Teacher of English at Coombeshead Academy
Maternity Cover
Part-Time: 0.8FTE
Salary: MPS/UPS
Start Date: 1 September 2025
Suitable for ECTs
Closing Date: 9:00am, 31st March 2025
Interview Date(s): 4 April 2025
Required from September 2025 to 2 April 2026 to teach English at Coombeshead Academy (part of Education South West). The English department is well respected for its successful outcomes and dynamic, forward-looking approach to the subject. This is a 0.8FTE maternity cover role.
Please come for a visit and meet the Curriculum Team leader and members of the department. We welcome applications from ECTs as well as experienced teachers.
What we can offer you:
· The opportunity to work in a school where all staff are viewed as part of the family.
· Somewhere where leaders look after you as well as encourage you to pursue your aspirations and goals.
· A school where the classroom and the learning experience for young people is the centre of everything that we do.
· A school with a healthy view of the work life balance needed to be a great teacher.
· Shared schemes of learning and pre-planned resources support workload reduction.
· A sensible and balanced approach to marking and feedback in order to further reduce workload.
· A clear behaviour policy which supports you to be able to teach with enthusiasm and freedom to a receptive audience.
· Opportunities to share your practice and learn from others across the trust and the teaching school alliance.
If you have any further questions please contact Mrs Battong, PA to the Headteacher via email - caroline.battong@educationsouthwest.org.uk. Applications must be made by submission of the My New Term application form - please visit our website.
The closing date for applications is Monday 31 March at 9am with interviews likely to take place on Friday 4 April.
Education South West is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriateto the post. This includes checks with past employers, an online check of publicly available information, including social media, and an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service