Teacher of English

Do you aim to deliver authentic, quality education in an efficient and interactive way, enabling children to develop the skills for success in the 21st century?

We are looking to recruit an exceptional candidate to the role of Teacher of English. This will provide an exciting and challenging opportunity to build upon the existing track record of success within English and make a real impact on further developing the academy literacy.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious practitioner, who wants to make a real impact on further driving up attainment and progress. You will have the opportunity to work with specialist teachers in other schools as part of our Trust’s Teaching School Alliance. 

Working with Colleagues to drive up attainment, progress and standards GCSE and A level, you will have the opportunity to work with other teachers in our sister schools as part of our Trust’s Teaching School Alliance. Our professional development model ensures you can focus on teaching and continuously progressing your career unhindered by bureaucracy. 

Our campus is unique. A cross-campus sixth form in the top 25% of all schools in the country for progress, record GCSE results in 2019. A beautiful campus situated on the very edge of the Cotswolds, only half an hour from Oxford and an hour from London by train.

We would be delighted to show you around our Academy in order to fully appreciate our excellent learning environment. We strongly advise a visit as this Campus is unique in many ways. Please contact Tina Timms. 

Please click on the applicant information pack for contact details.

About Wykam Park 

The Banbury Aspirations campus is a vibrant learning community. We have two very different schools on our site and of course our “outstanding” sixth form provision which attracts many students from other schools locally and beyond.

Our curriculum follows the Aspirations ‘No Limits’ approach with a philosophy that the curriculum delivered should provide an authentic education for the world today.  Our children need to develop and build on the knowledge and skills that will ensure their education prepares them for all stages of school life and beyond. Please have a look at the Aspirations Academies Trust website to find out more about the Trust.

How to Apply

Please click the ‘Quick apply’ button and fill in the TES application form.

When applying, you must fill in the supporting statement section on the application form stating specific examples from your own experience demonstrating how you meet the professional expertise and skills criteria in the person specification.

Closing date – Midnight - 3rd July 2022

Interviews - TBC

Learn more about Wykham Park and Aspirations Academies on our website.

About Aspirations

Across our 16 Academies, Aspirations educate more than 9,000 pupils across the ages from 2 to 19 years, covering an area from West London to the Southwest of England. Operating since 2011, we have a consistent track record of improvement and success and offer excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. We are determined that children receive an excellent education that prepares them for success in adult-life and are looking for people to join us who share our ideals. 

We welcome applications from people with disabilities and guarantee an interview for those with a declared disability should they meet the minimum criteria for the job. The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as “any physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities

Our Commitment to Safer Recruitment:

Aspirations are committed to safeguarding and undertake pre-employment checks in accordance with DfE requirements.