CORE PURPOSE We require an ambitious, intellectually rigorous English Teacher to deliver high-quality literature and language instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The role involves facilitating a challenging, knowledge-rich curriculum that sharpens pupils' textual analysis, critical writing capacity, and oral articulation, preparing them thoroughly for terminal public examinations and lifelong literary engagement. KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS Curriculum Design & Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver highly structured, evidence-based English lessons that engage and challenge pupils across all academic profiles. Textual Analysis & Literacy Expansion: Guide pupils through the mechanics of complex prose, poetry, and drama, embedding sophisticated frameworks for analytical essay writing, structural critique, and vocabulary acquisition. Examination Preparation: Guide Key Stage 4 cohorts systematically through the demands of terminal GCSE English Language and English Literature specifications, maximising progress and attainment outcomes. Progress Monitoring: Implement rigorous formative marking and summative assessment routines, utilising tracking data to design sharp, targeted interventions that close learning gaps. Pastoral Responsibilities: Undertake full form tutor duties, managing daily registration, monitoring pupil attendance, and delivering the school's structured personal and social development units. ENVIRONMENT & STRUCTURE Academy Framework: Operating within a forward-thinking multi-academy trust, our school combines a robust, data-led approach to student progress with extensive professional development networks, providing collaborative department planning and structured pathways designed to accelerate teacher growth. Behaviour Systems: The campus implements highly consistent, school-wide behaviour routines that maintain a quiet, respectful, and orderly atmosphere, ensuring classrooms remain calm, predictable, and entirely optimised for rigorous academic study. PROFILE REQUIREMENTS Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised teaching credential, paired with a strong honours degree in English Literature, English Language, or a closely related humanities discipline. Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress metrics in terminal public examinations through explicit, text-first classroom instruction. Routine Implementation: The ability to execute school behaviour policies with absolute consistency, maintaining a positive, highly focused, and strictly disciplined classroom culture. REGIONAL CONTEXT Maritime Heritage & Cultural Capital: Based in the iconic city of Liverpool, the school operates within a world-renowned cultural, musical, and maritime hub, celebrated for its rich social history, expansive architectural landmarks, and vibrant community spirit driven by a thriving knowledge-based economy and leading universities. Connectivity: The area offers premier Merseyside transit infrastructure, providing seamless travel via major regional routes including the M57, M62, and A580 East Lancashire Road, alongside exceptional urban rail links running smoothly across the Merseyrail network and out of Liverpool Lime Street station—offering lightning-fast West Coast Main Line services straight to Manchester, Birmingham, and London Euston. APPLICATION INTAKE Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.