English Teacher

Teacher of English

Start date            January 2027

Contract               Full time or 0.8, Fixed until 31st August 2027

Salary                   Attractive - WMAT Teachers Pay Scale  £34,398 - £52,490 FTE

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our fantastic school, as a Teacher of English. We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, innovative and inspirational teacher and with the passion and enthusiasm to fulfil a key role in the school. English results are strong, but we are relentless in our drive for improvement and you will be empowered to bring your subject expertise, emotional intelligence and curriculum vision to secure excellent results for every child, regardless of their starting point. Every student has access to resources through their own iPad; you will have your own iPad and laptop to support your planning and delivery of lessons in and out of school. This role would be highly suited to an ECT who wishes to join a supportive school to develop their career.

You are more than welcome to visit us before you apply. Weydon School is a large, vibrant and over-subscribed school in an unspoilt area of Surrey within easy reach of London. We are the founding member school of the Weydon Multi Academy Trust, which also comprises Woolmer Hill School, Rodborough School, Farnham Heath End School, Frogmore Community College Tomlinscote and Eggar’s School alongside primary and specialist schools from the local area. The close proximity of these schools allows many opportunities for staff collaboration, particularly on curriculum and assessment; there is a Trust Subject Director for English who works with English leaders across the Trust.

The Times frequently rates Weydon School in the top 10 of 11-16 schools in England attainment at GCSE is exceptional. Weydon also features in the Good Schools Guide where it is described as “slick state schooling at its best”.

Benefits

*Free use of our fitness suite & extra-curricular opportunities such as staff Zumba/Yoga

*Cash back medical scheme

*Priority admissions for Children of staff (subject to service/skills shortage)

*Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions

*Lifestyle discounts and benefits scheme through our employee benefits platform

*Cycle to Work

*International school trip opportunities

*Extensive staff CPD offering

Our vision: Joy and ambition

Weydon is a joyful community which is ambitious for all its members and is restless to improve. We are driven by a moral purpose to provide an excellent and innovative learning experience which develops scholarship, character, confidence and leadership.

Our values: Believe, Belong, Care

Our values in action: The Weydon Way

1. We have the highest expectations of each other. These are set not by creating a fear of failure, but by our absolute belief in the potential of every member of our community to achieve great things and in our responsibility to support them to do so
2. We are driven by the mission for all to experience the joy of belonging to an inspiring, ambitious, safe and compassionate community in which all are valued and respected
3. We believe the best in everyone and therefore every interaction is considered, thoughtful and kind, even when we do not agree with each other
4. We believe by caring for others in our school and in the wider community, we will experience joy, purpose and pride
5. We act with integrity by doing and saying the right thing whether or not anyone is watching

The English Department

The English department is a large team, comprising 15 teachers of varying experience, but who all share a passion and expertise for their subject. It is a team who delight in collaborative planning, sharing resources and offering mutual support. Alongside the Head of Faculty, there are postholders for the leadership of Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Curriculum Lead for Film and Media and Pupil Premium progress.

60% of students at Weydon are high prior attainers, but this is a comprehensive school and we work hard to ensure our lessons are adapted to the needs of the individuals in each class. Disciplinary reading is a whole school focus,  as the legacy of COVID continue to adversely affect the reading ages of students across the school.

At Weydon, Key Stage 3 is two years in length and classes are taught in mixed ability tutor groups. In English we cover themes of gothic fiction, the environment and conflict through a range of texts and media which exposes them to the diversity of the world we live in. It encourages critical thinking and facilitates the skills and confidence to navigate a range of quality texts, both seen and unseen from our literary canon. Students develop empathy for others through a range of fiction and non-fiction texts; they are encouraged to challenge assumptions and bias, while expressing their own considered viewpoints.

At Key Stage 4 from Year 9, we follow the AQA exam specification for Literature and Language. Students are taught in broad groupings to ensure all are both challenged and supported to succeed. Our principal texts are A Christmas Carol, Macbeth, and Lord of the Flies and we study the Power and Conflict poetry Anthology. Media Studies is a very popular subject at GSCE at Weydon. Students make their option choices at the end of Year 8 and therefore follow a three-year GCSE programme. There are 2 classes in each of Years 9-11 of Media Studies in each year group. We follow the EDUQAS exam board.