Teacher of English, The Holt School

Occupational group
Teaching - secondary
Working pattern
Full time
Contract type
Permanent
Salary
Main pay range/upper pay range depending on skills and expertise demonstrated at interview.
Hours
Full Time
Location
The Holt School, Holt Lane, Wokingham, Berkshire RG41 1EE
Application closing date
Vacancy start date
Job advert

THE HOLT SCHOOL

Holt Lane

Wokingham

RG41 1EE

Tel:  0118 978 0165

holtschool@holt.wokingham.sch.uk

www.holtschool.co.uk

 

Teacher of English

Full time

Permanent

Start date: September 2025

ECTs very welcome to apply

Main pay range/upper pay range depending on skills and expertise demonstrated at interview

Come and join our fabulous school, where students are engaged and eager to learn and our staff are passionate about inspiring them.

The successful candidate will:

  • aspire to be an innovative, outstanding practitioner

  • demonstrate passion for your subject as well as excellent subject knowledge

  • be a team player with strong interpersonal skills

  • be keen to participate in aspects of wider school life 

 

In return, we can offer:

  • teaching in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5
  • a strong, supportive, forward looking and effective department
  • very positive climate for learning where students want to work hard and do well
  • an ethos of staff well- being, including early finishes ahead of parents’ evenings, minimal evening events, and off- site PPA
  • a team of cover supervisors to ensure teachers rarely cover colleagues’ absence
  • personalised pathways of CPD, including coaching and leadership training for aspirant middle and senior leaders

The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school, graded as Outstanding in the Ofsted inspection of March 2023. Further details and an application form are available from the school website

Prospective applicants are welcome to telephone Rebecca McClelland (Head of English) for more information about this post and would be warmly welcomed to come for a visit to see us in action.

The Holt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Closing date – 9am, Thursday, 15th May 2025

We reserve the right to assess and interview on receipt of application. 

Contact
Mrs Rebecca McClelland, Head of English

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