English Teacher | 14-19 Technical Academy | Birmingham

CORE PURPOSE

We require an inspiring, highly articulate English Teacher to deliver outstanding literary and linguistic instruction across Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Operating within an innovative, employer-led 14–19 technical academy, the successful candidate will facilitate a knowledge-rich, text-focused curriculum designed to develop advanced rhetoric, precise analytical writing, and critical communications skills, preparing pupils thoroughly for exceptional outcomes in terminal GCSE English Language and English Literature public examinations alongside advanced post-16 pathways.

THE SCHOOL

Our specialized 14–19 technical academy is dedicated to cultivating a professional, adult-toned learning environment where academic study integrates directly with practical, industry-led enterprise. Working alongside elite commercial partners, technology sectors, and media sponsors, our school blends core qualification pathways with advanced technical training. The English department works collaboratively to embed sophisticated literacy, media analysis, and rhetorical mastery into professional communication frameworks, fostering a culture of intellectual curiosity and critical debate. We operate a professional code of conduct that mirrors workplace expectations, ensuring learning spaces remain focused, mature environments where teachers can deliver high-impact, deeply engaging textual and linguistic instruction to motivated and ambitious learners.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• Rigorous & Text-Driven Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver high-impact English lessons across all attainment pathways, systematically embedding analytical scaffolding to demystify complex prose, poetry, and dramatic texts from Shakespeare to contemporary voices.

• Analytical Essay & Rhetoric Scaffolding: Train pupils to a high technical standard in constructing sophisticated written arguments and persuasive speeches, utilizing structured paragraph frameworks, explicit tier-3 vocabulary instruction, and textual evidence decoding to build examination precision.

• GCSE & Post-16 Performance Optimization: Guide examination cohorts meticulously through the rigorous demands of linear terminal papers for both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature, utilizing diagnostic data tracking to eliminate persistent misconceptions and maximize high-grade boundary retention.

• Closing Literacy & Attainment Gaps: Identify and target learning barriers across a diverse intake of students joining at Year 10, deploying explicit command-word instruction, scaffolded sentence structures, and targeted reading interventions to ensure accessibility for SEND pupils while stretching high-prior-attaining critical thinkers.

• Professional Mentorship & Pastoral Care: Fulfil personal tutor responsibilities for a dedicated cohort of students, managing workplace readiness routines, supporting professional wellbeing, and maintaining proactive, positive communication with families and industry mentors.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a recognised equivalent teaching credential, paired with a strong honours degree in English Literature, English Language, Linguistics, or a closely related humanities discipline from a reputable institution.

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress metrics and exceptional performance outcomes in public examinations (GCSE and A-Level or equivalent) through highly structured, systematic, and explicit English pedagogy.

• Industry-Aligned & Supportive Ethos: An unwavering commitment to technical and practical comprehensive education, possessing the exceptional communication skills, scholarly enthusiasm, and literary passion required to challenge high-attaining pupils while building reading and writing confidence in pupils of all backgrounds.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• A Historic Engineering Hub Driving Tomorrow's Industrial Technology: Based in the dynamic city of Birmingham, the school capitalizes on a world-class industrial and cultural identity as a premier national centre for advanced engineering, manufacturing, and digital media technology. Positioned within an economy deeply rooted in technical and creative innovation—surrounded by global enterprise, historic publishing roots, and contemporary media channels across the West Midlands—the city provides an unmatched, real-world backdrop for applied communications, narrative analysis, and media critique, connecting classroom literacy directly to vanguard commercial networks and future professional career paths.

• Connectivity & Infrastructure: The campus benefits from premium metropolitan transport infrastructure, offering straightforward road commuting via the strategic M6, M5, and M42 motorway corridors, alongside major trunk routes like the A38(M) and A456. Public transit networks operate flawlessly, utilizing extensive Transport for West Midlands bus networks and the modern West Midlands Metro tram infrastructure, while Birmingham New Street, Moor Street, and Snow Hill railway stations serve as major national transport hubs, providing high-frequency rail services that connect the school effortlessly to Solihull, Coventry, Wolverhampton, and the wider UK network.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.