English Lead Teacher (Maternity Cover)

JR United Kingdom; Wigan; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent specialist day school in Wigan is looking for an English Lead Teacher (Maternity Cover) to join their team. The role involves delivering innovative teaching while supporting an inclusive curriculum for KS3 and KS4 students. You'll enjoy a permanent, full-time position and be part of a pioneering 4-Day Working Week trial, improving work-life balance.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with contribution options

Access to mental health support services

100's of discount options in the UK and abroad

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Family Growth Support

Qualifications

• Ability to be adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent team player.
• Ability to support colleagues in developing their practice.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the learning and achievement of all pupils.
• Planning and preparing long and medium term plans.
• Create a purposeful learning environment.

Skills

Adaptability

Teamwork

Education

UK QTS or equivalent

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Client:

Outcomes First Group

Location:

wigan, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job Title:English Lead Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Location: The Holden School, Leigh WN7 4SB

Salary: £40,000.00 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Fixed Term

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an English Lead Teacher to join our close-knit team at The Holden School,part of Acorn Education.

About the role

Working with your colleagues at The Holden School, as English Lead Teacher you will deliver inclusive, responsive and innovative teaching and learning within the curriculum area of English, teaching directly to our KS3 and KS4 classes. Strive to produce outstanding/good teaching and learning at all times to ensure that all learners succeed and oversee and support the English curriculum across the whole school as well as also having a tutor group responsibility, teaching some wellbeing, PSHE and Skills lessons with this group.

Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the learning and the achievement of all pupils in your classes ensuring equality of opportunity for all;
• Planning and preparing long term and medium term plans;
• Knowledge of the relevant course content;
• Create a purposeful learning environment;
• Teaching, according to individual educational needs, the pupils assigned to them including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the pupils in school and elsewhere;

Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes

• Ability to be adaptable in a fast-paced extremely environment
• Ability to support colleagues in developing their practice in relation to the subjects you lead
• Excellent team player

Requirement: UK QTS or equivalent

About Us

The Holden School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5to 16, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs in Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life. We are a Therapeutic Led, Trauma Informed School providing individualised curriculums for our students supported by our Class Teams, our Pastoral Team and our own Therapists.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit