English Teacher

Link 3 Recruitment; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational recruitment agency is seeking an English Teacher to inspire students in Chesterfield. The role involves planning and delivering lessons, ensuring high standards of literacy, and contributing to extracurricular activities. Ideal candidates will have strong subject knowledge, excellent management skills, and QTS or be working towards it. Join us to help students achieve their potential in a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver high-quality lessons that inspire and engage students.
• Commitment to raising achievement and promoting literacy across the curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver English lessons across KS3 and KS4.
• Assess, record, and report on student progress.
• Create and maintain a positive, safe, and stimulating learning environment.

Skills

Strong subject knowledge in English Language and Literature

Excellent classroom and behaviour management skills

Effective communication and organisational skills

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or working towards QTS

Job description

Overview

Job Purpose

To deliver high-quality, engaging English lessons that develop students' literacy, communication, and critical thinking skills. The English Teacher will inspire a love of reading, writing, and language while ensuring students of all abilities achieve their potential. They will also contribute to the wider life of the school through enrichment activities and whole-school literacy initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Teaching & Learning: Plan and deliver English lessons across KS3 and KS4 (and KS5 if applicable), in line with the National Curriculum and exam specifications.
• Teaching & Learning: Use a variety of teaching strategies to engage, challenge, and inspire students.
• Teaching & Learning: Differentiate lessons to meet the needs of all learners, including SEN and EAL students.
• Teaching & Learning: Assess, record, and report on student progress, providing clear and constructive feedback.
• Teaching & Learning: Promote a culture of reading for pleasure and appreciation of literature.
• Curriculum & Assessment: Contribute to the design and development of schemes of work, assessments, and resources in English Language and Literature.
• Curriculum & Assessment: Prepare pupils for internal and external assessments (GCSE, A-Level, or equivalent).
• Curriculum & Assessment: Ensure lessons are inclusive, stretching the most able while supporting those who need additional help.
• Classroom & Behaviour Management: Create and maintain a positive, safe, and stimulating learning environment.
• Classroom & Behaviour Management: Uphold high standards of behaviour in line with school policies.
• Classroom & Behaviour Management: Encourage resilience, creativity, and independent thinking in all learners.
• Enrichment & Wider Contribution: Support extracurricular English activities such as book clubs, creative writing workshops, or drama productions.
• Enrichment & Wider Contribution: Lead or contribute to literacy initiatives across the school.
• Enrichment & Wider Contribution: Provide additional support for exam preparation and targeted interventions.
• Professional Responsibilities: Engage in professional development and remain up to date with developments in English education.
• Professional Responsibilities: Attend staff meetings, parents' evenings, and contribute to the wider school community.
• Professional Responsibilities: Carry out additional duties as reasonably directed by the Headteacher.

Person Specification (Essential)

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or working towards QTS.
• Strong subject knowledge in English Language and Literature.
• Ability to deliver high-quality lessons that inspire and engage students.
• Commitment to raising achievement and promoting literacy across the curriculum.
• Excellent classroom and behaviour management skills.
• Effective communication and organisational skills.

Desirable

• Experience teaching English at KS5.
• Involvement in English/literacy clubs, competitions, or enrichment activities.
• Experience supporting pupils with SEN or SEMH in English.
• Evidence of strong exam outcomes in previous teaching roles