Teacher, English Literature (Exeter College)

Exeter College; Exeter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Exeter College is an Ofsted Outstanding college located in Exeter city centre, just a short walk from the main stations. We seek an inspirational English teacher to deliver A Level English Literature and to contribute to a high‑performing English team.

You’ll join a large group of experienced subject specialists and have opportunities to collaborate and share practice. This role includes pastoral duties as a personal tutor.

Qualifications

• Teach English Literature at A Level.
• Applications from ECTs are welcomed and there is a supportive training programme for newly qualified teachers.

Responsibilities

• Teach English Literature at A Level.
• Provide pastoral support as a personal tutor.

Job description

Teacher, English Literature (Exeter College)

Hours

Hours Up to full time, 37 hours per week

Contract Type

Contract Type Permanent

Location

Location Exeter

Closing Date

Closing Date 02/11/2026

Job Description and Person Specification

Are you an inspirational English teacher? Join us and teach English Literature at A Level. We’re an Ofsted Outstanding college, consistently rated in the top 10 FE Colleges in the UK by NICDEX. If you’re positive, proactive and have a can-do attitude, we’d love to hear from you.

We have around 300 students studying English Literature at A level, taught by our experienced, high performing teachers. You’ll join a big team of experienced subject specialists, with lots of opportunities to collaborate and share best practice. This is a great chance to bring your own ideas and strengths to the delivery of English Literature. In addition to teaching, you’ll be required to offer pastoral support as a personal tutor.

Why join Exeter College?

• teach your subject at A Level only
• we’ll pay an extra 27% of salary into your pension
• join a growing Sunday Times 100 Best Company
• bright, curious, motivated and engaged students
• great benefits, including discounted shopping, bikes, electric cars and water sports
• a focus on staff wellbeing and professional development
• in Exeter city centre, a few minutes from Exeter St David’s and Exeter Central train stations

Applications from ECTs will be welcomed – you’ll access a supportive training programme as a newly qualified teacher.

Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. Watch this short video to learn more.

And see what our staff have to say here .

We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping.

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.