Teacher of English

Location

Kent | United Kingdom

Job description

Teacher of English

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and talented English teacher to join the team, starting in September 2024.

The English department is well established at Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys. Staff have a wealth of experience and interests, which bring many dimensions to provision of excellent lessons as well as skills and support for a new colleague! We have enjoyed excellent results at both GCSE and A-Level and a concept focused Key Stage 3 proves a popular launch pad for strong progress. Enabling students into Higher Education with confidence is a strength. A healthy approach to broader, innovative ways to enhance learning is encouraged, and trips add to this.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed teacher who is capable of teaching English to at least KS4. They will work with the other members of the department to maintain a focus on progress; teaching and learning; and raising achievement. The role would be suitable for an experienced secondary teacher seeking a new challenge or possibly a recently qualified teacher looking to gain experience in a supportive school.

The main site for TWGSB is in Tunbridge Wells. However, you may be required to work at other sites connected to TWGSB.

Salary:                     MPS / UPS

Contract type:       Full Time, permanent

Start Date:             September 2024

Closing Date:         22nd March 2024

Interviews:             ASAP

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is an expanding and rapidly improving selective grammar school. It is undergoing a period of transformational change benefitting from a multi-million pound investment in Tunbridge Wells and a brand new building at our Sevenoaks campus, which opened in September 2021.

Staff will benefit from a positive working environment, with strong support for professional development and specialist teaching rooms. We aim for high standards and the pursuit of academic excellence, helping every student to reach their full potential through the development of skills, concepts and knowledge, within the framework of a caring community. Relationships between staff and students are based on trust, mutual respect and a determination to succeed.

Please note that we will only accept CV’s if they are accompanied by an application form, which can be found on our website: We shall review applications as we receive them.

Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The above posts are all subject to an enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for children. Due to the nature of the school environment and working with children, these job roles are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is an offence to apply for any role at TWGSB if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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