English Teacher - Fixed term contract
Salary Range: MPS / UPS (£31,650 - £49,084)
Hours : 1 FTE - Full or Part time considered
Start Date: April 2025 to August 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic and inspirational English department as Teacher of English at our school in the heart of Yorkshire. This rewarding position would suit an experienced teacher of English or ECT looking to start their career. The role is permanent and you would be instrumental in supporting our amazing students by creating a culture of success and ensuring they have a positive learning environment to increase student attainment, achievement and social and emotional development.
Outwood Academy Ripon has been part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust since 2011 and is an exceptional place to build your future. Our school-based community is welcoming and friendly; students and staff make excellent progress together.
We expect our staff to bring out the best in each and every student. Our diverse curriculum has something for everyone, with extra guidance for those requiring additional support, and we do whatever it takes to help young people develop a sense of responsibility – towards themselves, each other, their community and the wider world. We are extremely proud of the achievements of our students and therefore we are seeking applicants with integrity, determination and energy for this rewarding role as a Teacher of English to join our department of 6 subject specialists. We need a teacher who is passionate about their subject and keen to drive our young people to achieve the best possible education whatever their background or ability. If you care about the success of all students and are looking for a new challenge, we would welcome your application.
Outwood Academy Ripon places students at the centre of everything it does, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased student attainment, achievement and social and emotional development. You will have the desire to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of ‘Students First, raising standards and transforming lives’.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust offers:
1. The opportunity to work and progress across the Family of Schools, should you wish in the future;
2. The chance to apply for leadership roles in the Deeps structure taking on a whole school leadership project;
3. The support and expertise of Directors and Heads of Departments working across the Family of Schools;
4. A full and detailed programme of support and development for all;
5. A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including leadership, provided through the Outwood Institute of Education.
OGAT is proud to be a part of the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) hosting its North and East campus as Outwood Academy Redcar and Outwood Academy Adwick. The NIoT identifies best practice in education, in order to develop cutting-edge, evidence-based teacher training and professional development programmes. OGAT colleagues will benefit from the work of the institute, which draws on the expertise of some of the most outstanding school leaders in education today. For our ECT colleagues a full and detailed programme of support and development, including science subject specialism support will be provided.
Positions within this school are eligible for government assistance through Early-career payments for teachers. The DfE are referring to early career teachers who trained to teach during, or after, 2017/18. You can access information about this here:
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Rachel Donohue
We are proud that Outwood Academy Ripon is rated Good with Outstanding features by Ofsted. We are an 11-16 academy based in the cathedral city of Ripon which is a thriving community with a magnificent cathedral making it one of Yorkshire’s most loved cities. The city’s history is entwined with the church and its proximity to the UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing the magnificent Studley Royal Deer Park, including the well-preserved Cistercian Fountains Abbey. Ripon is a delightful city with riverside and canal sidewalks that reach into the countryside and buildings that span the last thousand years. Our success is one of the most impressive in North Yorkshire, and we have been recognised for our consistently excellent outcomes in progress and attainment.
Judged as Good with Outstanding features by Ofsted in 2024, the inspection stated that “Pupils are supported by caring staff who know them well”, “Pupils know that learning is important and apply themselves diligently to their work" and noted that ”the relationships between staff and students are very strong and behaviour around the academy is of a high standard".
We aim to promote the highest standards of academic achievement through inspiring teaching and learning, with a curriculum designed to stretch and enrich our students’ experience. Our success speaks for itself as we are above the national average for the number of students achieving at a Grade 5 or above in english & maths GCSEs, and we have won numerous awards as a school including the Carnegie Mental Health Silver Award, Anti-Bullying Alliance Bronze Award and being accredited with the prestigious IQM Centre of Excellence status, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us.
Put simply, we take pride in serving the local community, ensuring everyone has a right to learn.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
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