The GORSE Academies Trust
TEACHER OF ENGLISH (MATERNITY COVER)
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Boston Spa Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Teacher of English. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy in ensuring that children can achieve their full educational potential in English. This role is temporary until 31 December 2027.
The Ideal Applicant Will Have
- A good honours degree related to English and qualified teacher status (or currently an ITT/GTP trainee).
- Detailed knowledge of current developments in education including the use of the Pupil Premium.
- A passion for education and making a difference.
What We Offer You
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
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About Us
At Boston Spa Academy, our central focus is to empower our students to develop their character to help them to grow into confident, kind and well-mannered young adults. Our school cultivates an environment that allows our students to explore what excites them and fulfil their ambitions, both inside and outside the classroom. In doing so, it equips students to secure the ‘Gift of Choice’ and impact positively on the wider society.
Our community is built on kindness, respect, hard work and aspiration and our enabler to achieving this are the academy core values – Participation, Purpose, Positivity, Professionalism and Principled. Developed in partnership with our students, staff body, parents/carers and governors, we are proud that the core values permeate through our academy, in all aspects of our work and day-to-day life. Through our core values, our vision is that Boston Spa Academy will positively impact the lives of those that attend our academy, now and long after they leave us.
Students at Boston Spa Academy achieve exceptionally well at both GCSE and A Level. With a GCSE Progress 8 score which has been ‘Well Above Average’ for the past 3 academic years, students make excellent progress within their academic studies and progress to the Post-16 destination of their choice. The majority of our students choose to remain at our own sixth form provision, Elliott Hudson College Boston Spa. We are a popular and growing sixth form with a culture of academic success based on our vision of ‘Character; Ambition; Excellence’.
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At Boston Spa Academy, we are proud that, in our recent Ofsted inspection graded “Outstanding”, it was commented that ‘staff feel valued and are proud to be members of the school’. The report also recognises that ‘leaders are highly supportive’ and ‘proactively seek to manage workload and support the well-being of staff’. As well as feeling part of a community with a common purpose, our professional body also benefits from outstanding CPD and support which is personalised to your particular needs and experience.
If you would like to know more about our academy please visit our website at Boston Spa Academy.
How To Apply
If you are as excited about this role as we are, you can download the Job Description, Person Specification, and Application Form from this page, request them by email at Susie.Dubber@bostonspa.leeds.sch.uk or call us on 01937 846630.
Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.
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