English Teacher (Maternity Cover)

The Job:

Atherton High School seek to appoint a Teacher of English from September 2025 to cover maternity leave.

What does this job do?

•                   To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students.

•                   To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor.

•                   To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.

•                   To contribute to raising standards of student attainment and progress.

•                   To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

What are the job requirements?

•                   Qualified Teacher Status ECTs welcome to apply

•                   To assist the Subject Leader to ensure that the curriculum area provides a range of teaching which complements the school’s strategic objectives.

•                   To take part in the school’s staff development programme by participating in training and professional development.

•                   To continue personal development in the relevant areas including subject knowledge and teaching methods.

•                   To engage actively in the Performance Management Review process.

•                   To ensure the effective/efficient deployment of classroom support.

•                   To work as a member of a designated team and to contribute positively to effective working relations within the school.

About Atherton High School:

‘Our curriculum ambition at Atherton High School is to make learning irresistible for all'. We have designed a challenging and ambitious curriculum to provide the best learning opportunities for all our students to aspire and achieve.

Our core values that drive our curriculum are:

• Aspiration for all to improve life chances for every student.
• Excellence in learning through an ambitious knowledge and vocabulary rich curriculum for all.
• Character and personal development to equip all of our students to succeed in life.

At Atherton High School what is taught is coherently planned and sequenced to equip students to succeed in life. Our curriculum supports students from all backgrounds, including those who are disadvantaged, so students can access a high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum. Our school community believes strongly in providing disadvantaged pupils with a curriculum that enables them to reach the academic standards of their non-disadvantaged peers. Our goal is to bring our young people into the big conversations of subject disciplines, to bring depth to our curriculum, so they can understand the world around them.

About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT):

EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.

Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed. 

“If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work for Education Partnership Trust.”

Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:

• Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
• Employee Assistance Programme including, counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Access to government pension schemes.
• Free parking.
• Electric Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice).
• Training, mentoring and progression opportunities including our Emerging Leaders programmes.
• Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources. 

Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please contact the recruitment team HR@ept-uk.com

We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. Please contact the School Business Manager – lcarruthers@atherton-ept.com.

Please be advised, as part of due diligence checks, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.