Thank you for considering joining our community at The Telford Langley School.

At The Telford Langley School, we work hard to provide our pupils the very best education possible. Our ethos of ‘Ensuring Excellence’ is at the heart of everything we do. This extends to recruiting the highly effective staff that our pupils deserve. We place a strong emphasis on both high standards of education and personal development. To do this, we nurture and develop staff who work collaboratively and strive to be their professional best every day.

We want everyone in our community to achieve all they can whilst making a difference for those around them. Celebrating the successes of both pupils and staff is at the core of our day-to-day practice. We work hard to develop relationships and place a real focus on collaboration. 

We are proud to serve our community. This means we draw young people from a wide catchment area. We have just over 1000 students in years 7 to 11. The main school building opened in 2012 and a new building was added in 2021. This means we have extensive, modern facilities as well as the most current technology to match this. Pupils and staff value this as it enriches the learning environment for all.

For our staff we offer a comprehensive induction and a peer coaching programme to adapt to the professional development goals of staff. We also operate an extensive network of sharing best practice not just in our school, but across our entire trust. We support, empower and challenge staff to make a real difference in raising standards and have many examples of staff that have progressed significantly in their career.   

Our school is on a journey. We have the confidence and belief that we know where we are, what we have to do and where we want to be. Thank you for considering our school. If our vacancies and values match your skill set, we would be delighted to hear from you. Visits to our school are welcomed and encouraged so you can see for yourself our sense of purpose and community.

Vision and Value

Our approach is based on a fundamental belief that all young people have talent and the potential to achieve more than they ever thought possible.

Achievement in three main areas

• Academic: Excellent standards and outstanding progress are a prerequisite for success in life equipping young people with the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful, happy and productive citizens.

• Social: Excellent relationships for learning are a prerequisite for all other achievements.  Relationships that engender mutual respect between young people, and all other members of our academies’ communities will ensure learning can be fun in a disciplined and caring environment where the highest expectations are the norm.

• Personal: All young people achieve things they can be proud of every day in addition to academic success and outside our school’s planned curriculum. We have a vital role in ensuring individuals develop their own talents and interests and have a responsibility to instil in them a sense of pride in who they are and what they achieve.

All members of the CAT staff community see themselves as learners. They are empowered to make decisions, be creative and to lead. Mutual respect pervades all relationships working together to enhance professional learning and practice and collaboration; collegiality and a sense of team identifies how all staff work together. Staff co-operate with each other and are not in competition with each other – they are part of a team that ensures the academies throughout the CAT strengthen their positions among the best schools in the country.

Located in the Dawley area of Telford in Shropshire, The Telford Langley School is a co-educational secondary school with around 1,100 students aged 11 to 16, which joined the Community Academies Trust in 2015. With an Ofsted judgement of Good and a strong local reputation, the school is popular and over-subscribed.

The Telford Langley School seeks to provide high quality teaching in a safe and secure learning environment that challenges pupils to reach their full academic potential and develop into well-rounded individuals. With the

School’s commitment to, ‘Ensuring Excellence,’ students are encouraged to be aspirational in their approach, as well as developing their talents through an extensive programme of leadership and extracurricular opportunities. In this way, students are equipped with the knowledge, skills and qualities to both achieve success and enjoy their learning experience.

A high proportion of students continue in education or training and

employment after completing their studies and The Telford Langley School is committed to providing an engaging and broad careers programme. Following Year 11, some students progress to Sixth Form, usually offering academic

routes such as A-Level or applied BTEC courses; or College with a choice of academic routes including A-Level, the new T-Level which bridges the gap between academic and technical education or a wide range of vocational courses.

Developed in accordance with the, ‘Eight Gatsby Benchmarks for Good Career Guidance,’ the School offers a comprehensive careers programme. With first- rate, timely and age-appropriate careers education, information, advice and guidance, the school believes that all students should have opportunities to explore their strengths and interests so that they can make better informed choices.

In 2022-23 many students successfully gained work experience placements, some in areas of particular interest and others with the aim of acquiring specific skills such as customer service, numeracy and communications skills. The school is also active in developing links with local businesses which are willing to engage with students and give industry insights and opportunities.

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