What skills and experience we're looking for
John Kyrle High School is seeking an enthusiastic Teacher of English to join the team teaching KS3/4 in September 2025 on a permanent, full time basis. An earlier start in the Spring or Summer terms is desirable. The successful candidate will join a forward-thinking department of teachers who are fully committed to innovative teaching methods, which motivate and engage all students.
Applicants must be able to teach across the whole ability range and should bring with them enthusiasm and expertise in the teaching up to KS4. The ability to teach A level is desirable but not essential.
Applications from well-qualified ECTs are encouraged.
Candidates should complete the application form in full (black or typewritten please).
Your letter of application should include the following points:
- How your expertise fits you for the post
- Your views on what makes a good classroom teacher
-Your views and beliefs on the teaching of English
Open testimonials are not required and should not be submitted.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits of joining the "John Kyrle Family":
Employee Assistance Programme
Free parking, onsite canteen and gym
Staff events including "Fab Friday", "Tea and Toast" and more
Cross MAT training and development opportunities
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre is proud to be a part of the Heart of Mercia Multi-Academy Trust.
The school is fortunate to have hugely-committed staff who give their all, take public service seriously and are keen to provide extra-curricular activities in a multitude of areas. John Kyrle aims to provide all students with a life-enhancing secondary school experience where students feel happy and secure yet challenged.
John Kyrle is a popular and oversubscribed high school with other 1400 students who are drawn from the town of Ross and the surrounding rural area. The school is located on the Ledbury Road about half a mile from the Market House and adjoining the dual carriageway. John Kyrle High School is organised on a year basis with form tutors and a head of year responsible for the pastoral care and monitoring of students. We also have a team of high-experienced pastoral support officers. Form tutors stay with their tutor groups from Years 7 to 11. A head of sixth form oversees Years 12 and 13.
The school has excellent facilities, including sports fields, an all-weather sports surface, tennis courts, a specialist drama studio, a purpose-built art and ceramics facility, and a modern library. There are also technology workshops, a music- technology suite and practice rooms, computer and business rooms, language lab, a gymnasium and an on-site sports hall which are used extensively. We have dedicated specialist classroom areas for many subjects with Maths and Science benefiting from purpose built buildings in recent years.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.