Teacher of English

Teacher
of English

Permanent/Fixed
Term

Full Time

The successful
candidate will teach English throughout the age range 11-16.

Start
Date: January 2027

Job
ref: ENG26-27

Salary:
MPS/UPS (£34,069 – £52,835 per annum)

We
are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic English specialist to join our highly successful
English department, in a school where:

• Staff are nurtured to develop
  their craft


• English is valued by students and
  families


• Where resources are centrally and
  collaboratively planned


• Where results in English have
  been significantly above national averages for many years


• The school achieves exceptional results, always well
  above national averages.


• Excellent CPD opportunities
  through our professional learning Mondays, weekly learning sessions and
  CPD Library


• Where there is a strong academic
  ethos and high expectations of students


• Where behaviour management is
  centralised and teachers are enabled to flourish

  Please see the enclosed Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

  The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

  This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.

  How to apply:

  If you are interested in this post, please complete the application form online.

  A letter detailing why you are a suitable candidate for the position should accompany your completed application form.

  Please see the documents listed below, which may assist you in making your application:

  • Applicant Pack
  • Job Description
  • Application and Recruitment Process document

  Should you have any queries regarding your application please contact the school.

  Closing date: Monday 5th October 2026 9am

  Interview date: WC 12th October 2026

  Rushey Mead Academy is committed to:

  • safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
  • equal opportunities and equal value for staff and students, prevention of discrimination in its many forms

  NO AGENCIES OR CVs PLEASE