English Teacher (3908 )

Cumbria; Workington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development (CPD)

Early finish Fridays

Personal day off

ECT/NQT support programme

Onsite fitness facilities

Wellbeing app

Job summary

Energy Coast UTC in Workington invites applications for a Teacher of English. Start in September 2026. This permanent, full-time role involves teaching Edexcel GCSE English across KS4, with a focus on inspiring positive progress.

We seek an enthusiastic, committed specialist with a track record of excellent classroom practice. We offer CPD, a strong ECT/NQT programme, early finish Fridays, a personal day, and access to onsite facilities.

Qualifications

• Must have strong classroom practice and ability to deliver Edexcel GCSE English across KS4.
• Newly Qualified Teachers welcome to apply and grow within the role.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes and progress for students.

Responsibilities

• Teach English to KS4 students with planning, differentiation, and assessment.
• Lead engaging lessons aligned with UTC policies and priorities.
• Contribute to CPD and performance review cycles.

Skills

English teaching

GCSE English (Edexcel)

NQT welcome

Education

QTS (Qualified Teacher Status)

Job description

• Closing date for applications: Monday 13 April 2026

Job Title: Teacher of English
Start Date: September 2026
Contract Type: Permanent, full-time

Are you a Newly Qualified Teacher looking for your first teaching post or an established teacher looking for a new challenge? Our award-winning team seek to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and inspirational specialist Teacher of English.

The suitable candidate will have a good track record of excellent classroom practice and sustained experience in achieving positive outcomes and exceptional progress for students. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach the Edexcel GCSE specification across the differing ability KS4 classes.

At Energy Coast UTC our intent is to deliver academic excellence alongside a world class technical and skills based practical education, ensuring our students also excel in employability skills and work directly with employers on a range of projects. Our 14-19 college, located on the edge of the Lake District National Park in an area of outstanding natural beauty, is a thriving educational setting which has nurtured partnerships between industry and education. We prepare students to meet the demand for highly skilled engineers and civil engineers in Cumbria and the world.

We take staff and student wellbeing seriously and have invested time and money in ensuring that all members of our school feel supported and happy. “Leaders are mindful of staff’s workload. Staff enjoy working at the school and appreciate the training available to them.” (Ofsted, 2023).

Benefits

• Professional development support and an extensive CPD programme
• Early finish to the school timetable on Fridays
• A paid personal day off each year.
• A well-developed programme for ECTs and NQTs to fully support you in your first years of teaching
• Free use of onsite fitness suite, state of the art workshops and many other benefits.
• Wellbeing App

If you believe that this is an environment where you can thrive, develop and substantially contribute to an exciting and expanding future with Energy Coast UTC then

The closing date for this post is 09:00am on Monday 13th April 2026. Your completed application form and supporting information should be returned via email to the email address above and not directly to the school.

The closing date for this post is 09:00am on Monday 13th April 2026. Your completed application form and supporting information should be returned via email to the email address above and not directly to the school.

Hours Of Work - A minimum of 38 hours per week

Introduction

The Energy Coast UTC, a college for 14-19 year olds, directly engages with local employers to provide exciting and relevant curriculum and enrichment opportunities for all students. This is a rare opportunity to work in an outstanding school, located on the edge of the Lake District National Park in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

Overall Purpose Of Job

To be an outstanding teacher and tutor who challenges and supports all your students to do their best and achieve their potential by:

• Inspiring trust and confidence in your students and colleagues.
• Building team commitment amongst your students and colleagues.
• Engaging and motivating students.
• Developing and delivering exciting and engaging projects which reflect the best modern engineering practices.
• Taking positive action to improve the quality of your students’ learning.
• Ensuring good student outcomes.

Duties And Responsibilities

• As a subject teacher, maintain a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of the teaching of your subject and take account of wider curriculum developments, which are relevant to your work.
• Teach students according to their particular needs, including the planning, differentiation, preparation and assessment of work in line with the policies of the UTC.
• Assist in the smooth delivery of your subject area at the UTC as directed by the Head of Department.
• Implement and maintain good classroom management and follow UTC policies for behaviour management.
• Plan lessons and sequences of lessons to meet students’ individual learning needs.
• Use a range of appropriate strategies and follow UTC policies for tutoring, teaching and behaviour management.
• Assess, monitor and record the progress of students in your teaching and tutorial groups; give them constructive feedback, targets and advice; and report their progress to, and discuss their progress with, their parents/carers.
• Ensure that, as a result of your teaching, your students achieve well relative to their prior attainment, making progress as good as or better than similar students nationally.
• Within the framework of the UTC’s Performance Management and CPD policies, take responsibility for your own professional development and use the outcomes to improve your tutoring and teaching and your students’ learning.
• Make an active contribution to the policies, aspirations and plans of your year, your curriculum/student performance team and the UTC.
• Lead a subject specific enrichment activity which will be timetabled in to the curriculum.
• Contribute to extra‑curricular activities.
• As a form tutor provide pastoral support for a group of students.

Other Specific Duties

• Continue personal professional development as required.
• Understand the implications of the Freedom of Information Act and the Data Protection Act and other legislation to ensure confidentiality of records and information is maintained.
• Attend staff and other meetings and participate in staff training and development events as required.
• Actively engage in the performance review process.
• Adhere to the UTC’s policies and procedures with particular reference to Child Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety.
• Lead by example and set a professional tone for behaviour, both as a role model and by supporting the culture of mutual respect between students and colleagues.
• Understand the safeguarding requirements of the UTC and ensure compliance with the policy.

The person undertaking this role is expected to work within the policies, ethos and aims of the UTC, to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Principal, and to play a full part in the life of the UTC supporting its distinctive mission and encouraging staff and students to do the same.

Energy Coast UTC
Blackwood Road
Lilyhall Industrial Estate
Lilyhall
Workington
CA14 4JW