Teacher of English
Salary: MPS/UPS
To start: September 2025
What makes Ridgewood School special?
At Ridgewood School we are extremely proud of our school and the high quality of education that we provide, including our popular and highly successful Sixth Form. Our school motto, ‘Prepare for the road ahead,’ represents our belief in preparing our students for their future, not only in terms of academic achievement, but also in terms of the training, enrichment and experiences which will enable them to become model citizens and responsible members of the community.Our school values: Respect-Responsibility-Resilience, underpin what we do every day and contribute to our ethos in everything we undertake as a school community. Having achieved an Ofsted ‘Good’ rating in all categories in our most recent Ofsted (December 2022), we are committed to this trajectory of success for our students as we aspire to move from ‘Good to Great.’ As part of this journey, in July 2023, we joined Leger Education Trust and look forward to collaborating with other schools within the trust to develop both our students and staff and be the very best that we can be.
We are looking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Teacher of English. We are a large, passionate and dedicated team, who endeavour to promote and encourage academic success through the fostering of the appreciation of the written word in all its many forms.Together, staff and students explore the riches of communication during every English Language and English Literature lesson. Whilst promoting the passion and love for reading and writing, nurturing the character of each individual student is at the core of everything we do.
The successful candidate will:
- be a highly effective practitioner in their own classroom
- be passionate about whole school and subject specific pedagogy
- have a commitment to enriching students’ lives
- be committed to continuing professional development
We offer:
- an exceptional Behaviour for Learning policy that supports staff and students
- a genuine commitment to manageable workload and staff wellbeing
- access to high quality and bespoke CPD for all levels of experience and roles
- a supportive and visible Senior Leadership Team
- an excellent and supportive, in-house ECT induction
- an innovative, research-led appraisal system
- no formal graded lesson observations: instead, we operate a low-stakes, supportive, on-going coaching programme with a focus on continuous improvement
Why is the role of Teacher of English right for you?
We are committed to offering the staff who work at Ridgewood every opportunity to become the best they can be. Our training packages, for staff at all stages of their careers, are second to none. As well as our whole school and departmental training, we also offer a personalised coaching programme, NPQs and bespoke CPD, relevant to the person’s role.In 2023, we received the Teacher Development Trust Silver Award, demonstrating our commitment and passion to providing excellent CPD for all teaching and associate staff.
If you are seeking a dynamic, innovative and caring school, dedicated to the development of staff and our students’ success, Ridgewood is the school for you.
We strongly encourage visits from potential candidates – please contact the school to arrange this.
The closing date for this post is 9am Friday 16 May 2025. Interviews will take place soon after.
Ridgewood School reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date above.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The school operates a no smoking policy.