Yardleys is a thriving, vibrant and heavily oversubscribed 11-16 multi-ethnic stand-alone academy in Birmingham, with 936 students on roll. The diversity of the school population reflects the rich, cultural mix of the local area.

The school is highly focused on raising standards of pupil achievement through a broad and balanced curriculum and students make excellent progress.

The school motto “Working together for a better future” is far more than just words.  The collaborative ethos which permeates the school is at the heart of our success. Excellent student behaviour and an extremely well organised school provide the foundation for teachers to focus on delivering outstanding lessons and continuously improving their practice. We pride ourselves on offering all students the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills needed to be successful global citizens.

 The English Department is a thriving and innovative team, who are committed to ensuring that our pupils continue to make excellent progress and achieve well. From the most recent examination results (2025) 68% of students achieved Grade 5+ in English Literature and 50% Grade 5+ in English Language. We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic teacher, who is eager to contribute to the work to further develop the delivery of the English curriculum. As well as strengths in planning, we are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner with the ability to use assessment to inform their teaching.

 When joining Yardleys, you will benefit from:

•  A designated wellbeing day for all staff
•  Discretionary healthcare membership to Benenden Health with access to a 24/7 GP helpline, mental health helpline, medical diagnostics & treatment and mobile app with wellbeing classes.
• A keen eye on staff workload with a generous Planning, Preparation & Assessment (PPA) allocation
• Marking days for internal assessment weeks
• A marking day for staff undertaking external examiner marking
• A progressive, dynamic and research informed CPD programme, providing teachers with a genuine opportunity to develop their subject pedagogy and practice.
• A commitment to professional development opportunities with 100+ hours of professional development time that can be accessed throughout the year - including coaching support, sharing good practice with each other through a variety of teacher takeaway approaches, a half termly teaching and learning newsletter, regular hotspots, opportunities to work across partner schools in a joint practice development programme and a regular professional reading group.
• The opportunity to undertake and be supported with a National Professional Qualification (NPQ).
• A collaborative approach with supportive managers and regular weekly meetings where subject specific training is provided through subject mastery sessions.
• An excellent induction programme tailored to your job role.
• State of the art facilities in a modern PFI building including a staff work room and staff room, that are well-resourced with computers, a vending and drinks machine.
• Well-behaved students who are keen to learn.
• Competitive Pension Scheme (Teacher’s Pension Scheme)

To arrange a visit to the school or to request more information please contact Haseena Waseem on

 T: 0121 675 1761

E: Recruitment@yardleys.bham.sch.uk

Or please also visit our website: www.yardleys-vle.com

 Closing date: 9:00 am on Monday 2^nd February 2026

 Please note – We reserve the right to interview and offer the post prior to the closing date. It is strongly recommended that candidates submit their application as soon as possible.

Yardleys School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. An Enhanced Disclosure will be required for this post and all shortlisted will be subject to an online search.  This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

 All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references and all shortlisted will be subject to an online search.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

 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. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.