Job Description

Role: Teacher of English

Academy: Outwood Academy Shafton

Start Date September 2026

Salary (Actual Salary): MPS1 £32,916 - UPS3 £51,048

Working Pattern: 32.5Hours Per Week, Monday - Friday, Full Time/Part time considered

Teacher of English

Academy Outwood Academy Shafton
Start Date: September 2026
Salary (Actual Salary): M1 - U3
Working Pattern: Full time with part time considered

About the Academy:

Outwood Academy Shafton is an 11–16 academy based in the heart of Shafton, Barnsley. We are proud to be a ‘Good’ school, as recognised by Ofsted, where inspectors noted our ‘high expectations for the academic success of all pupils’ and the ‘calm and purposeful’ environment we foster.

As part of the high-performing Outwood Grange Academies Trust, you will join a supportive network of academies committed to raising standards and transforming lives.

About the Department:

Our English department is a well-established, high-performing team with a strong reputation across the academy and wider community. You’ll join a dedicated team of thirteen experienced English specialists as well as two subject specialist teaching assistants and two 121 tutors, all committed to delivering high-quality teaching and learning. Our enthusiastic educators are further supported by our highly skilled and experienced School Standards Improvement Partners providing continuous CPD and individual support.

The department boasts an exceptionally well-resourced and culturally rich curriculum, featuring cutting-edge classroom technologies that empower teachers to deliver dynamic and inspiring learning experiences. We nurture a close-knit and supportive team environment – a true family dedicated to maximising the potential of every student and equipping them with the skills and knowledge to succeed in the future.

We are a successful department that has made significant improvements in recent years. We continue to develop our curriculum, ensuring students are exposed to a variety of texts and ideas to broaden their perspective and cultural capital and place a huge emphasis on the love of reading.

We are now seeking to appoint another vibrant and dynamic English teacher to join our fantastic team. We are committed to providing the very best education for every child, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive learning environment. We aim to instil a love of English and reading and a desire for knowledge in every child in our care.

As we continue to improve and progress, help to take us to the next level.

Our Commitment:

As a member of the Outwood Family of Schools, we believe in putting Students First, raising standards, and transforming lives. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory completion of safeguarding checks.

Our Employee Values

As colleagues within Outwood Grange Academies Trust, we are guided by a shared set of employee values that shape our culture and expectations:

We Are a Family – We support one another, collaborate openly, and work as one team for the benefit of our students and community.

Ambition Without Limit – We believe in the limitless potential of every child and every colleague, striving continually for excellence.

Every Interaction Counts – We recognise that every conversation, lesson, fixture, and moment matters in sharing our students' experience and success.

We Turn Our Best into Normal – We set high standards and work relentlessly to make excellence the everyday standard.

We Break Down Barriers – We are committed to inclusion, ensuring that all students can access, enjoy, and succeed in physical education and sport regardless of background or ability.

The successful candidate will embody these values, modelling them through leadership, teaching, and engagement with the wider academy community.

About our Academy

Outwood Academy Shafton is an academy bursting with potential for excellence. The students and staff are passionate about their school and there is a strong sense of belonging within the academy. The Academy is a large 11-16 school with just over 1,400 students on roll. It sits at the heart of its community. The academy is full, annually, with first choice preferences and we have a large number of families who are waiting for a place for their child. The academy is a new-build academy, opening almost a decade ago. As a learning community, it is a vast space covering 4 floors with excellent suites of classrooms, labs and specialist learning facilities.

We are proud that Outwood Academy Shafton is a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning. In 2023, the academy was recognised by the Inclusion Quality Mark as a National Inclusion Champion, placing in the top 6 schools nationally for our work on creating a place where all young people feel that they belong and can succeed.

The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2015 and as a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives.

Our key aim is to create a positive, happy ethos and culture where our students behave well, have good manners, develop age-appropriate self-discipline, engage positively with their learning and show integrity in their words and actions.

Student Voice is a huge strength of the academy serving to raise student engagement, encouraging participation in charity, community, learning and peer support. We strongly believe our student voice makes students feel valued and included in their schooling.

Praise culture for staff and students sits at the heart of our vision of belonging. Our system of praise values and celebrates the achievement of all students and staff, both within and outside the classroom. This culture of praise is visually represented in each classroom with teachers encouraged to praise students for going above and beyond. Students receive a Praising Stars report every 6 weeks which reviews and praises their effort in their classes. The academy calendar is built upon a number of regular weekly, termly and annual praise events such as our weekly PROUD Thursday which we welcome you to come and view when you visit us.

The academy benefits from being part of the Outwood Family of Schools, and we intend that every member of staff receives CPD appropriate to therole.

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For further information or to arrange a visit to the academy, please contact Claire Peasegood, Head of English, by email at c.peasegood@shafton.outwood.com who will be happy to assist.

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Closing date: Midday on Thursday 23 April 2026.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

The Teacher is expected to implement and use a wide range of teaching and learning strategies within the classroom, applying techniques like Assessment for Learning (AfL) to continually improve student performance. A core duty involves effectively using student level data to identify areas for development and raise standards.

This professional must be aware of strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of all students, alongside possessing a good understanding of curriculum developments within their specific subject area. The role requires maintaining high expectations for all students and effectively communicating with students and their parents, both orally and in writing. The teacher is expected to work collaboratively as part of a team, sharing good practice across the department, and demonstrating creativity in problem solving and a willingness to adopt new approaches.

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Essential qualifications include a degree in an appropriate discipline related to the relevant subject and a teaching qualification coupled with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Required experience includes recent and relevant teaching experience (either in employment or training) and experience of assessment at Key Stage 3 and 4.

The successful candidate will be confident in using standard computer packages (word processing, email, and spreadsheets) and understand how these tools can enhance student learning. The role demands high levels of professionalism, including the ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner, and a capacity to recognise potential child safeguarding issues.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.