TEACHER OF ENGLISH - MPR/UPR
REQUIRED FOR APRIL 2025
FIXED TERM CONTRACT - MATERNITY COVER
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly successful oversubscribed school. We are seeking to appoint an excellent and dynamic classroom practitioner to join a supportive and well-resourced English Faculty. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a love for English and a commitment to making a difference to the lives of young people. They will also model and promote our Christian values.
The fixed term contract will run from April 2025 to cover maternity leave. The end of the contract may change depending on our staffing need, or the maternity leave period being extended or reduced.
This post is suitable for an experienced teacher looking for an exciting opportunity to establish themselves in a new setting or a early career teacher looking for their first teaching role.
Woodchurch High School is an exciting place to work. It invests significantly in teacher development and support. It is a successful and oversubscribed 11 – 16 co-educational comprehensive. We enjoy state of the art facilities, designed to engage and motivate learners.
Further details and an application pack can be obtained from the school website. Application forms, together with a covering letter, should be returned to Mrs A Bestwick HR Officer. Email whsrecruitment@woodchurchhigh.com. We do not accept CVs and approaches from recruitment agencies. If you do not hear by 17th January, you may assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education general online searches will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of race, sex, age or disability.
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Closing Date: Friday 10th January - 9:00am
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