We are seeking to appoint a motivated and professional Teacher of English to join our innovative and collaborative English department. The successful candidate will be an exceptional teacher, able to teach high quality lessons across the age and ability range and be committed to continued professional development. This position would also be suitable for an outstanding Early Career Teacher wishing to begin their career as part of a supportive team which strives for excellence in everything they do.
At Madeley, our English department prides itself on being a supportive and forward-thinking team, united in our pursuit of excellence. We work closely together to adapt and refine our standardised, aligned curriculum, ensuring it meets the needs of all our students and leads to the best possible outcomes. Our collaborative ethos has enabled us to lead on several Trust-wide curriculum initiatives, and we value the opportunity to work with other outstanding departments across our network to raise standards.
This is a rare opportunity to join a school that has been hailed as a beacon of excellence. Our recent Ofsted inspection (Feb 2025) was nothing short of phenomenal, with inspectors blown away by the exceptional standards of teaching, leadership, and student achievement.
Why Madeley?
- One of the top-performing schools in Staffordshire - our GCSE results are exceptional, with Maths ranked number 1 in the county and overall Progress 8 scores significantly above the national average.
- Oversubscribed and thriving - Madeley is the number one school of choice in the region, receiving 299 applications for September 2025, with 190 as first-choice preferences.
- An electrifying culture of excellence - students cannot speak highly enough about their school; they are inspired, ambitious, and driven to succeed.
- An expertly crafted and engaging curriculum - our curriculum is described as "ambitious, immersive, and designed to excite and engage pupils", ensuring hands-on, real-world experiences.
- Innovative and forward-thinking leadership - our self-evaluation was described as "pinpoint accurate", our approach to teaching "exemplary", and our relentless drive for success embedded in every decision we make.
- A school that feels like home - students feel safe, valued, and driven to exceed their own expectations, supported by a team that goes above and beyond every single day.
Take this opportunity to be part of an inspiring journey - where your expertise, passion, and innovation will make a lasting impact!
Candidates who are interested in the post are more than welcome to contact the school for an informal discussion or arrange a visit to the school, please contact us on Tel: (contact details can be found on advert attachment below). For further information on Madeley School please visit our website.
Our relentless focus on ensuring the highest academic standards has placed us amongst the top performing schools in the area based on sustained improvement.
We strive to keep our core values at the heart of all we do on our collective mission of inspiring excellence
In addition to providing the highest quality teaching for successful learning in lessons, we are passionate about providing excellent enrichment opportunities beyond the classroom, so that all of our students have a rewarding and enjoyable time with us as they develop their interests and talents.
A positive growth mindset underpins our approach to developing a learning culture where effort, resilience and learning from our mistakes are seen as the key to unlocking outstanding attainment.
Join Shaw Education Trust – Support, Teach, Lead… Make the Remarkable Happen.
At Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role holds the power to transform a life. Whether you're supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, or leading with vision, you’ll be part of something extraordinary.
In our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum models don’t always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. We want our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful, and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them. Some examples of our innovation include moving towards an extended school day, to provide a world class enrichment programme and more opportunities for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal school curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to develops work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto T Levels and apprenticeships.
Our secondary schools are currently driving ‘PedTech’ across the sector: we believe teaching and technology should go hand-in-glove and are passionately committed towards providing a fully digitally enhanced curriculum. We are very close to achieving full 1:1 device delivery and are sprinting towards better use of iPads in lessons to enhance the experience and learning.
Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
- An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
- Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
- Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
- Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
- Free Eye Tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding one.
Colleagues within the Trust benefit from: Access to a full range of courses both in-house and professionally accredited. These courses include a variety of the National Professional Qualifications and the Early Carer Teacher Programme delivered by Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute.
- Experienced leadership and subject-specific support.
- Guidance from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust.
- Access to the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT.
- Opportunities to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate.
- Participating in peer reviews.
- Access to a suite of online courses.
- Placement projects within our family of schools.
Madeley School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, click here to review Safeguarding and Pupil Protection Policy https://www.shaw-education.org.uk/our-trust/key-information
This position is subject to robust vetting procedures, including an online search for all shortlisted candidates, in line with our Trust’s commitment to safer recruitment.
An enhanced criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), formerly known as the CRB, is required. You will be asked to disclose all relevant unspent and, where applicable, unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions, and convictions.
Shaw Education Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are fully committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection processes promote equality, diversity, and inclusion at every stage.
In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CVs alone will not be accepted.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date as we review applications on an on-going basis and interviews may be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, therefore, we encourage early applications.
Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.