Vacancies

Oakwood School has the following Teaching Staff vacancy:

Second in Charge English
Salary: TMPS/UPS Fringe - Salary negotiable depending on skills and experience.
Start Date: September 2025 or sooner by negotiation

We require an enthusiastic and highly motivated Teacher of English to help lead the Faculty as second in charge. The post offers excellent opportunities for you to develop your leadership skills. We are a school focused on growing leaders and this is an ideal post for further progression to Senior Leadership.   

English is a thriving subject with our students achieving in line with national average. We are therefore looking to appoint a motivated and committed 2nd in charge of English with a passion for teaching English throughout Key Stages 3 and 4.  The English department is a collaborative and caring environment, very much with a team ethos.  As a member of the department, you can expect to be fully supported professionally and personally by a team of compassionate, considerate and enthusiastic colleagues.  Within the department, we work together to achieve collective, department-wide resources with the aim to provide a respectable and strong work-life balance.     

We are looking for a colleague who is:

• A highly effective classroom practitioner
• An enthusiastic leader and team player
• A relentless focus on student progress and high levels of challenge in all areas
• Inspirational with the ability to motivate students and staff

In return we offer professional development, leadership training and support programmes for candidates with a potential for promotion and career development. This is an exciting time to be joining Oakwood, as it continues to progress towards becoming a great school in the future.

For more information we encourage you to visit the school website. If you would like a tour of the school and informal discussions with relevant staff, please contact us on recruitment@oakwood.surrey.sch.uk

Submit your application no later than:  Wednesday 5th March 2025 (Midday)
Interviews:  Week commencing 10th March 2025.

PLEASE NOTE, INTERVIEWS MAY TAKE PLACE SOONER FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE SO PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

For an application pack, please visit our website or email recruitment@oakwood.surrey.sch.uk

Curriculum Vitae will not be accepted

Oakwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

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