Teacher of English (September 2023 start)

The Kingston Academy seeks an ambitious and experienced Teacher of English with a strong command of their own subject. We also welcome applications from ECTs seeking their first teaching post.

The Kingston Academy is an outstanding Secondary School in North Kingston, which opened for the first time in September 2015 with a cohort of Year 7 pupils. TKA has received a substantial capital grant for the refurbishment of the existing educational facilities and for additional new modern buildings which we have now taken possession of. Our mission is to provide a world-class education for all the young people within our community to ensure that every pupil is safe, happy and succeeds. We now have over 1000 pupils across the seven year groups from year 7 to year 13.

We invite applications from candidates with the following attributes for this role:

• Passionate about their subject;
• Strong classroom practitioner, with the ability to engage pupils;
• Ability or willingness to teach up to KS5
• Flexible and committed to engage in the wider curriculum through our Going Beyond and enrichment activities.

Interview Procedure

Our selection procedure will aim to identify with rigour whether the candidate fulfils the requirements of the post and will include the consideration of the candidate’s suitability to work with children and young people. The process will include:

• Lesson observation with a selected group/topic;
• Meeting with a panel of our pupils for informal question and answer session;
• Interview with Head of School and Head of Department

We look forward to receiving your application.