Teacher of English (maternity leave cover)
Employer:
Teaching Vacancies
Location:
Romney Avenue, Bristol, BS7 9BY
Pay:
Meets national minimum wage
Contract Type:
Contract
Disability Confident:
No
Closing Date:
01/11/2026
About this job
What skills and experience we’re looking for The Opportunity We are looking for an inspiring teacher of English to work in our outstanding english department from January 2027. This is a unique opportunity to join an extremely high quality team with excellent progress scores.
We are looking for candidates who relish the challenges and rewards of working in a highly ambitious school.
About You You are likely to have gained exceptional teaching skills through your career or personal experience.
You will be able to bring to us a passion for pedagogy and care deeply for young people.
You will have QTS.
What the school offers its staff If you join us, you will benefit from:
Trinity is a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and management and ‘Outstanding‘ Personal Development’ (Ofsted Jan 2024)
“This is an ambitious school that wants the very best for its pupils, both academically and pastorally”.
“The school’s curriculum is highly ambitious for all pupils”
“Lessons are not disrupted by poor behaviour.
The school is calm and orderly because pupils understand the rules and routines in place.”
The progress of our students is significantly above the national average (P8 +0.53)
Hardworking staff and students who want to do well
Consistent behaviour and expectations allow you to focus on the craft and science of teaching
Weekly coaching for all staff and weekly department co-planning
Exceptionally visible and supportive senior leadership team
Schemes of work fully resourced and ready We can offer you
Continuing Professional and Leadership development
Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
Onsite parking or easy access via public transport or onsite parking.
Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.
Further details about the role We invite you to join our team at Trinity Academy.
Trinity is a highly oversubscribed free school that opened in 2019. We are a values based community that focuses on the learning of all students and staff, that cares deeply for our young people and each other and that is committed to co-curricular enrichment.
Our stated goal is to be a +1 school for progress and as such, we are looking for an exceptional teacher to join us in our mission.
Amplify Education is a dynamic new multi-academy trust of 22 schools across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, formed through the thoughtful and planned merger of TiLA and CST. United by a shared vision, we are a bold voice for Bristol
- committed to building belief in every young person, expanding opportunities, nurturing potential, and strengthening citizenship.
We are ambitious, reflective, and collaborative
- driven to improve outcomes for young people while working together, learning from one another and continually strengthening our practice.
If you are looking to make a real difference within a forward-thinking and supportive Trust, Amplify Education could be the place for you.
More information about the Trust, School and Role
To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
To find out more about Amplify Education and Trinity Academy, please visit our websites: www.amplifyeducation.co.uk or www.trinityacademybristol.org
Informal enquiries can be made via email to enquiries@trinityacadembristol.org
School visits are welcomed and can be arranged via email to Alice Thornton-Parr, HR and recruitment officer, athornton-parr@trinityacademybristol.org
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment.
We provide safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:
- Ability to ensure and deliver effective safeguarding
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status.
We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Commitment to safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.
All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
The post is subject to satisfactory completion of all vetting checks including the provision of two strong references and an enhanced DBS check.
Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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