses, thereby making a significant contribution to the pastoral care of our pupils. In addition to this, the successful applicant will be required to contribute in some capacity to our sports and co-curricular programme.

Further information about the School can be found at www.winchestercollege.org

This position includes a generous benefits package including appropriate housing.

All applications should be made by clicking here and attaching a full CV and letter of application by Friday 11 November 2016.

Interviews will take place week beginning the 21 November 2016 with the job commencing September 2017.

Winchester College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This appointment will be conditional on successful pre-employment and DBS checks.

(No agencies please)