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English Teacher
Full time, Permanent
MPS/UPS
From Easter 2026 (but would be willing to offer a September start for the right candidate)
Closing date: Monday 9th February (8am) Interviews : Friday 13th February 2026
PLEASE APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS APPLICATIONS MAY CLOSE EARLY
We are looking to appoint a high quality, enthusiastic Teacher of English to join our department. If you have the desire to make a real difference to the lives of young people and want to join a team of highly dedicated staff, then we would love to hear from you.
This role would be suitable for an experienced teacher or an ECT looking to start their teaching career within a MAT which provides lots of opportunities as well as working within a supportive department.
Axe Valley is a wonderful school to work in, with brilliant students who deserve the best from staff. We are proud of our recent Ofsted Good judgement but have the vision to drive for even greater things in the future. Axe Valley is well respected in the local community. We have higher than national average numbers of students on the SEND register as a result of a strong SEND provision and we pride ourselves on the high standards of behaviour that are in place across the school. The success of vulnerable students is at the heart of our self evaluation. We are excited to continue to improve and are looking for a dedicated teacher who is passionate about improving the life chances of vulnerable students.
One of the twelve schools within the Blackdown Education Partnership, Axe Valley currently has approximately 750 students in Years 7–11. The Academy is located in East Devon, in the beautiful market town of Axminster, which is set on the River Axe. Axminster is just a few miles inland from the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and has excellent rail links to London and Exeter.
This is a really exciting post for a candidate who wants to make a difference to our students.
We can offer :-
1. A supportive team, both in the school and the wider trust
2. Access to networking events across the wider trust
3. Opportunities for training and development
4. Staff wellbeing offer, including access to counselling
5. Cycle to work scheme
If you would to discuss or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Liz Heron (PA to Headteacher and HR co-ordinator) on 01297 32146
Safeguarding Statement
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
Data Protection Act: Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.
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