We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled and enthusiastic teacher and leader within our successful and supportive English faculty, where teaching and learning is at the heart of our collaborative practice. You will have the opportunity to work alongside colleagues committed to delivering a diverse, challenging English curriculum which prioritises the coverage of fundamental skills that lie at the foundations of English. Not only this, but our carefully mapped curriculum also seeks to ensure the material students learn is current and relevant, widening their cultural capital as well as fostering a love of the subject. 

Our faculty is driven by a shared passion for English and a commitment to nurturing that same enthusiasm in our students. We are a warm, collaborative team who genuinely enjoy working together, continually sharing and refining our practice to be the very best we can be. Our results at both KS4 and KS5 last year reflect the strength of our teaching and the impact of our collective approach. In our thriving Sixth Form, students build on their enjoyment of English at KS4 through a strong KS5 offer, including English Language, English Literature and Combined English

The ideal candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner and have the enthusiasm to impart a love of English on an amazing set of students. They will also have excellent subject knowledge, the ability to teach KS3, KS4 and the desire to teach KS5. This post comes with an exciting opportunity for a leadership responsibility within the faculty. This TLR responsibility will initially involve the strategic and operational oversight of the KS3 curriculum.

A bespoke CPD programme at Heanor Gate means that tailored support is matched to career stage expectations and individuals continually develop their own professional practice in line with personal priorities.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity). 

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics. 

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer