English Teacher

ASTON EDUCATION; London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Aston Education is seeking a permanent English Teacher for a reputable secondary school in Lewisham, Southeast London, starting in September 2025. The role offers competitive salaries aligned with inner London expectations and comes with a robust professional development program, excellent facilities, and various employee benefits to support staff wellbeing. A passion for teaching English, coupled with qualifications such as QTS/QTLS, is essential for this position.

Benefits

Teachers' pension

Free parking

Excellent professional development programme

Lifestyle and discount savings

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support

Headspace app

Staff development - Secondment Opportunities

Ride to Work and Cycle to Work Schemes

Season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status or Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills.
• Experience in teaching KS3, KS4, and KS5 English.
• Ability to set challenges for all abilities.

Responsibilities

• Teach English to students across different key stages.
• Engage in extracurricular activities.
• Assess and address diverse learning needs.

Skills

Teaching English

Understanding of quality education

SEN initiatives

Gifted & Talented initiatives

Education

QTS/QTLS

Job description

Job: English Teacher

School:Secondary Academy, Lewisham, Southeast London

Start date: September 2025

Salary: MPS/UPS £38,836 - £60,154 per annum(inner London)

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Aston Education is working with an Ofsted Good 11-18 oversubscribed secondary school in Lewisham, Southeast London (inner London), looking for apermanent English Teacher to join a strong English department.

The School and the MAT offer:

• Excellent modern facilities
• An extensive support network
• Teachers' pension
• Free parking
• Excellent professional development programme
• Lifestyle and discount savings
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support
• Headspace app
• Staff development - Secondment Opportunities
• Ride to Work and Cycle to Work Schemes
• Season ticket loans

The successful applicant with QTS/QTLS will be able to teach English to KS3, KS4 and KS5. You'll have an understanding of what makes excellent quality of education within English.

Setting a level of challenge for all abilities across all key stages within lessons and through the

thriving extracurricular activities already on offer will be important to you.

A keen interest and/or experience in Gifted & Talented, SEN, and Assessment for Learning initiatives is essential.

The school is part of a respected medium size multi academy trust, and their reputation is built on a tradition of high standards and academic excellence. They support every single student and staff member in reaching their full potential.

Closing date: As soon as possible

Applications: Please contact Tarja Aila at Aston Education to apply for this English Teacher job.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.