CORE PURPOSE

We require an ambitious, intellectually rigorous English Teacher to deliver high-quality literature and language instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The role involves facilitating a challenging, knowledge-rich curriculum that sharpens pupils' textual analysis, critical writing capacity, and oral articulation, preparing them thoroughly for external examinations and lifelong literary engagement.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• Curriculum Design & Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver highly structured, evidence-based English lessons that engage and challenge pupils across all academic profiles.

• Textual Analysis & Literacy Expansion: Guide pupils through the mechanics of complex prose, poetry, and drama, embedding sophisticated frameworks for analytical essay writing, structural critique, and vocabulary acquisition.

• Examination Preparation: Guide Key Stage 4 cohorts systematically through the demands of terminal GCSE English Language and English Literature specifications, maximising progress and attainment outcomes.

• Progress Monitoring: Implement rigorous formative marking and summative assessment routines, utilising tracking data to design sharp, targeted interventions that close learning gaps.

• Pastoral Responsibilities: Undertake full form tutor duties, managing daily registration, monitoring pupil attendance, and delivering the school's structured personal and social development units.

ENVIRONMENT & STRUCTURE

• Island Education Framework: Operating within the Isle of Man’s Department for Education, Sport and Culture (DESC) network, our secondary schools follow the Manx Education Curriculum (closely aligned with the English National Curriculum), benefiting from a tight-knit professional community, dedicated island-wide resources, and unique pension benefits.

• Behaviour Systems: The campus implements a highly consistent, whole-school behaviour policy focused on mutual respect and clarity, ensuring classrooms remain calm, predictable, and entirely focused on scholarly learning.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

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

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress metrics in terminal public examinations through explicit, text-first classroom instruction.

• Routine Implementation: The ability to execute school behaviour policies with absolute consistency, maintaining a positive, highly focused, and strictly disciplined classroom culture.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• Unique Crown Dependency Setting: Located in the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown Dependency famed for its striking coastal landscapes, rich Celtic and Norse history, safe community environment, and a thriving economy centred on financial services, digital tech, and tourism.

• Connectivity & Island Transit: The school network offers straightforward access across the island via an efficient local bus network and historic rail routes. Travel to the UK mainland or Ireland is highly accessible via regular ferry connections from Douglas to Liverpool, Heysham, and Belfast, alongside frequent flights departing from Ronaldsway Airport.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.