English Teacher

The Education Network; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Career support

Competitive pay rates

Safeguarding and DBS checks

Job summary

The Education Network is seeking a passionate English Teacher for a supply position at a secondary school in Walsall, starting November 2026.

You will deliver engaging English lessons, plan and assess progress, and support students’ literacy development. The role offers daily pay between £175 and £250, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Strong subject knowledge in English.
• Ability to deliver engaging lessons across key stages.
• Promote literacy, critical thinking and a love of reading and writing.
• Effective classroom and behaviour management.
• Organised, reliable and committed to student progress.
• Build positive relationships with students and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging English lessons to secondary students.
• Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality lessons.
• Assess student progress and set learning targets.
• Maintain high standards of behaviour and achievement.
• Support student development of literacy and analytical skills.

Skills

English

Lesson delivery

Behaviour management

Organisation

Relationships

Job description

- Pay: £175–£250 per day, paid to scale and dependent on experience

The Role

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated English Teacher for a supply position at a secondary school in Walsall, starting in November 2026.

The successful candidate will deliver engaging English lessons that inspire students to develop their literacy, communication and analytical skills. You will encourage an appreciation of language and literature, plan and deliver effective lessons, assess student progress, and maintain high standards of behaviour and achievement.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will:

• Have strong subject knowledge in English.
• Deliver engaging lessons that meet the needs of students with varying abilities.
• Promote literacy, critical thinking, and a love of reading and writing.
• Demonstrate effective classroom and behaviour management skills.
• Be organised, reliable and committed to supporting student progress.
• Build positive relationships with students and colleagues.

The School

This opportunity offers the chance to work in a secondary school in Walsall, supporting students’ academic development and helping them build confidence and skills in English.

Due to the number of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.

The Education Network Offer:

Our specialist team have a combined experience of over 25 years and have unrivalled reputation within the education market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional training and development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team.

The opportunity to work in friendly, caring and supportive atmosphere where every child matters. Highly supportive, committed and hard working Consultants who will endeavour to find assignments suited to your needs.

An opportunity to extend your professional development as well as excellent rates of pay.

The Education Network is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointments will be subject to our stringent vetting procedures, including enhanced DBS checks and references.-

The Education Network is committed to Safer Recruitment and recruits to Compliance+ standards. Any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in addition to other safeguarding checks. The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer. The Education Network is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.

Due to the expected high-volume of applications we receive only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 3 days.