Job description
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Trust at Coombe Dean School.
We are seeking to recruit an outstanding individual to join our team. The successful candidate will be an innovative and inspirational leader of reading, learning and research, and they will plan and deliver an exciting programme of activities, events and author visits that promote reading and the development of literacy across the school.
The post-holder will be comfortable working with staff and pupils alike. The Literacy Intervention/ Reading Coordinator is responsible for maintaining and stocking the School Library and will work closely with pupils and staff to support reading and literacy.
Westcountry Schools Trust is a multi-academy trust of 26 schools, currently employing approximately 2,500 staff and growing. We are a dynamic organisation with our students and staff at our heart. Our values inform our work and we hope you agree these are key to success:
Working for the Trust includes some key benefits, please see our website for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post.
Information about our key policies is available at: Coombe Dean School - Policies and Documents (this includes our DBS Policy, Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, and Recruitment and Selection Policy).
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Coombe Dean School
Academy converter · Secondary · Ages 11–18
- Pupils
- 1,003
- Avg teacher salary
- £48,439
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 19.6:1
- Academy trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
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Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Plymouth, Plymouth, PL9 8ES
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- Salary
- £22,974.00 - £25,300.00 Annually (Actual) Grade D
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 29 June 2026
- Closing date
- 17 August 2026
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