Teacher of English

Colne Valley High School

Teacher of English

Permanent, full-time role

MPS/UPS

Start: May 2025, or earlier if available

Founded in 1956, Colne Valley High School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools in England. The school is located in an area of outstanding beauty on the edge of the Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire with good transport links to Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and surrounding areas.

This is a truly exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious English teaching specialist to work as part of the English department here at Colne Valley High School. You will be instrumental in inspiring and motivating our students. You will play a key role in helping to drive the Academy forward, raising standards and creating outstanding life chances for students.

We are looking to recruit a teaching professional who is truly passionate about teaching English. We are looking for someone who wants to inspire, who is committed to developing students; someone who is excited by learning and has a desire to develop a career within an ambitious Multi-Academy Trust. The successful candidate will be highly motivated and driven by the desire to deliver outstanding Teaching and Learning.

The English department at Colne Valley High School has an ambitious, bespoke curriculum that builds from Years 7 to 11, and teachers in the department are highly reflective and responsive. Staff are empowered to teach to the best of their ability with shared resources and planning. This is an exciting time for the right practitioner to add capacity to the team as soon as they are available.

In return you will work with a progressive and forward thinking Multi Academy Trust where there are opportunities for development and career progression. Great Heights Academy Trust is a growing multi-academy trust with nine schools in the West Yorkshire area with plans to further expand. In addition, we are home to a SCITT, Research School and an English Hub. As standard, we offer ongoing Continuous Professional Development covering all aspects of teaching, learning and leadership, preparing you for the next phase of your career. We are confident that new teachers joining our school will feel welcomed from the moment they start their journey with us, and we absolutely encourage prospective applicants to visit our school prior to applying if they wish.

To apply for the position please complete our application form as a Word Document and return to Hayley Drummond, Recruitment Officer at h.drummond@greatheightstrust.org.uk We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date: Wednesday 27th November, 9am Interviews: TBC

Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV's and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.

This is a truly exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious English teaching specialist to work as part of the English department here at Colne Valley High School. You will be instrumental in inspiring and motivating our students. You will play a key role in helping to drive the Academy forward, raising standards and creating outstanding life chances for students.

We are looking to recruit a teaching professional who is truly passionate about teaching English. We are looking for someone who wants to inspire, who is committed to developing students; someone who is excited by learning and has a desire to develop a career within an ambitious Multi-Academy Trust. The successful candidate will be highly motivated and driven by the desire to deliver outstanding Teaching and Learning.

The English department at Colne Valley High School has an ambitious, bespoke curriculum that builds from Years 7 to 11, and teachers in the department are highly reflective and responsive. Staff are empowered to teach to the best of their ability with shared resources and planning. This is an exciting time for the right practitioner to add capacity to the team as soon as they are available.

Founded in 1956, Colne Valley High School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools in England. The school is located in an area of outstanding beauty on the edge of the Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire with good transport links to Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and surrounding areas.