English Teacher - Primary Transition Lead

As a result of a promotion we have a position for a Teacher

of English and with the opportunity for a TLR as our English Primary Transition

Lead to join us from September 2026. Whilst we appreciate the closing date is

fast approaching we welcome potential candidates to visit the school to find

out more before the interview date (22nd May). We encourage

applications from teachers at all stages of their career.

We are looking for an exceptional primary, special or

secondary trained colleague to join us to support in the development of our Key

Stage 3 curriculum, specialise in teaching those children who are behind with

their age related expectations and develop literacy across the school. We have

a great respect for the work of our colleagues in all phases and settings and

the work they do to develop the reading skills of our learners from early years

through to Key Stage 2. Our head of

department is currently a governor at a local primary school, and has witnessed

first had the blood, sweat and tears that are invested into a primary

classroom. We believe that the right candidate will bring an additional layer

of expertise to our excellent team, and facilitate the next stage in the

development of our rigorous and carefully sequenced curriculum.

We have a number of primary trained colleagues who have

joined us at Torquay Academy in English and maths, and they have enjoyed the

opportunity to teach a subject in greater depth. Some have gone on to teach GCSE due to the

level of expertise they have gained. They would all welcome the opportunity to

talk to potential candidates about their role and what a typical day as a

secondary teacher would look like.

Our English department has proven itself to be one of the

most effective and successful comprehensive departments in the South West. Alongside the strength of our classroom

practitioners, underpinning these successful results is a well developed

academic curriculum which our teachers are highly invested in and are passionate

about delivering. A collaborative approach to centralised planning has meant

that our teachers have the best of both worlds - the ability to shape and

develop a curriculum they believe in and outstanding resources they can shape

to suit their individual classes. We believe that all children, regardless of

background and past school experience, are capable of understanding and

learning the top-grade concepts, ideas, and theories needed to transform them

into capable and knowledgeable critics and readers.

In our department, you will be supported in your development

both as a teacher and as a subject specialist. You will be responsible for the

expert delivery of a carefully sequenced curriculum and, because resources are

centrally produced, given the time and space to become a master of your craft

and your subject.

We believe students of all backgrounds achieve most highly

when the knowledge a