Teacher of English

Start date: September 2023

Closing date: 27th February 2023 8.00am

Shortlisting date: 27th February 2023

Interview date: 28th February 2023

Salary Range: MP1+

Kingsdown School has much to offer and we are at an exceptionally exciting stage in our Road to RIO - Requires Improvement to Outstanding.

We are looking for an ambitious, dedicated and talented teacher to join our English team.

Kingsdown is a dynamic school. It is transforming the life chances of our students, a community and our town. Our teams have been exceptional and continue to champion each and every student. Our students have been brilliant too - they have come on this journey with us - as have their parents. They have all modelled our Kingsdown BEATs. Kingsdown in Swindon is now regarded as the “school of choice”.

Where next:

Our journey is not complete. We are now looking for a new member of our English team to come on board and join our family.

This exciting and challenging post requires an enthusiastic, hardworking, conscientious and energetic individual with a strong track record. You will need to display a passion for English which is evident in your day to day classroom practice, and the ability to work in collaboration with other members of staff to develop and manage projects is essential. Applications from NQTs are welcome and encouraged. 

Our school is part of the River Learning Trust; our collective vision is to be a Trust where pupils and staff thrive in schools which demonstrate:

• all-round education, academic success, lifelong learning and strength of character

• sustainable continuous improvement; no school standing still

• all schools being good and outstanding, or improving rapidly

• collaboration that is raising standards, and reducing workload

• where pupils, staff, parents and communities value all we do to support the best possible outcomes and experiences for our children and young people

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

Where next? If you:

● believe that all students can achieve regardless of their background and postcode

● enjoy the challenge and reward of taking a school from Good to World Class,

● feel that you have the skills and qualities to accelerate student progress, aspirations and self-belief, and

● are truly committed to making a difference especially in Swindon and SN2

…. then this role could be ideal for you and I would very much like to hear from you and talk more.

The River Learning Trust and Kingsdown School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. All staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The River Learning Trust are required to conduct online searches about you as part of their shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By applying for this role, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/latest employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. You should contact the school if you are unsure if this role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation and the Kingsdown School Child Protection Policy please see links in the attached job information pack.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. For further guidance for applicants click on the link in the attached job information pack.

Our staff are expected to maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by not undermining fundamental British values including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

Please view the attached job information pack for details of the benefits the Trust offers to its employees.