English Teacher

Northfleet Technology College; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Northfleet Technology College invites applications for a teaching post starting September 2026 or sooner. The ideal candidate will hold Qualified Teacher Status with a relevant degree or the willingness to train, and will demonstrate the ability to set high expectations for student behaviour and achievements.

You will be joining a forward-thinking college with IB provision from Key Stage 5, working collaboratively within a supportive leadership team.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status with an appropriate degree or the desire to train.
• Ability to set high expectations for students' behaviour & achievements.
• Capacity to work collaboratively in a team.
• Secure knowledge and understanding of the subject, curriculum and pedagogy.

Responsibilities

• Engage in safeguarding responsibilities as part of the role.
• Contribute to the school's ethos from Key Stage 3 through to Key Stage 5 (IB).
• Participate in recruitment/vetting checks and safeguarding processes.

Skills

QTS

Teamwork

Subject knowledge

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Relevant degree

Job description

We are seeking an individual to take on this exciting role who has Qualified Teacher Status with an appropriate degree or the desire to train, the ability to set high expectations for students behaviour & achievements, the capacity to work collaboratively in a team, a secure knowledge and understanding of the subject, curriculum and pedagogy and an enthusiasm to develop student’s skills beyond the classroom.

This position has a start date of September 2026 or sooner, with a salary of M1-UPS3 (£32,916 - £51,048) dependent on experience.

Northfleet Technology College has excellent resources and a forward thinking ethos, with the aim for all students to achieve the highest standards. This is delivered from Key Stage 3 through to the International Baccalaureate at key Stage 5.

If you relish the opportunity to work with a diverse & exciting teaching environment, with highly motivated students and a supportive Leadership Team, then Northfleet Technology College would welcome your application. This post has safeguarding responsibilities that require you to be engaged in regulated activity and contact with children.

All positions that involve working with children are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those which would normally be considered ‘spent’ except those received for an offence committed in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules.

Candidates applying for a vacancy will be asked to complete a Self-Disclosure form on which they will be asked to disclose any relevant convictions, court orders, reprimands, warnings, or other matters which may affect an applicant’s suitability to work with children.

Appointment will be subject to satisfactory recruitment & vetting checks including 2 references. Our school and all its personnel are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. The post is subject to safeguarding checks including an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure & Barring Service and in accordance with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (2022), NTC will undertake an online search via engines and social media platforms of publicly available information concerning all short listed candidates.