Teacher of English

Are you an ambitious and passionate Teacher of English who has desire to support young people to love learning and language? Thinking about the knowledge and skills of English, can you engage students to develop a positive approach to learning? Are you interested in working in a school that is truly ambitious for students and staff? If so, read on!

Burscough Priory Academy joined the Endeavour Learning Trust in September 2018 and has thrived as part of a successful family of schools. Burscough Priory students are hardworking, enthusiastic and keen to work with their teachers and the support staff to get the very best out of every day at school. Since 2018, there has been rapid and sustained improvement at our school which is firmly rooted in the existing good practice evident at Burscough Priory Academy. Our staff are wholly optimistic and completely committed to continuing to make the school the very best it can be - this is a school that is going places.

For our staff, we are firmly committed to ensuring this is a job that can be enjoyed, where everyone can flourish because we pay close attention to work/life balance. Across the Trust, we continue to develop strategies that take a common-sense approach to those aspects of the role that could become an unnecessary burden on workload - these include feedback, marking and centralised detentions.

Our collaboration is the beating heart of our Trust and from right across the Trust our teachers learn together. They share their practice, encourage and support each other to get the best out of the working day. The candidate will have opportunities to work with other colleagues in the trust and wider networks to support the development of the curriculum and teaching in English across our family of schools.

In our schools we have a relentless focus on excellence, expect the highest standards of behaviour but we have a pragmatic emphasis on the balance between challenge and support, high expectation and nurture. This counts for students and staff, teaching and non-teaching, so that our schools develop a family ethos, where everyone wants the best for everyone else.

In our team, our teachers are committed to continuously improving the classroom experience of our students with a genuine desire to improve their life chances. If you think this sounds like a place you would like to develop your career and your love of teaching then please follow the application guidance below.

We welcome applications from candidates seeking 0.6 or 0.8 positions.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please complete our application form and include a personal statement to support your application and outline the relevant skills and experience you can bring to Endeavour Learning Trust.

Applications should be submitted by 9.00am on Monday 13th May 2024

Interviews are to be held on Wednesday 15th May 2024

As part of the interview, you will be asked to plan and deliver a lesson and then discuss it with the panel.

Prospective candidates are welcome to contact the school for a telephone conversation prior

to the final application please contact Miss P. Murray, Operations Manager at p.murray@burscoughprioryacademy.org to organise a convenient time.

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.