Durrington High School has a thriving and successful English department staffed by an enthusiastic team with a range of experience. Our vision is for every student to succeed while also fostering a love of reading, writing and studying English. We are constantly seeking ways to develop and improve our own teaching practice so that we ensure the best possible outcomes for our students. In essence, we want to be one of the best English departments in the county and the country. In order to achieve this, we are continuously evaluating our knowledge-rich curriculum and the quality of our provision to ensure that it challenges students to achieve beyond their best. We pride ourselves on combining evidence-informed classroom practice with a love of literature and language.
Our department and the wider school offer a huge range of professional development opportunities for staff at all levels of experience. Career progression (for those wishing to do this) is important to us and we actively seek to both recruit and retain the best staff to join our great staff body.
One of our greatest strengths is our teamwork and team spirit. All English staff contribute to planning and resourcing lessons and units of work; this consistency of approach is supported by our fortnightly planning and development meetings. CPD and a commitment to staff development are at the heart of everything we do. There are currently 13 staff teaching English, who are supported by a highly skilled library team with whom we work very closely. We are a very supportive and welcoming team who go over and above to help each other and our students.
If you are an enthusiastic, hardworking, conscientious and energetic teacher, who not only values young people but can motivate and inspire them across the age and ability range, then we would like to hear from you.
Pay grade
National Teacher Pay Scale | M1 – UPR3
Contract
Permanent from September 2026
Closing Date:
9am, 24th April 2026
Please find further information including Job Description and Application form via this link
Safeguarding
Durrington High School is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all our students. It is a core expectation of every member of staff to safeguard the wellbeing of every child and young person within the school. Staff are supported through regular training and are expected to adhere to the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy at all times.
In addition to the statutory pre-employment checks, this appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, a safeguarding background check and interview.
Durrington Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome the unique contributions that everyone can bring to Durrington Multi Academy Trust in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expressions, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
