Sneyd Academy
Stoke-on-Trent
£32,916 - £51,047 per year
Salary:
MPS/UPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
8 October 2025
Job overview
Principal: Miss A Steele | Required: January 2025 | Teacher of English | MPS/UPS (£32,916 - £51,047) | Applications from ECTs are welcome
The Excel Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Teacher of English to join our team of highly motivated professionals who are working collaboratively to raise standards and expectations at all levels throughout Key Stages 3 and 4.
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public, including staff and students in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, therefore postholders must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.
Our ethos is one of 'Pride and Respect' and what makes us different, is the sense of belonging that is felt across our organisation. We are looking for a professional that can join us and share in that 'sense of belonging'. To continue our success, we need the very best people, who we will support to be outstanding practitioners. Do you want to be a part of this? If you do, we would love to receive your application.
Our Purpose
At the Excel Academy our purpose is that we are committed to "To provide a first-class education to
allow all students to excel." We believe in developing all aspects of a young person and therefore, personal development is a key part of our curriculum. We recognise that every child is an individual and our success is founded in the strong relationships that exist between the Academy and home.
Why Excel?
The Excel Academy is the academy of choice in the area. Our students thrive and we achieve strong academic success. The academy opened as Holden Lane High School in 1963 and in 2013 it became The Excel Academy. Our students achieve well in academic qualifications however, we have established traditions in sport and the arts.
Our outstanding new building creates a safe and vibrant environment that allows our people to achieve their full potential. We have cutting edge facilities, which together with our innovative personalised curriculum provides a basis for success. At Excel we aim to help students develop and grow into young adults who are ready to go out confidently into the world.
The Academy is part of the Alpha Academies Trust which is located in Stoke-on-Trent and consists of two Secondary Schools, four Primary Schools and a Central Team. Alpha Academies Trust has been established to create a network of primary and secondary academies in North Staffordshire. Our purpose is to deliver a first-class education for every child and overcome inequality. This means that we recruit outstanding staff and make their professional development a number one priority.
The Benefits of Working for Our Trust
The Trust offers a benefits package which includes a good pension scheme with a current employer contribution of 28.68%, discounted gym membership for on-site gyms and a 25% discount at Nuffield Health Stoke Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, free on-site parking, subsidised meals and a Cycle scheme.
We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme through Care first including counselling services to ensure that our staff are looked after and supported.
Alpha Academies are committed to staff development and all staff are encouraged to be members of the Chartered College of Teaching. This is financed by the Trust and colleagues are encouraged to access their resources and embark upon their qualifications.
For all successful applicants the Alpha Academies Trust will support with the option to further your career by progressing or swapping to become an associate teacher on the appropriate pathway to teaching. This can be discussed at interview or at any time during your employment with Alpha.
We're Disability Confident
Alpha Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Employer which means that it has made commitments to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. Should you require any reasonable adjustments during any point of the application process, please contact our HR/Recruitment Team at to discuss.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
The Alpha Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service, as well as an online social media check along with other stringent vetting and induction processes.
How to Apply
We want people who are prepared to make a difference to a child's life and inspire others.
We want a community that thrives on Ambition, Respect and Resilience in a culture of belonging.
If you have these qualities and want to be part of our team, please come and join us. To apply, visit our website's vacancies page at Click on 'Explore Available Opportunities,' find the vacancy you wish to apply for, and simply click on the 'Apply Now' button at the top of the page, which will direct you to the Alpha Academies Trust vacancy portal. If you're already registered, please log in to submit your application. New users can register using the sign-up option and proceed to submit their application. Should you need any further information regarding your application please contact our Recruitment Team by email at
Visits to our Academy are warmly welcomed, please contact the Academy to arrange a mutually convenient appointment.
Closing Date for this Post: Wednesday 08th October2025 at 09.00am
Interview Date: Week commencing 13th October2025
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About Sneyd Academy
Sneyd Academy
Sneyd Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 2NS
United Kingdom
Principal's Welcome
Dear Parents and Carers,
It is with very great pleasure that I extend a warm welcome to you from Sneyd Academy. This is a large and diverse primary academy with happy children and staff and an exciting curriculum. Our aim is to enthuse our children to 'Learn, Achieve, Believe' in all that they do.
Our school is based on positive relationships. This is crucial to the development of every child in our school family. We ensure that children are shown compassion, understanding and care whilst also providing the very best teaching possible. We have excellent behaviour within the Academy and this is supported by Ofsted and other external visitors. All that we do is centred on the children and what would benefit each and every individual. As a result, our children enjoy school and make good progress academically, but also socially, morally and spiritually.
We have a highly skilled team of staff trained to get the best from our children. Every child is seen as a unique member of our school family and staff are skilled in personalising learning to ensure that it meets the needs of all children. Learning is fun and creative and provides a wealth of opportunities to inspire children to be the best that they can be. We aim for children to become confident independent learners to support them through secondary education and beyond.
We offer a broad and balanced curriculum as well as excellence in maths and English. We bring in expertise for pupils in music and PE and achieve well in these subjects. Our extra curricular provision is exciting and wide ranging, with children able to join a number of clubs during the school day and beyond. Topics are supported by a list of visits and visitors to enhance classroom learning. Additionally, children have the opportunity of three residential visits; London in Y4, Stanley Head in Y6 and France in Y5 or Y6.
Staff at Sneyd Academy have the highest of expectations for ourselves, for each other, and for our children. This begins with children feeling safe, secure and happy and we pride ourselves on the environment that we create to allow our children to flourish. We foster a love of learning that should stay with children for the rest of their lives.
We hope that you enjoy looking at our website and seeing what Sneyd Academy can offer your child.
Rosina Lee
Principal
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